Coronavirus could cause global food shortage as countries hoard their produce, UN warns

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A nation that cannot feed itself puts its very survival in jeopardy. This is why food stocks must be viewed as a matter of national security.

Same, Mwanga and Siha districts in Kilimanjaro Region are facing food shortages due to lack of rains, a situation that has made the districts to receive food aid from neighbouring areas.

Life is never easy for the Tanzanian farmer -- in want or in a plenty -- so it seems. This year’s surplus maize production, instead of being a blessing, is turning into a headache.

'No school in Arusha will be closed over food shortage'
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Education authorities in Arusha yesterday confirmed that no secondary school will be closed because it is short of food. Arusha Regional Educational Officer, Nestory Mroka, told 'The Guardian' here that boarding schools in the region have enough food.

The UN warns that more people are at risk of hunger in South Sudan than at any time since it became independent four years ago.

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Tanzania has done a remarkable progress on food production which had put the country among the top three SADC member states with food surpluses that could be used in trading with the rest of countries within the region. The Director of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) for SADC, Margaret Nyirenda, revealed this yesterday when briefing journalists on the status of food security in the region, prior to the 35th heads of state and...

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Over ten regions may experience food shortage this year, Bunge told
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Despite bumper harvests of food crops last year, about a dozen regions are expected to experience food shortages this year. This was said yesterday in Parliament here by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Godfrey Zambi.