28 October 2011

Africa_farming_aap — First step: address under-investment in agricultural research and development. AAP

How can CHOGM start a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa?

CHOGM: As the leaders of Commonwealth nations meet in Perth, The Conversation is examining the role of the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) Meeting. Daniel Rodriguez from the University…

21 September 2011

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Food security should be about feeding the hungry, not making a profit

By Benjamin Shepherd

We need to stop thinking about food security as an economic problem. Food security is largely discussed in terms of increasing demand pressures and worsening constraints on supply. These discussions miss…

12 August 2011

Kenya-somalia-famine-drought-20110803000335684920-conversation — The humanitarian crisis in the Horn continues to escalate. EPA/DAI KUROKAWA

From fear to famine: the politics of hunger in the Horn of Africa

By David Dorward, La Trobe University

While droughts are caused by weather – the failure of the rains – famines are invariably political. The current famine in southern Somalia should have come as no surprise. Aid agencies have been warning…

1 August 2011

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When drought becomes famine: the role of politics in the Horn of Africa

By Jonathan Makuwira, RMIT University; Apollo Nsubuga-Kyobe, La Trobe University, and David Dorward, La Trobe University

With the UN declaring famine in Somalia for the first time since 1992, and other countries in the Horn of Africa suffering critical food shortages, this already unstable region is facing devastation…

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How can CHOGM start a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Food security should be about feeding the hungry, not making a profit

From fear to famine: the politics of hunger in the Horn of Africa

When drought becomes famine: the role of politics in the Horn of Africa

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