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Stand and deliver: 10 years of the global Food Security Cluster

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World Food Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization join their partners to mark a decade of collaboration South Sudan: Fishing kits and seeds provided by FAO as part of a rapid-response mission with WFP, Oxfam and Save the Children. Photo: FAO Last week in Rome, the global Food Security Cluster ?—?of

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WFP and Kyrgyzstan Government respond to coronavirus challenges

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Collaboration underway to make sure nutritious food reaches people who need it most WFP meets project beneficiaries to explain safety measures during food distribution: Photo: WFP/Mariia Babieva WFP is working around the clock to maintain food assistance programmes in Kyrgyzstan while monitoring the socioeconomic situation across the country.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

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The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. These dimensions are not mutually exclusive or exhaustive, but rather complementary and interrelated.

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You will not be able to ship the following types of goods duty-free: Goods regulated by some of Participating Government Agencies (PGAs) such as: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) National Highway Transport and Safety Administration (NHTSA) Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSA) U.S.

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Sorghum?—?so good.

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Sorghum- so good The World Food Programme (WFP) is encouraging farmers to grow sorghum, a drought tolerant small grain Look at the picture on the left. In Zimbabwe, the staple food is maize. Photo: WFP/Elizabeth Van Veen Trip to the Farm Meet Ms. Look at the picture on your right. What’s the difference? Left: Sorghum.

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Low cost, high impact?—?World Food Programme (WFP) pioneer recounts his work in Mongolia, a new…

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I’ve been with WFP on and off since 2009 when I joined as a Food Security Analysis Intern in The Gambia. This has an indirect but very real effect on food security and nutrition in the country, and the recurrent nature of the Dzud means vulnerability is chronic among many pastoralist communities. Low cost, high impact?—?World

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How school meals feed smiles and hope in Southern Madagascar

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How school meals feed smiles and hope in southern Madagascar World Food Programme (WFP) provides meals to 300,000 children in drought-stricken region On a sunny day, 11-year-old Séverine and her classmates are having good time at the school refectory in the village of Tsongobory, southern Madagascar. up to 10 kilometres?—?between