Tag: hunger
Gender inclusion in agribusiness can help Africa feed the world
Scientists believe that if harnessed, Africa resilience to the vagaries of climate change could solve the ongoing global food crisis, but could take an unimaginable toll on the world as we know it, if unaddressed.
INFLATION: Just how healthy are school meals?
The reality on ground is that schools purchase what is relatively cheaper rather than what fit to make a balanced diet, and this is likely to remain the case in absence of additional meal budget, or support.
Why quick fixes won’t help end Russia war-induced food crisis in Africa
Ongoing crisis left countries with little to show for many years of pledged investment in the agriculture transformation to boost local supply of key food items and agriculture commodities.
Rwanda food inflation hits new record high of 42.4pc
Rwanda is among 10 countries with the highest food price inflation globally in the latest World Bank assessment released on February 27
Landless farmers: Rwanda’s agriculture conundrum
With population inching closer to 13 million and high fertility rates (above four children per woman), in addition to factors like inheritance and urbanization, many Rwandan families are left with too tiny or without land space to do farming, hence can barely produce enough to eat.
Inflation shoots to 20.4pc in August as food prices keep rising
The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI), the gauge of changes in the cost of living, released on September 10 by the National Institute of Statistics (NISR) indicates that there has been a general rise in food inflation by 29.2 per cent on annual basis in August.
Food costs rise as drought, botched irrigation schemes induce supply deficits
With 90 percent of Rwanda's cropland located on slopes, the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) shows only 63,742 ha were under irrigation as of 2020 — including 37,273 ha of marshlands; 8,780 ha of hillsides, and 17,689 ha of small scale irrigation. The government missed the 2020...
$9.8m needed to reverse ration cuts for refugees in Rwanda - WFP
Only refugee families deemed highly vulnerable have been receiving aid which is equivalent to 92 per cent of the full food rations.
