Heavy flooding, as well as the effects of restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will compound the socio-economic impact of locust infestations in East, according to the Unitd Nations (UN)
Agriculture
GROPRO products helping Egyptian potato growers
GROPRO is producing biological crop protection products and helping Egyptian potato growers in achieving an effective production ecosystem
The EU is expecting to lose US$430mn of potatoes
Andre Laperriere, executive director of GODAN, has been extensively studying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agriculture and global food security
AfDB unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security against COVID-19 impacts
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes to assist African countries in tackling the nutrition and food security aspects of the COVID-19 crisis through a raft of immediate and longer-term measures
Securing adequate food supply in sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa needs to prioritise policies targeted at reducing risks to food security as part of fiscal stimulus packages to counter the pandemic, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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