Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Agriculture

Amidst the Sahel food crisis, relief agency programmes are in danger due to insufficient funding.
As well as tackling the immediate emergency, long-term solutions are needed to boost agricultural production and increase community resilience.
Democracy beyond the ballot box has been hard to come by for millions of Malians.
Is there hope of a new policy direction tackling the causes as well as symptoms of food insecurity following another food crisis in the Western Sahel?
Tobacco is Malawi's top export but at the cost of its children's health and education.
The current growth of urban agriculture echoes the citizen-led change witnessed in Egypt last year.
Amidst early signs of malnutrition, efforts are being made by government and aid agencies to stave off the worst of the food shortages.
Emergency food aid as well as long-term efforts are required to bring peace and security.
A WFP school feeding officer explains the urgent challenges facing school meals programmes in Mali.

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