South Africa Household Hunger Climbs to 12%
South Africa household hunger rose to 12% in 2025, the highest since 2010, as power and transport costs squeezed budgets,...
October 13, 2026Topic
food security
Colombia Minister Narrows Rice Warning to La Guajira
Colombia's agriculture minister told farmers in Urumita not to plant rice, then said he meant La Guajira. Huila growers say...
October 4, 2026
Senegal Warns of Storms as Late Rainy Season Returns
Senegal's weather agency forecasts storms nationwide from 2 to 6 October after a late, patchy season, as the indebted state...
October 2, 2026
Senegal River Flood Runs Low, Threatening Podor Farmers
The river at Podor, northern Senegal, is two metres lower than a year ago, leaving floodplain farmers without the water...
October 2, 2026
Ghana Plans Law Forcing State Buyers to Buy Local Food
Ghana will rewrite its public procurement law so schools and other state buyers must buy food from local farmers, squeezing...
October 2, 2026
Lesotho Drought Risk Rises as El Niño Returns
Lesotho drought risk rises as El Niño cuts rain from October. About 311,000 people face food insecurity and the disaster...
October 2, 2026
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Wants Long-Term Supply Contracts for Farmers
Jamaica's prime minister wants government and business to give farmers long-term supply contracts so they can invest. What exists and...
September 29, 2026
Ethiopia Faces Higher Flood Risk as a Very Strong El Niño Peaks in 2026
Forecasters give southern Ethiopia a 90% chance of a wetter-than-normal October–December as a near-certain, very strong El Niño heads for...
September 27, 2026
Rwanda Fodder Scheme Is Small Money Against a Big Dry-Season Milk Gap
The Rwanda fodder scheme earmarks about US$68,000 for youth-run hydroponic fodder, against a national target to more than double daily...
September 25, 2026