AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST - Séchage de fruits par les systèmes naturels et durables
Les déchets alimentaires est l’un des principaux problèmes auxquels le monde moderne doit faire face. Selon la FAO, l’agence des Nations Unies qui traite de l’alimentation et l’agriculture, un …
FEATURE-Kenya's parched farmers stop ploughing - but harvest more food and jobs
Growing crops differently, to preserve more water in the soil, is having a big payoff for farmers, and for those they hire to help them do the work
FEATURE-All at sea: foreign fishing fleets drain West African waters
Trawlers of Asian, European and Western African origin often carry out illegal incursions into waters reserved for locals, or flaunt fishing regulations
Rains raise harvest hopes in Zimbabwe – but pest brings "misery"
Drought-hit farmers are hoping for their first bumper harvest in years, but army worm pests and floods are lowering expectations
Madagascan farmers need urgent help to stop hunger levels spiralling - U.N.
« Thousands of families are already facing hunger. Missing the planting season now will result in a serious food and livelihood crisis »
TCHAD - Mounira Mitchala: «Les titres de mon concert seront chantés pour rendre d’abord hommage aux enfants et à la femme tchadienne »
A la veille de son concert dont une partie des fonds sera reversé aux enfants en situation difficile, l’artiste Mounira Mitchala, absente de la scène depuis fin 2014 s’est ouvert …
FEATURE-Lack of water limits Madagascar's climate-smart agriculture
By Katie Nguyen Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation BESAKOA, Madagascar, June 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Most days, Hitasoa ignores breakfast and lunch. She is …
Record-breaking levels of harvest-time hunger in South Sudan, says U.N.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation Author: Katy Migiro NAIROBI, April 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A record 5.8 million people in South Sudan or half …
GUINEE - Nomination de Jacques Diouf : et si Alpha Condé avait consulté Macky Sall...
La nomination samedi dernier du Sénégalais Jacques Diouf, ancien directeur général de la FAO, en qualité de conseiller spécial du président guinéen, continue de faire couler des salives. …
GUINEE - Sidya Touré nommé Haut représentant du chef de l'Etat
Dans un décret lu à la radio nationale, le président Alpha Condé a nommé samedi dans la soirée Sidya Touré, ancien Premier ministre et président de l’Ufr Haut …
FEATURE-How one Malian town is trying to fight against hunger
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation Author: Chris Arsenault DJIMEBOUGOU, MALI, May 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Dust blows through the dry fields of Djimebougou village of central …
Africa Africa can end hunger by 2025 with effective policies - FAO official
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Africa could eliminate hunger by 2025 if countries embraced effective policies on job creation, political stability and social protection, a U.N. official said on Thursday. …
Swaziland Swaziland is moving towards commercial farming
In a major effort to revitalize agriculture here, the government, the European Union and FAO have helped over 20,000 smallholder farmers produce more, higher-quality food and connect with new markets. …
Angola Technology helps Africa's women farmers close the gap
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women farmers are the backbone of food production in much of Africa, but have long suffered from limited access to information and advice. In the …
