Food crisis

Over 20 million more people hungry in Africa’s “year of nutrition”

Despite promises, nearly three-quarters of African governments reduced their agricultural budgets while paying almost double that on arms In the 12 months that African leaders vowed to improve food security in the continent, over 20 million more people have been pushed into severe hunger -...

André, head of the family in a village in Ziniaré (Burkina Faso). Photo credit: Gery Barbot/ Oxfam

Urgent action needed to save 7.6 million people in need of food and nutrition assistance

The lean seasons come one after the other and systematically catch millions of vulnerable people in the spiral of a hunger crisis to which agricultural policies and emergency assistance provide only approximate and very specific responses. While the trends of the first analyses on the results of...

Extreme hunger has more than doubled in 10 of the world’s worst climate hotspots over past six years

Less than 18 days of fossil fuel companies’ profits would cover the entire UN humanitarian appeal for 2022 Ten of the world’s worst climate hotspots – those with the highest number of UN appeals driven by extreme weather events – have suffered a 123% rise in acute hunger over just the past six...

: Idrissa Ouedraogo is a farmer in the North Central region of Burkina Faso. His millet, maize and bean crops have dried up due to the lack of rainfall, and his animals no longer have anything to graze on. Credit: Cissé Amadou/ Oxfam

Fixing Our Food

We urgently need to rethink how the world feeds its people. Our unequal global food system is unsustainable for people and planet. In West Africa, we are currently facing the worst food crisis in a decade, with 27 million people going hungry. This number could rise to 38 million – an unprecedented...

68% of the Malian population is rural and relies on natural resources for its livelihood.Photo Credit : Diafara Traoré/ Oxfam

African states slash agriculture budgets amidst a worsening food crisis

Total amount of money spent on agriculture as a share of the total budget by 39 African countries plummeted 18 percent between 2019 and 2021, with over two thirds of them (26) spending under five percent of their annual budget on agriculture, says Oxfam.

Village of Louda -Burkina Faso. Alizeta Sawadogo is a farmer. She is 55 years old, widow and mother of 8 children. Credit: Samuel Turpin/ Oxfam

G7 failure to tackle hunger crisis will leave millions to starve

Responding to news of the $4.5 billion pledge made by the G7 leaders to tackle global hunger, Max Lawson, Head of Inequality Policy at Oxfam said: “Faced with the worst hunger crisis in a generation, the G7 have simply failed to take the action that is needed. Many millions will face terrible...

Achta cooking a meal in her makeshift home in the Amma IDP site in Chad. Credit: Mahamat Ibrahim Saleh/Oxfam

A broken food system perpetuating hunger

In reaction to FAO’s new “ State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition in the World 2022 ”report, stating that as many as 828 million people were hungry in 2021, an increase of 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hanna Saarinen, Oxfam Food Policy Lead said: “It is deeply concerning...

Marie Noudjougoto speaks at a community awareness event in Paoua. Photo credit: Evy Biramocko/ Oxfam

Our Partner’s Corner : Insecurity and hunger, a double threat looming over Paoua

Let's take a trip to Paoua, located in the north-western part of the Central African Republic (CAR), which is known as the grain and vegetable region of the country. For several years, the people have been affected by the ongoing insecurity. For this vulnerable population, each day is a struggle to...

Sienou Seydou, farmer in the North of Burkina Faso. Because of climate change, he is now struggling to grow enough crops to feed his family. Credit: Gery Barbot/ Oxfam

« Achieving food security by preserving the West African market against low priced importations »

The war in Ukraine has caused the price of many agricultural inputs, energy and fertilizers to skyrocket on the global market. Prices had already risen sharply over the past two years due to the increase in energy prices, poor harvests, increased demand from China, etc. The global wheat price was...

Saleye Bourema shows off the corn she will use to prepare a meal for her and her five children. Following attacks by armed groups, her family and herself fled and took refuge in another village. Crédit: Tagaza Djibo /Oxfam

We Must Act Now To Avoid the Worst-Case Scenario

West African countries are facing a worsening and continuous deterioration in food and nutrition security. There are currently 27,344,197 people (an increase of more than 3 million) who need assistance to survive. This figure is a new historical milestone. Never in the last fifteen years have so...

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