06/15/2023 SOURCE: news.yahoo.com

This African Nation’s Surprise Plan for Farming Through Climate Disaster

Jane Barlow/PA Wire/Press Association via AP ImagesThe landlocked country of Malawi, in southeast Africa, is home to just 19.1 million people. According to the U.N., more than 2.8 million of these people—nearly 15 percent of the entire population—currently face starvation. Much of the reason, unsurprisingly, is climate-related: The country’s Ministry of Agriculture has stated that the production of corn—the country’s main staple food—dropped by 14 percent the previous year, as a result of severe

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Seaweed farming may help solve global hunger and malnutrition

To help solve hunger and malnutrition while also slowing climate change, some farmers could shift from land to sea, suggests a recent study from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.

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Nearly half of Haiti going hungry, new food security report warns

A total of 4.9 million people in Haiti – nearly half of the country's population – are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, according to a new UN-supported report.

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05/23/2023 SOURCE: www.thegazette.com

Opinion: G7 must fight global hunger

From left, European Council President Charles Michel, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, …

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Horn of Africa: world leaders hold fate of 20 million children in the balance | Save the Children International

The drought in the Horn of Africa, including Somalia, has been hard for children

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How to fix the global rice crisis

The world’s most important crop is fuelling climate change and diabetes

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U.N. food chief says billions of dollars are needed to avert unrest and starvation

The world will see mass migration, destabilized countries and starving people in the next 12 to 18 months without billions of dollars more funding, the U.N. World Food Program chief warned.

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Hunger: UN seeks $396 Million for North-East Nigeria

Article Summary Up to 4.3 million people face severe hunger risks in Northeast Nigeria. Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states risk

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Scorecard of Nigeria’s Agricultural Development 2015-2023

Buharism, the term used to describe the economic theory and political economy of President Muhammadu Buhari, promised in May 2015 when he assumed office,

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Report: Global rice shortage will be worst in decades

The average American consumes about 27 pounds of rice each year, according to the USA Rice...

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