The analysis of essential needs, how people meet them and where there are gaps or constraints to meeting them enriches insight into food insecurity, its drivers and how it is connected with meeting other needs.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the most fertile countries on earth, with the potential to feed all its inhabitants and even export food commodities. It is home to approximately 80 million hectares of arable land.
Rural areas account for 65 million of DRC’s population – of that figure, 65 percent are young people.
Poverty affects 72 percent of rural households.
Growing up in northern Kenya, Paul Tergat and his family often lacked enough food for even just one simple meal a day. As a result, he rarely attended school: he just didn’t have the energy to make the three-mile journey there from his home in the drought-prone Baringo county.
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The World Food Programme (WFP) has a presence in over 120 countries and territories. We bring life-saving assistance in emergencies and support sustainable and resilient livelihoods to achieve a world with zero hunger
The World Food Programme (WFP) has considerable experience in using producing and translating climate information that countries and vulnerable communities can use to make informed decisions to manage climate related risks.
This article complements the Annual Partnership Consultation 2021, an event that WFP organizes annually to discuss strategic priorities and coordinated activities with its 800+ international and local NGOs partners
“My first memories of the World Food Programme as a child are the cars driving through the streets of Kakuma refugee camp,” says Elijah Manyok Jok – vehicles emblazoned with
Across the Horn of Africa – in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia – 22 million people currently face a severe hunger crisis after four consecutive failed rainy seasons.
Alarmingly, this figure is expected to increase, with a fifth poor rainy season forecast by the end of the year.
Disruptions to grain supplies and rising prices caused by the war in Ukraine have pushed mor
The 48-page graphic novel offers a snapshot of what life is like for one family in South Sudan. The crops have turned brown and brittle, the well has run dry, and they have gone four months without substantial food.
The evaluation was commissioned to inform Phase II implementation and support the rollout of the national school feeding programme in Rwanda, with a dual purpose of accountability and learning.