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The current crisis in Sudan has worsened an already dire food insecurity situation, with hunger expected to increase substantially across the country as it heads into the typical lean season period from June to September, reports NaijaAgroNet.
In 2022, NaijaAgroNet gathered that the number of people at crisis or worse levels (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification [IPC] Phase 3+) during the lean season was estimated at 11.7 million.
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FAO requires $95.4m to scale up SOS response in Sudan - NaijaAgroNet
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To scale up its response, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) urgently requires $95.4 million to reach 15 million people with multiple life-saving interventions including providing farmers with seeds and farming equipment and protecting and restocking pastoralists’ livestock herds, reports NaijaAgroNet.FAO’s immediate plan is to assist over one million vulnerable farmers and their families (totalling five million people) between now and the end of July with cereal seeds (sorghum, millet) and okra seeds for planting in June to July 2023 in the country’s 14 states.
To scale up its response, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) urgently requires $95.4 million to reach 15 million people with multiple life-saving interventions including providing farmers with seeds and farming equipment and protecting and restocking pastoralists’ livestock herds, reports NaijaAgroNet.FAO’s immediate plan is to assist over one million vulnerable farmers and their families (totalling five million people) between now and the end of July with cereal seeds (sorghum, millet) and okra seeds for planting in June to July 2023 in the country’s 14 states.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
China seeks cooperation for sustainable agriculture in Africa
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China said it is charting grounds of cooperation with African countries in order to ensure sustainable agricultural development, NaijaAgroNet gathered.
This was made known recently when the Chinese Embassy in Sudan hosted a workshop on China's experiences in agricultural development and its role in achieving food security in Africa.
“China is a traditional agricultural country, with only six per cent of fresh water and nine per cent of arable land of the world, yet it has managed to provide food for 20 per cent of the world population," the Chinese Sudan Ambassador, Li Lianhe.
He reiterated that the experience exchange and mutual cooperation in agriculture and food security area between China and Africa would make essential contribution to the stability and development of the world, NaijaAgroNet reports.
The two-day workshop was attended by Sudan's State Minister for Agriculture Yaqoub Mohamed Al-Tayeb, the Chinese Ambassador and researchers from China and nine African countries.
"Sudan is keen to achieve food security and it has initiatives in this respect," said Al-Tayeb when addressing the workshop.
Sudan government, he said, is committed in fully adopting the outcome of the workshop and transforming its recommendations into work programmes to promote food security in Africa, NaijaAgroNet learnt.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Brazil to help Africa on food production
The North
Africa Authorities and Brazilian government have entered a discourse on
collaborative measures in the production of food in Africa, reports NaijaAgroNet.
The partnership was focus of
the Brazil
and North Africa – Opportunities in Agribusiness and Food Security seminar organized by the Brazil-Africa Institute with backing from
the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce
which took place at the headquarters of the Federation of Industries of the State
of São Paulo, Brazil, recently.
NaijaAgroNet gathered that the event was attended by
dignitaries from African countries like Tunisia, Sudan, Mauritania, Morocco,
Egypt, and, the Brazilian government officials, and executives from Brazilian
enterprises that operate on the African continent.
Undersecretary
General for Cooperation, Culture and Trade Promotion at Brazil’s Ministry of
External Relations, Hadil Fontes da Rocha Vianna, gave some business analysis
between Brazil and North Africa countries, pointing out the need to strengthen
the relationship.
“Our
trade with the [North African] sub-region countries is growing constantly,
having gone from US$ 7.8 billion in 2010 to US$ 9.1 billion in 2014. For agriculture,
over the same time frame, sales increased by 18.5%. In effect, at this time,
over 70% of exports from Brazil to North Africa consist of agricultural
products,” he revealed.
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