According to the report, 67.9 per cent of Ethiopians, equivalent to about 92 million people, were unable to afford a healthy diet in 2025, despite imp...
A new UN report finds that 79.4 million Ethiopians face food insecurity, while nearly 92 million can no longer afford a healthy diet, with the true sc...
The conjunction of so many potential hazards has all the hallmarks of the proverbial perfect storm. Not only will people’s access to adequate food be...
The latest figures show a sharp drop from May and June, when an estimated 166,000 people, or 16 per cent of the analysed population, were facing Phase...
The government on Wednesday delivered 22 tonnes of emergency food aid, comprising 13 tonnes of maize and nine tonnes of beans, to the sub-counties in...
By extending shelf life, fermentation reduces waste. By intensifying taste, it makes plant-rich diets more appealing, a double benefit in a world wher...
Climate risks are also growing, with a possible El Niño event expected to bring drought and flooding to already vulnerable areas.
Since March, agricultural and cereal price indices have increased by three per cent and four per cent respectively.
She noted that regional food security challenges have been compounded by the Middle East conflict, which has disrupted global supply chains for energy...
Instead of depending on certain countries or regions for fertiliser production, it would be possible to produce homegrown fertiliser when the sun shin...
Livestock prices in pastoral areas remain high due to limited supply and reduced sales, as households prioritize rebuilding herds over cash income.
Regionally in East Africa, the report warns that worsening drought conditions, insecurity and rising food prices are driving a sharp escalation in acu...
10 countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic and...
The new plan shifts focus from short-term relief to sustained interventions across key sectors, including water access, food security, peacebuilding a...
Poor harvests have depleted food stocks early, while conflict in Tigray and Amhara regions continues to disrupt markets and access to food.
According to the WFP, the situation has reached Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC3+) and could increase further to 3.7 million betwee...
The 2025 GHI revealed that chances for achieving zero hunger by 2030 worldwide are slipping away, while undernourishment, child stunting, and child mo...
The deepening water scarcity has forced families, particularly women and girls, to walk up to 15 kilometres in search of a single 20-litre jerrycan of...
The funding comes after months of extreme dry conditions, which the Kenya Red Cross (KRC) has described as “one of the most severe droughts in recent...
The dry spell has drained water sources, reduced wild food availability, and disrupted already fragile livelihoods for the largely hunter-gatherer com...
The worrying development comes after the October to December Deyr season rains failed, and crop production fell. Those most impacted are poor farmers,...
