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Climate change in Africa: the threat to agriculture

Climate change is emerging as a major challenge to agriculture development in Africa. The increasingly unpredictable and erratic nature of weather systems on the continent have placed an extra burden on food security and rural...

3 December 2009
Africa’s hungry paying the cost of the global downturn

6 November 2009, Accra - As the World Summit on Food Security approaches, the number of people affected by chronic hunger in Africa continues to rise. Rising inflation as a result of the global downturn and the impact of last...

6 November 2009
Fishing for alternatives

Illegal fishing is threatening the livelihoods of many West African fishing communities. Alhaji Jallow of the FAO Regional Office for Africa believes that the scope of research needs to be broadened to include not just marine...

22 October 2009
NEPAD and FAO Review their Collaboration

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) met last week to review their collaboration and partnership with regard to the implementation of the...

10 September 2009
Regional Representative for Africa Assumes Office

Ms Maria Helena Semedo has been appointed Assistant Director-General/Regional Representative for Africa, and she assumed this position as today, 1 July 2009, while Mr Musa M.S. Mbenga, is acting as Officer-in-Charge for the...

1 July 2009

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