https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/650.html Africa news 15 Food Security news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/650.html en-us Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:53:13 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africa-to-weather-billion-dollar-storm-as-super-el-nino-approaches-189146a The African Development Bank’s top climate expert told Reuters that an impending “super” El Niño is likely to inflict a combined $10bn to $20bn hit on affected African countries and trigger mass migration from hard-hit areas. 1-270198 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/kenyan-eco-entrepreneur-tackles-food-waste-with-sustainable-solutions-818693a In Kenya, food loss and wastage amount to a staggering US$550 million a year and the 2021 Food Waste Index Report by UNEP and WRAP notes that the average Kenyan discards approximately 99 kilograms of food per year, contributing to a national total of 5.2 million tonnes of food waste (UNEP, 2021). This is something Keep IT Cool (KIC) is looking to tackle with its sustainable refrigeration and smart distribution solutions for small farmers and fishers. 1-252929 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africas-forgotten-foods-research-wins-prestigious-us-cozzarelli-prize-895753a An international research team has won the 2023 Cozzarelli Prize for a paper on the potential of ‘forgotten’ food crops in sub-Saharan Africa to provide healthy diets in a changing climate. 1-248459 Thu, 16 May 2024 12:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.zw/Article/238/700/244976.html The World Food Programme is planning to feed 270,000 hungry Zimbabweans over the next three months, an official said on Friday, as the country braces for a poor harvest due to an El Nino-induced drought. 1-244976 Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/650/243460.html Recent advances in gene editing technology could potentially be used to create disease-resistant animals. This could curtail the spread of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. 1-243460 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 06:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/742/243011.html Mozambique has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, among poultry in the southern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday. 1-243011 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 07:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/650/242765.html A Kenyan court on Thursday, 12 October, threw out a case challenging the importation and cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops, saying the government had taken appropriate measures to regulate their use. 1-242765 Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:12:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/742/242280.html Namibia has suspended imports of live poultry, birds and poultry products from South Africa following the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the neighbouring country. 1-242280 Thu, 28 Sep 2023 07:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/861/241240.html The subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, Russia's President Vladimir Putin made his virtual attendance at the Brics Summit in Johannesburg this week, reiterating his commitment to ensuring food security for Africa's poorest countries. 1-241240 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/650/240513.html Global fertiliser suppliers have made incredibly high profits in 2022/23 on the back of price spikes attributed to the Russia-Ukraine war. The profits of the world's top nine producers trebled in 2022 from two years previously. 1-240513 Wed, 26 Jul 2023 12:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security Africa