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UK benefits fall short of minimum living cost by £140 a month, charities say

Exclusive: research shows universal credit allowance far below cost of food, energy and essentials

The Guardian - UK

Jill Biden sees East Africa drought up close, seeks more aid

U.S. first lady Jill Biden has gotten an up-close look at the historic East Africa drought

The Independent UK

20 years since war began in Sudan’s Darfur, suffering continues

Two decades since a devastating genocide began, Darfur is still plagued by violence and displacement.

Al Jazeera

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Hunger Still Blights the Lives of Sudan's Children

In Sudan's sprawling Kalma camp for the displaced, Ansaf Omar lives with the gut-wrenching guilt of losing her toddler to a food crisis that has hit millions of people nationwide. "I am severely malnourished so I couldn't breastfeed him," said Omar, 34, a month after her one-and-half-year-old child died in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Niger is Africa's fastest growing country – how to feed 25 million more people in 30 years

Niger, a landlocked country in the dry Sahel region of Africa, struggles to feed its 25 million people. It currently ranks 115th out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index, and the number of people not getting enough to eat has increased from about 13% of the population in…

The Conversation

UN food agency chief tells of 'apocalyptic' scenes in quake-hit Turkey

The head of the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) said on Saturday he was confronted with "apocalyptic" scenes as he visited earthquake-stricken areas in southern Turkey.

Reuters

Warning fruit and vegetable shortages could be 'tip of the iceberg'

NFU deputy president Tom Bradshaw said the country's reliance on imported produce has left the UK vulnerable

Manchester Evening News

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Crime In UP: Food grain stolen from ration shop in Mainpuri; four held

Uttar Pradesh Police arrested four people in Mainpuri for stealing food grains from a government ration shop in Bhogaon. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Jill Biden visits Kenya to shine light on worst drought in decades

US First Lady Jill Biden arrived in Kenya on Friday, kicking off a visit aimed at focusing attention on the worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in decades.

France 24

N. Korea food shortage worsens amid COVID, but no famine yet

Speculation about North Korea’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the “very important and urgent task” of formulating a correct agricultural policy

The Independent UK

Supermarkets run out of turnips online after Tory minister tells Brits to eat them to avoid shortages

Turnips are now reportedly out of stock on the Waitrose and Tesco websites

Evening Standard

Ahead of Nigeria elections, residents stock-up on food, essentials

At a market in Nigeria's northern Kano state customers stocked up on Friday on food and essentials, uncertain of the outcome of Saturday's election to choose a new president and lawmakers, in a country where voting has sometimes been followed by violence.

Reuters

LOCALIZE IT: End to extra COVID food aid affects millions

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The Independent UK

‘There’s not a drop left’: Petrol shortage has ground Burundi to a halt

People across French-speaking Burundi have been regularly queueing for hours at petrol stations (gas stations) across the country – hoping, but with no guarantee -- that there will be some petrol when they finally reach the pump. The country has been experiencing a petrol shortage since February 11 and it’s…

France 24

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Evening Standard

Fruit and vegetable shortages could last up to a month

‘Significant volumes’ of tomatoes aren’t expected back on supermarket shelves until the end of March

Evening Standard

Therese Coffey criticised for saying people could work more hours to buy food

The Environment Secretary has been accused of having ‘shifted blame for food poverty on to people because they are on low wages and are poor’.

The National (Scotland)

'That's appalling!': Tory minister heckled for unbelievable food bank claim

THE UK Environment Secretary Therese Coffey has said that people struggling to afford food should consider working more hours and getting a higher…

The Independent UK

Watch: Therese Coffey faces urgent question on food shortages

Therese Coffey, the minister for environment, food and rural affairs, faced urgent question on food shortages in the House of Commons on Thursday (22 February).

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The Independent UK

Supermarket rationing could last for weeks, retail experts warn

Production of tomatoes and cucumbers expected to drop to ‘lowest levels since records began,’ National Farming Union warns

Reuters

Nigerian states sue over withdrawal of old banknotes before elections

Sixteen states in Nigeria on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to force the central bank to extend by six months the use of old banknotes, whose withdrawal from circulation has caused cash shortages and angered citizens ahead of weekend elections.

Salon

1 in 5 at risk of hunger in South Africa

Not enough is known about the link between social vulnerability and food insecurity for the country as a whole

Al Jazeera

Drought in Horn of Africa worse than in 2011 famine

Below-normal rainfall is expected over the next three months in parts of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.

The Independent UK

Horn of Africa drought trends said worse than in 2011 famine

A climate center says the trends in a historic Horn of Africa drought are worse than they were in a 2011 drought in which at least a quarter-million people died

Daily Record

Asda, Morrisons, Aldi, Tesco and Sainsbury's update as shoppers hit with ration limits

Asda and Morrisons have both introduced a ration on the number of fresh produce shoppers can buy

The Independent UK

Therese Coffey booed by farmers after refusing to accept food shortage failure

‘We can’t control the weather in Spain’, says enviornment secretary

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