Nigeria’s Hunger Crisis: A Security Priority or a Forgotten Emergency?
Nigeria is facing one of its most serious hunger and malnutrition crises in years, raising difficult questions about where political…
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Survival, Not Ethics, Drives Farming in Africa
When hunger is widespread, can animal ethics realistically come first? Animal rights often come second when hunger is widespread. In…
When There Is No Food: What the Body Can and Cannot Survive On
Malnutrition is often discussed as a lack of food. In reality, it is a collapse of systems inside the body….
Liberia’s Rice Crisis Exposes a Dangerous Dependency: Where Is the Plan B?
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How can an overweight person suffer from malnutrition?
When wealth brings hunger: A double standard Today, more than 2 billion people suffer from some form of malnutrition, many…
Africa’s Locust Shield May Already Be Growing in Its Fields
Food for Africa News sat down with Dr. Shepard Ndlela, a research scientist at the International Centre of Insect Physiology…
First Harvest, Last Meal: When the Harvest Fails Because We Can’t Save It
Editorial At the Kofar Suari feeding centre in Katsina State, a mother held her toddler, Shamsiya. Her belly was swollen,…