The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) last week warned that catastrophic consequences of the multi-year drought will continue in 2023 in the Horn of Africa region, leaving communities in urgent need…
Three month ago, the data showed that all of California was in drought, including at extreme and exceptional levels….reports Asian Lite News The recent rain and snow from a series…
This comes after a record-setting hot and dry summer last year, which left water stores low heading into the colder months…reports Asian Lite News Large swathes of Europe are currently…
It added that the region has recorded a significant increase in the price of local food baskets with Somalia recording the most expensive food basket in the region…reports Asian Lite…
She said that the situation has been aggravated by depressed rains in the arid and semi-arid areas of the country during the October-December 2021 and March-May 2022 rainy seasons…reports Asian…
The institution noted that the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Kenya currently stands at 4.35 million, a rise from 4.1 million in June…reports Asian Lite News…
In Ethiopia, the cost of the local food basket increased by more than 33 per cent between January and June 2022, according to WFP…reports Asian Lite News At least 36.1…
For the ongoing financial year, the government has set an export target of $23.56 billion for the agricultural and processed food products basket…reports Asian Lite News Will the intense heatwave…
The drought has substantially reduced yields for summer crop harvests, with corn, soybeans and sunflowers most affected, the researchers said…reports Asian Lite News Nearly half of Europe is at risk…
The deteriorating food situation is attributed to the fourth consecutive failed rainy season alongside the impact of the Ukraine crisis, desert locust infestation, and pandemic, NDMA said in a statement…reports…
