UN : As many as 828 million people affected by hunger in 2021, says report (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as high as 828 million in 2021, an increase of 46 million from a year earlier and about 150 million more since the outbreak of the Covid -19 pandemic in 2019, according to a United Nations report.

UN : Food security - we are still going backwards (PRIV)
(IPS, Rome)
The signs of the last few years indicate a continuous setback towards achieving food security.

Uganda : Smallholder farmers recruit Black Soldier Fly for green fertilizer (PRIV)
(IPS, Kampala)
The conflict in Ukraine has led to an increase in fertiliser prices in Uganda and neighbouring Kenya.