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Creating employment opportunities between harvests

World Food Programme Logistics

And it’s the poorest people there who suffer most, especially during the ‘lean’ season when food stocks run low and families have no source of income until the next harvest. Photo: WFP/Muhammad Salah Sudan is one of many countries across Africa facing food insecurity despite having an agriculture-based economy.

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Continental commitment by African Governments to school feeding

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Spurring innovation, food safety and quality capacity strengthening and economic resilience This year’s Africa Day of School Feeding comes at the heels of the first ever Future of Food Safety Conference held at the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Nutritious food enjoyed at school feeds the bodies and minds of children.

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How I grew barley in the desert

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Taleb’s plan for agricultural production could barely have been more challenging. Even if families like Taleb’s had enjoyed the right conditions to grow food or fodder, they wouldn’t have known how to do it. “We We are originally nomads, we did not have an agricultural background or the means to survive?—?the

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WFP and Cargill team up with these 8 Innovators to #disrupthunger

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Teams were selected for their expertise in the areas of nutrition, food processing and digital solutions for smallholder farmers, among others. In addition, each team will have the opportunity to present their solution to an audience of WFP leadership, government donors and potential investors at a pitch night on Thursday, 16 May.

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It takes a village to defeat HIV

World Food Programme Logistics

The other two are antiretroviral treatment (ART) and, perhaps less obviously, the nutritious food and support he receives from the World Food Programme (WFP). People also need to eat the right kind of food. Ensuring people living with HIV have enough of the right type of food throughout childhood?—?including

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Masters of their own…

World Food Programme Logistics

After receiving some leadership training, she became equipped to play a bigger role, not only within her own family, but also within her community. In the past four years, she went from being a housewife to becoming a member of her local council. Thirty-six-year-old Liberian mother Mari Kpadeh is the leader of the Arbleejay farming group.

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2020: a year like no other. So, what can the logistics sector learn in 2021?

Logistics Business Magazine

Government support with measures, such as funding for training and improved national facilities for drivers, is being sought to encourage UK workers to fill these vacancies. To alleviate these talent shortages, operators are working hard to attract more young people into the industry, improving pay and conditions and strengthening training.