Education Without Food: Can Children Learn on Empty Stomachs?
In Malawi’s Mzimba district, Mwanasha no longer wonders if her children can learn on empty stomachs. Each morning she watches…
Category: Policy
Laws, regulations, subsidies, and government programs affecting food and agriculture.
Read More
Sudan: A War That Starves
Darfur’s war turns bread into a weapon. Who will eat, and who will not? El Fasher, DarfurIn Sudan, war has…
Peter Mutharika Returns at 85: Can His Second Chance Tackle Malawi’s Hunger and Fuel Crises?
Peter Mutharika has returned to the presidency of Malawi at the age of 85. Supporters call it a second chance…
Who loses more when AGOA ends: Africa or the U.S.?
George W. Bush signs AGOA, opening U.S. markets to African exports (2000).
Who Eats Better in Ghana? Prisoners or the Poor?
For the first time in fifteen years, Ghana has moved to increase the daily feeding allowance for inmates in its…
Farmers grow the harvest. Policies decide who eats.
When the sun rises over Musanze in northern Rwanda, a woman balances a heavy bunch of bananas on her head…
Africa Works Harder, Yet Hungrier. Who Feeds the People?
The markets are crowded, but the baskets are light. Families walk past stalls of maize, cassava, rice, and yams, counting…
Oil-Rich, Food-Poor: South Sudan’s Unresolved Paradox
South Sudan should not be poor. The country sits on an estimated 3.5 billion barrels of oil reserves, fertile soil along…