food

A young woman in Honduras harvests coffee beans from a home garden

New UN project aims to boost food security in four Central American nations

10 December 2010
The United Nations today announced a new regional project that will enable food producers in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua to boost food security by increasing production and getting produce to markets more rapidly.
The vulnerability of farming communities to climate-related disasters needs to be reduced.

Agriculture must become ‘climate-smart,’ says UN agency

28 October 2010
A new United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report calls for agriculture in developing countries to become ‘climate-smart’ to cope with the twin challenges of climate change and population growth.

Land use protection essential in fight against hunger, UN expert warns

18 October 2010
Protecting the rights of land users from speculation, stepped up production of agrofuels and population growth is vital to combat global hunger and malnutrition, an independent United Nations expert said today.

Root causes must be addressed to end Sahel's recurring food crises – UN official

17 October 2010
The top United Nations humanitarian official has called for solutions to tackle the root causes of cyclical food crises in Africa's Sahel region, as she wrapped up a three-day visit to Niger, where half the population is in need of assistance.
Paul Tergat, WFP Ambassador Against Hunger

Once fed by the UN, champion runner Paul Tergat steps up to the plate for children

22 September 2010
Paul Tergat had so little to eat while growing up in rural Kenya that staying in class was a daily challenge. But when he was eight, the United Nations changed his life – and set him on the path to a glittering career in track and field that has brought him Olympic medals, global titles and a world record.
WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran at the MDG summit

Online game developer and UN agency team up to combat global hunger

22 September 2010
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is teaming up with online game developer Zynga Games to combat global hunger, one of several initiatives announced today during a major gathering of private sector companies at the world body’s Headquarters in New York.
Focus on lowland farming yields increase in Liberian rice production

UN helps Liberia rehabilitate swamplands for food production

26 August 2010
The United Nations agriculture agency and the European Community are supporting Liberia in rehabilitating its fertile lowlands, which cover one fifth of the West African country, to cut the nation’s dependence on rice imports and improve the livelihood of vulnerable farming families.
Farmers receive urgently-needed seeds and tools

UN rural development arm helping respond to Niger food crisis

15 July 2010
The United Nations rural development arm is helping to improve agricultural programmes in West Africa’s Sahel region, especially in Niger, which is currently in the throes of a growing food crisis.
Rice harvesting in West Africa

Africa still hungry despite annual $3 billion of aid and $33 billion of food imports – UN

11 March 2010
One in three Africans is chronically hungry, despite $3 billion spent on food aid for the continent annually and $33 billion in food imports, the director of the food security at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned.