2021-04-30 15:30:36 GMT2021-04-30 23:30:36(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BLANTYRE, Malawi, April 30 (Xinhua) As the 2020-2021 maize growing season is coming to an end in most parts of Malawi, agriculture experts have advised farmers to take good care of the crop harvest in order to sustain themselves with food and revenue throughout the year.
In an interview with Xinhua, Program Manager for Blantyre Agricultural Development Division (ADD), Eric Haraman said that there is a need for farmers across the country to follow recommended harvesting, storage and marketing guidelines provided by the government to ensure that they are food-secure all year round.
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Bread lined up in a bakery in Sudan (File photo)
Sudan s Central Bureau of Statistics announced yesterday that annual inflation jumped to 330.78 per cent in February from 304.33 per cent in January, an increase of more than 30 per cent.
Food and beverage prices continued to rise, causing inflation to continue to rise from the record high of 300 per cent for the second month in a row.
In addition, the Socialist Doctors Association revealed a significant increase in the prices of imported medicines, ranging between 464 and 691 per cent.
The association said in a statement yesterday that the Council of Pharmacy and Toxicology issued a decision for pharmaceutical companies to release the value of medicine in dollars, which caused and increase from SDG55 to SDG255 for long-term medicines and SDG380 for other medicines.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, March 10, 2021 – As a result of the global pandemic, 14 countries are at substantial risk of slipping deeper into food insecurity, a new analysis by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) finds. According to the report , the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Somalia, Afghanistan, Yemen, Venezuela, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe are among the 14 countries experiencing the world’s worst food crises. East and West Africa are the regions with the greatest number of “countries of concern.”
“In addition to the tremendous health and economic impacts of this disease, COVID-19 has plunged millions of families further into poverty, threatening their ability to put food on the table,” said Sean Callahan, CRS President and CEO. “As we near the one-year mark of this pandemic, it’s important to acknowledge and tackle the broader toll COVID-19 has taken on especially vulnerable countries, many of which are combating simultaneous crises.”
Economic expert Sadagi Kabalou expects the US Dollar exchange rate to rise to SDG600 by May unless the government takes urgent measures. Food insecurity will increase the coming months.