In this fact sheet, we will look at the history of hunger in Africa and current trends, review the unique characteristics and challenges of each of the five subregions, discuss why hunger is so persistent on the continent, and touch on some of the solutions that are making a difference.
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom government collectively awarded $35 million to a Cornell project researching and promoting the use of cassava, a carbohydrate-rich tuber plant, in sub-Saharan Africa....
8 schools in New Haven, Connecticut have added a third meal for students who might otherwise go hungry after school. The New Haven Food Policy Council requested that the district to offer three meals a day. Now the administration is trying to expand ...
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