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United Nations Central Emergency Rapid Response Fund Releases $11m in Response to the Famine in Kenya
The United Nations Central Emergency Rapid Response Fund on Tuesday disclosed it has released $11 million in response to the famine in Kenya.
Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa to Help Boost Agricultural Production in Central Mozambique
The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has said it will invest a total of $25 million in the next five years to support at least 200,000 households in Mozambique’s central region along the Beira Corridor to produce food to feed about one...
Increase in Food Prices Help Push Inflation to Almost 30% in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s inflation rate increased to around 30 per cent, which is almost a five per cent increase compared to March 2011 inflation rate, basically due to the hike in food prices. According to the Ethiopian statistics agency, the inflation rate that...
Sri Lankans Experiencing Steep Price Increases in Rice And Wheat
Sri Lankans are experiencing steep increases in two staple food sources, rice and wheat, because of severe floods and global shortages, says the UN.
Government of Uganda Will Not Reduce Taxes Or Consider Food Subsidies
The government of Uganda will not reduce taxes or consider food subsidies, despite an increase in violence that has led to a “national crisis”, according to the UN.
Thousands Need Food Aid in Burundi After Poor Crop Season
Heavy rains in March in Burundi’s eastern province of Ruyigi destroyed beans, banana and cassava crops, leaving thousands of people desperate for food aid, agricultural officials said.
Government of Mozambique to Subsidize Food, Transport to Poor Citizens
Mozambique’s government said it will provide food and transport subsidies to poor citizens beginning August 2011 as part of a strategy to mitigate the high cost of living in the poverty stricken southern African nation, Planning and Development...
Jump in Food Prices Keep Inflation High in Uganda
A 2.0 percent jump in food prices in February from a month earlier helped drive Uganda’s headline inflation rate higher for the fourth month in a row.
