http://www.wfp.org/feeds/Ethiopia Country content en http://www.wfp.org/content/lesson-famine-markets-matter Sidama Elto is one of 16 cooperative unions in Ethiopia that have signed forward contracts with the WFP for the purchase of more than 28,000 metric tons of maize grown by their smallholder farmer members. The maize, which is part of 112,000 tons of food the WFP purchased in Ethiopia last year, will be used for WFP relief distributions in the country. Ten years ago, many of those farmers and their families were receiving food aid from the WFP. One of the major lessons in agricultural development over the past decade is this: Markets Matter. Hunger in the news Purchase for Progress Ethiopia hunger in the news Africa Huffington Post Tue, 14 May 2013 12:27:41 +0000 WFP 437464 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/ethiopia-%E2%80%9Cwe-live-hope%E2%80%9D-0 The quest for sanctuary when one is in a dire situation often takes not only courage, but also endurance. Yara and his family are among the many refugees who travelled immense distances to get shelter and food in a neigbouring country. PRRO Ethiopia Local Africa Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:13:00 +0000 Melese Awoke 428034 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/restoring-hope-small-holder-farmers-ethiopia It is a struggle to feed a growing family on land that is subject to droughts and soil erosion. But for Ethiopian smallholder farmers like Abebe Moliso, that's exactly the challenge that life has given them. A land management programme called MERET is helping them deal with it.  Preventing Hunger Ethiopia Africa Climate Change Droughts Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:47:13 +0000 Greg Barrow 405334 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/wfp-ethiopia-pictures In 2012, WFP provided food assistance to 6.2 million people in Ethiopia. WFP Ethiopia reaches food-insecure people through the following programmes: Purchase for Progress, School Meals, MERET, Productive Safety Net, HIV and AIDS, Refugee, National Relief, and Targeted Supplementary Feeding. These programmes both respond to emergencies, and promote resilience in the face of climatic and natural shocks. Livelihood promotion projects and the use of cash and vouchers allow WFP Ethiopia to better empower vulnerable people, as these pictures illustrate. Ethiopia Local Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:49:00 +0000 WFP 400696 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/ethiopian-farming-co-ops-begin-record-food-delivery-un-national-relief-efforts Local farmers’ cooperatives in Ethiopia are beginning to deliver what is expected to be the largest amount of maize they ever sold to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), as part of a pilot project to promote small farmers’ access to local markets. “Our goal here is to support Ethiopia feeding itself,” WFP Country Director Abdou Dieng said in a press release issued today. Hunger in the news Ethiopia hunger in the news Africa UN News Centre Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:00:08 +0000 WFP 395548 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/content/water-hungry-indian-villagers-find-new-reservoirs-solidarity Here in Rajasthan (India) as in parts of Ethiopia, lack of water is the big problem. (..) In common with approaches tried by donors such as the World Food Programme in Ethiopia, Eficor asked the villagers what their priorities were. Water – or lack of it – was, unsurprisingly, a key concern. Farmers in Rajasthan have land, but often leave areas uncultivated because of the lack of water. Hunger in the news Ethiopia India hunger in the news Africa Asia The Guardian Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:55:05 +0000 WFP 395143 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/wfp-buys-record-quantity-maize-ethiopian-cooperative-unions ADDIS ABABA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that local farmers cooperatives in Ethiopia have begun delivering the largest amount of maize they have ever sold to WFP, enough to support more than 1.8 million people for a month. Hunger in the news Journalists Ethiopia Africa P4P Stories from the field Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:24:52 +0000 WFP 395046 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/ethiopia-feeding-itself-support-wfp-p4p-and-school-meals-programmes Markos and Elias have received school meals from WFP for the past two years, but the lunch they ate one day in November was special. For the first time ever, the students enjoyed a meal made from crops grown just a few kilometers from their school — purchased by WFP directly from Ethiopian farmers. Purchase for Progress School Meals Ethiopia Global Africa P4P Stories from the field Purchase for Progress School Meals Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:48:14 +0000 WFP 380234 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/stories/ethiopia-looking-forward-tomorrow-thanks-wfp-vouchers-urban-hivaids-programme Last year, WFP introduced vouchers into its urban HIV/AIDS programme in Ethiopia on a pilot basis, in place of traditional food assistance. People benefiting from the project can redeem vouchers for locally produced food. It’s just one part of a programme that helps people living with HIV and AIDS to get back on their feet.  Ethiopia Local Africa HIV/AIDS Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:13:57 +0000 Stephanie Savariaud 356097 at http://www.wfp.org http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/un-agencies-experts-join-forces-addis-ababa-work-toward-nutrition-solutions ADDIS ABABA – A groundbreaking meeting in the Ethiopian capital this week has strengthened efforts to scale up nutrition initiatives under the Renewed Efforts Against Child Hunger and Undernutrition initiative, known as REACH. Hunger in the news Journalists Ethiopia Africa Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:35:15 +0000 WFP 343692 at http://www.wfp.org