Around 6.96mn South Sudanese will face acute levels of food insecurity or worse by the end of July 2019, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) update
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Donors pledge US$17mn to Africa Solidarity Trust Fund
African and non-regional donors have pledged US$17mn to replenish the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund, an initiative which aims to provide food security and eliminate rural poverty on the continent
South Sudan inaugurates EU-funded bridge in Warrap State
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union (EU) have officially handed over the completed Kwacjok Bridge to the Government of South Sudan that links Lunyaker, Kwacjok and Kangi regions for long separated by the Jur River
Laser sorting machines can eliminate the risk aflatoxins in foods
TOMRA, food safety technology provider, has launched near infra-red (NIR) spectroscopy, fluorescent lighting and advanced lasers to analyse and identify the extremely low intensity of light reflected by aflatoxin mould and fungus in a variety of food types, enabling the detection of aflatoxin contamination
Inspiring young Africans to become agri-food entrepreneurs
Pan-African telecommunications, media and technology group Econet and global crop nutrition provider Yara International ASA have launched ‘Generation Africa,’ a partnership initiative to inspire young African entrepreneurs to join the agri-food sector for its viable business opportunities
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