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Overcoming crises, building resilience – the way to feed the Horn

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Ethiopian Monitor #Coronavirus, #Djibouti, #East Africa, #Ethiopia, #fao, #Food Security, #Kenya, #Somalia, #South Sudan, #Uganda

By David Phiri*

Africa News

Desert Locust May Spread to More E. African Nations, UN Agency Says

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 Ethiopian Monitor #Desert Locust invasion, #Eritrea, #Ethiopia, #fao, #Kenya, #Somalia, #South Sudan, #Sudan

ADDIS ABEBA – The UN Agriculture agency warns that unless early and sustained measures are taken to control the Desert

Opinion

Eastern Africa still bears the highest burden of malnutrition – What can our lawmakers do?

November 13, 2019 Ethiopian Monitor #Africa, #East Africa, #fao, #Food Security, #Nutrition

By Dia Sanou* ADDIS ABEBA – Recent data from the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World suggest that

News

Desert Locust Outbreak ‘Worsens in Ethiopia’

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Ethiopian Monitor #Desert Locust, #Ethiopia, #fao

ADDIS ABEBA – The Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) infestation in Ethiopia has deteriorated, despite ongoing ground and aerial control operations,

News

Foods worth Billions of Birr Go to Waste Annually

October 18, 2019 Ethiopian Monitor #Ethiopia, #fao, #food loss, #food waste, #SDGs

ADDIS ABEBA – Ethiopia is losing billions of dollars as a result of food waste and loss, said a scientist

Opinion

Bolder Actions Are Needed to Eradicate Hunger & Fight Obesity

July 17, 2019July 26, 2019 Ethiopian Monitor #fao, #Hunger, #obesity

By José Graziano da Silva ADDIS ABEBA – Our food systems are distorted, and unless bolder actions are taken soon

Health News

A Third of East African Population ‘Undernourished’

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 Ethiopian Monitor #Africa, #fao, #faoeastafrica

ADDIS ABEBA – An estimated a third of the east African population are undernourished, says a new UN report claims.

Latest Opinion

Reducing Postharvest Losses Key to Improve Food Availability for Ethiopian Farmers

May 14, 2019February 5, 2020 Ethiopian Monitor #Ethiopia, #fao, #fao ethiopia, #Food Security, #Post harvest

By Fatouma Seid