Stories Tagged "Africa"
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UN: Food prices likely to remain volatile, high
posted on October 19, 2012 at 3:27 PM
The United Nations says prices for rice, wheat and other key foods are expected to remain volatile and possibly increase, and poor farmers and consumers especially in Africa, will be hurt most.
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Obama Announces $3 Billion in Private Sector Pledges to Help Feed Africa
posted on May 18, 2012 at 1:09 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday said the United States has a "moral imperative" to lead the fight against hunger and malnutrition in Africa despite shrinking national budgets around the world.
Obama announced $3 billion in...
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World's Bee Hives to Decline Without Human Changes
posted on March 11, 2011 at 3:03 PM
(Associated Press) The U.N.'s environmental agency warned in a new report Thursday that the world's bee population is likely to keep declining unless humans change the way they manage the planet.
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Africa Can Feed Itself But Needs Technology
posted on December 3, 2010 at 4:12 PM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A Kenyan-born Harvard professor told leaders from five East African countries on Thursday that the continent can feed itself within a generation if farmers embrace modern technology and governments expand infrastructure and...
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Egypt Eyes Sudan for Wheat Needs
posted on December 3, 2010 at 4:12 PM
(AP) -- Egypt has turned to its impoverished southern neighbor, Sudan, for use of agricultural land as the world's largest wheat importer looks to meet domestic food supply needs and quell a rapidly growing population increasingly irate about...
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Annan Calls For More African Aid For Farmers
posted on October 15, 2010 at 5:10 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa — Progress has been made but more still needs to be done to help small farmers who are dependent on what they grow on only a few acres for their survival, former U.N Secretary General Kofi Annan said Thursday.
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Gates Aids Africa Farm Education with $1M Grant to MSU
posted on January 8, 2010 at 4:01 PM
EAST LANSING, Mich (AP) - Michigan State University says it will expand access to agricultural education materials in Africa with a $1 million grant from the Seattle-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Ethiopia Needs Food for 6.2 Million People
posted on October 30, 2009 at 4:10 PM
The crisis stems from a four-year drought that has hit much of the Horn of Africa, leaving as many as 23 million people on the brink of starvation, according to The Times of London.
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UN Say Kenya is Desperate for Food Aid
posted on August 21, 2009 at 8:08 PM
KARIUNGA, Kenya (AP)- More than 1 million Kenyans affected by a prolonged drought are not getting the food aid they desperately need, the U.N.'s World Food Program said Tuesday.
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Gorillas Found in African Zone
posted on August 8, 2008 at 8:08 PM
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Wildlife researchers said Tuesday that they've discovered 125,000 western lowland gorillas deep in the forests of the Republic of Congo, calling it a major increase in the animal's estimated population.
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Starbucks Opening Ethiopia Farmer Center
posted on November 30, 2007 at 8:11 PM
SEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks Corp plans to open a farmer support center in Ethiopia's capital next year to help growers improve the quality of their coffee crops and boost production using sustainable practices.
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