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The Ukraine War Reached Your Kitchen. It Did Not Get There Alone.
Retail wheat flour jumped 17.7 index points the month Russia invaded, and the median country paid 26% more by its 2022 peak. But cassava, a …
Did Nigeria's Local Rice Policy Work?
Imported rice cost 6% more than local rice in 2015. By 2026 it cost 62% more, and in dollars local rice fell 29% while imported …
Nigeria's Food Prices Rose 907% in Naira but Fell in Dollars
World Food Programme data for 2015 to 2026 shows yam up 907% in naira but just 45% in dollars, and for eight of thirteen staples …
36.2 Million Nigerians Face Acute Food Insecurity This Lean Season as Northeast Response Plan Runs 71 Percent Underfunded
The latest Cadre Harmonisé analysis, released by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture with FAO and WFP, puts 6.4 million people in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe …
Cadre Harmonisé Puts 6.4 Million People in Nigeria's North East at Crisis Level or Worse, With 96 Per Cent of the Agricultural Response Still Unfunded
The latest Cadre Harmonisé analysis, launched in Abuja on 6 July, places 6.4 million people in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe in need of immediate food …
India Signs Five-Year Rice Deal with WFP, Committing 200,000 Tonnes to Global Hunger Relief
India’s Food Corporation has signed a five-year MoU with WFP to supply 200,000 MT of rice for humanitarian operations. India’s rice exports surged 19.4% in …
55 Million People Will Go Hungry in West Africa This Year. WFP Can Only Reach 72,000 in Nigeria.
The WFP warns that 55 million people across West and Central Africa face crisis-level hunger during the 2026 lean season. In Nigeria, funding cuts mean …