Food Security
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Cambodia developing new climate-based disaster risk reduction strategy
Cambodia currently sits as one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change. To improve upon the countries resilience and preparedness, the government of Cambodia is developing...
New joint UN and EU report reveals 113 million people are suffering from acute food insecurity
The 2019 Global Report on Food Crises, published by FAO, WFP and EU on 2nd April, revealed that 113 million people, across 53 countries, experienced acute food insecurity during 2018. This is a decrease...
Ethiopia to be affected by coffee species under threat from extinction
A new study has found that wild coffee species are now under threat from climate change. Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens have found that 60 per cent of wild coffee species are at risk of extinction....
AIDF are pleased to open nominations for the Africa Innovator of the Year Award 2019!
Aid & International Development Forum are pleased to open nominations for the Africa Innovator of the Year Award 2019. This competition celebrates individuals as well as teams who have introduced game-changing...
FAO humanitarian snapshot: $1 billion needed to assist 24 countries experiencing severe hunger
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations’ (FAO) 2019 Humanitarian Country Appeals Snapshot the number of people experiencing severe hunger is continuing to rise, totally...
Agricultural resilience must be top priority for MENA region, highlights new report
A new discussion paper published by ICARDA and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) outlines how the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) can address climate...
132 million people will need humanitarian assistance in 2019, warns UN
Today, 4th December 2018, UNOCHA released their 2019 Global Humanitarian Overview to present detailed, prioritised and costed plans for responding to humanitarian emergencies worldwide. The report detailed...
UNOCHA’s humanitarian report warns of worsening global trends
The World Humanitarian Data and Trends report, released by UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), studies humanitarian data from the last five years to provide evidence based advice...
DFID launch new satellite programme to protect millions of farmers in Africa
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) is using new early-warning systems and technology to train thousands of farmers across Africa, Asia and the Americas to become ‘plant doctors’....
Every country in the world is falling short of malnutrition targets, warns new report
The Global Humanitarian Assistance Programme has released its 2018 Global Nutrition Report which reveals alarmingly high levels of malnutrition in every country of the world. The fifth edition of the report...
Nuclear technology is key to achieving SDGs, says FAO
According to Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), technology and innovation are necessary tools to achieve a world without malnutrition...
New technology empowers women farmers in India
Since its inception almost a decade ago, JEEVIKA, a World Bank program that supports Bihar’s rural communities, has mobilised more than nine million women into self-help and producers groups. The...
