United Nations, Feb 26 (IANS) Some 6.5 million people, or about a third of Somalia’s population, will face crisis levels of hunger through March, an increase of 1.7 million since January, UN officials warned. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday at the UN headquarters via video link, World Food Programme (WFP) Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response Ross Smith said the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report for Somalia, released on Tuesday, confirmed fears that t…
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Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has recognised her government’s ‘Matir Srishti’ programme and awarded it an international certificate for its community-driven initiatives.Taking to social media, CM Banerjee said: “Proud to share that the United Nations has recognised our initiative yet again. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN has awarded an internationally valu…
Dhaka, Jan 21 (IANS) Bangladesh interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus has failed to meet the expectations of the people who are forced into a budgetary belt-tightening under the combined effects of high inflation rates, low wages, and an artificial food scarcity, the local media has highlighted. “When the interim government took charge, expectations were high,” according to an opinion piece in Bangladesh’s The Business Standard. “A year and a half later, that hope has thinned. Pri…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The livestock sector continues to strengthen India’s agricultural economy, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 12.77 per cent since 2014-15, according to the government.The contribution of livestock in total agriculture and allied sector Gross Value Added (GVA) has increased from 24.38 per cent in 2014-15 to 30.87 per cent in 2023-24 (at current prices).Livestock sector contributed 5.49 per cent of total GVA in 2023-24 (at current prices), said Ministry of Fisheri…