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food security

November 28, 2020

UN agencies join forces to support family farming in Near East and North Africa

The International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations have joined force to support family farming in the Near East and North Africa region.
October 27, 2020

Children's authors and illustrators ask government to think again over provision of free school meals

Over 200 children's authors and illustrators have signed a letter condemning the govement's vote against extending the provision of free school meals to needy children during the half term break.
September 27, 2020

Lesotho and IFAD joint project to improve livelihoods of vulnerable small farmers

A new financing project in Lesotho is to benefit 160, 000 poor rural households.
September 6, 2020

Sweden commits funds to IFAD to help avert COVID-19 food crisis

The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development has announced that Sweden has pledged funds to help avert a potential food crisis in some of the world’s most vulnerable rural communities in the wake of COVID-19.
July 12, 2020

Reduce post-harvest losses to boost food security in Africa, say church leaders

Loss of food due to bad roads and a lack of proper storage facilities have been a major cause of hunger, say African church leaders.
May 26, 2020

European Commission adopts biodiversity and healthy food strategies

The Biodiversity Strategy and Farm to Fork Strategy aim to halt biodiversity loss and transform Europe's food systems.
April 25, 2020

IFAD responds to the COVID-19 crisis by protecting and enhancing rural resilience

he UN Secretary-General has called for urgent and coordinated global action to respond to the crisis, including through a socio-economic response framework. IFAD is responding within this framework.
April 20, 2020

Majority of public want to keep some lockdown changes, poll finds

A poll reveals only nine per cent of people in Britain want a return to 'normal' when the lockdown ends.
March 7, 2020

Securing sustainable food systems hinges on gender equality

The United Nations' Rome-based agencies dedicated to food and agriculture have called for bolder action to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls in the agricultural sector and beyond.
July 17, 2019

Aid agencies call for urgent action as food crisis looms in Mozambique

Four months after two deadly cyclones swept through northern Mozambique, the food security situation is increasingly worsening.