Mbarara, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Uganda’s agricultural researchers, policymakers and development partners have called for greater investment in agricultural innovation and the adoption of research-based technologies to strengthen food security, improve nutrition and protect consumers from unsafe food. The call was made on October 16 during …
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COMMENT | JEREMIAH NYAGAH | When a family can grow enough food to feed its children, sell the surplus to pay school fees and save money for the next planting season, food security becomes more than the absence of hunger. It becomes the foundation for dignity, opportunity and a future …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the world observed World Food Day under the theme, “Right to Food for a Better Life and a Better Future” Glovo Uganda stands at the forefront of tackling food insecurity nationwide. Glovo, a leading on-demand delivery platform, reaffirms its commitment to addressing food insecurity …
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OPINION | Antonio Querido | Today, we join the Government of Uganda and the global community to commemorate World Food Day under the theme: “Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future.” This year’s theme reminds us of the universal right to adequate food, while highlighting the importance of …
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Time for global leaders, development organisations to invest in Africa’s modern agriculture technologies COMMENT | BETH DUNFORD | More than six out of every 10 people in Sub-Saharan Africa work in the continent’s agriculture sector. We may not realise that what grows from African soil may be connected to some …
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All of us have the potential to be food heroes. Our actions are our future. The process of transforming our agri-food systems — and making an impact on global hunger, healthy diets, environmental damage and waste — starts with you and me. COMMENT | By Qu Dongyu | This year’s World …
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Celebrating World Food Day COMMENT | Phomolo Maphosa | The world will be celebrating World Food Day on October 16. As the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) rightly states, this is no ordinary World Food Day. It’s the first World Food Day that our generation is celebrating amid a global …
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COMMENT | POPE FRANCIS | The yearly celebration of World Food Day makes us hear the dramatic plea of those of our brothers and sisters who suffer from hunger and malnutrition. Despite efforts made in recent decades, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is yet to be implemented in many parts of the world. …
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