Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has reported shifting food access patterns where more households are increasingly relying on market purchases for their daily feeding needs. While sharing research findings from the study the policy think-tank undertook to assess pathways in which road infrastructure …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A coalition of civil society organizations advocating for food justice has called on government to immediately ban the sale of junk food in school canteens. The demand, part of a five-point appeal, also includes urgent approval of the draft Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM), enhanced public …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has given the government five days to explain its failure to provide meals to children in public schools, especially those under the Universal Primary Education (UPE) and Universal Secondary Education (USE) programs. The ultimatum arose from a 2023 petition by the …
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Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Because of the unpredictable situation in South Sudan’s northern Upper Nile State, President Salva Kiir has requested the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Air Force to help deliver food to starving citizens. Thousands of South Sudanese are confined in camps in northern Upper Nile State …
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New York, US | Xinhua | The video reportedly showing thousands of desperate Gazans rushing for aid is heartbreaking, said a UN spokesman on Tuesday. “We have been watching the video coming out of Gaza around one of the distribution points set up by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Frank Tumwebaze, has highlighted the importance of potatoes in addressing the nutritional needs of people across the continent and improving the livelihoods of different communities. “Potato and sweet potato are not just food crops; they are …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has cut food rations for one million refugees in Uganda due to funding shortages. In a statement posted on its social media platform on Tuesday, the UN agency said it urgently needs 50 million U.S. dollars to restore …
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Eat Small, Go Back: Expert Urges Habit Change to Curb Food Waste Crisis Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A shift in eating culture at schools and within homes could be key to tackling Uganda’s growing food waste problem, according to food rights advocates. Isaac Musaazi, a resident of Naluvule, …
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Some subsistence farmers are down to one meal a day amid a one-two punch: a lack of rainfall, followed by the disappearance of regular food supplements due to shuttered US aid programs. HARARE, ZIMBABWE | GLOBAL PRESS JOURNAL | — Agnes Tauzeni stands on her parched field. She is a …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | China has donated 1,610 metric tonnes of rice to Uganda’s semi-arid northeastern region of Karamoja, where thousands of people are struggling with food shortages. Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zhang Lizhong handed over the donation to a representative of Ugandan Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja at an …
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