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Published in World Food Programme Insight

·Sep 28, 2020

Congo’s white gold? WFP bags its first batch of cassava flour

With rice imports prone to delays, the World Food Programme finds a worthy alternative in the popular root vegetable — When I was first posted to the Republic of Congo in mid-2017, a challenge immediately emerged: the United Nations had just launched an emergency appeal to help more than 100,000 displaced and conflict-affected people in the Pool region in the southeast of the country. …

Agriculture

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Congo’s white gold? WFP bags its first batch of cassava flour
Congo’s white gold? WFP bags its first batch of cassava flour
Agriculture

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Published in World Food Programme Insight

·Sep 8, 2020

Congo: African cooperation improves food processing

Technical support from Benin and Cote d’Ivoire helps Congolese food processors enhance the quality of cassava-based products — At Bouansa, a busy intersection on the highway linking Brazzaville and Pointe Noire, a new product is available on roadside stalls. Packaged in bags of about 1 kg, gari — a toasted cassava flour — is being sold to passers-by. ‘Gari’ originates from West Africa. The product is fast making…

Africa

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Congo: African cooperation improves food processing
Congo: African cooperation improves food processing
Africa

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Published in World Food Programme Insight

·Nov 25, 2019

Congo weathers treacherous floods

WFP is responding to the worst flooding along the Ubangi river since 1999, with 50,000 displaced — “We need help, now. We have been flooded out of our homes!” As soon as I step out of the boat, Jean-Rivel, an energetic elder, greets me with a torrent of information about the disaster that has just hit his community. …

Humanitarian

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Congo responds to the worst floods since 1999
Congo responds to the worst floods since 1999
Humanitarian

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Published in World Food Programme Insight

·Oct 25, 2019

Cassava at the crossroads in Congo

A hardy root crop that is a staple of Central African cuisine could hold the key to feeding a nation — “Cassava is the main dish for the people of Congo, everyone in Congo eats cassava,” says Brigitte, a chikwangue vendor in the southern town of Loudima. Chikwangue, a ubiquitous street food, is a fermented cassava loaf wrapped in leaves. “Without cassava we cannot eat well,” she adds. It’s no wonder…

Agriculture

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Cassava at the crossroads in Congo
Cassava at the crossroads in Congo
Agriculture

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Published in World Food Programme Insight

·Oct 2, 2019

Seeds of change

New investors, family farmers and the changing face of agriculture in Congo — Call it a paradox. The Republic of Congo, a central African nation of 4 million, is blessed with abundant land, plenty of rain and sunshine, and relatively good infrastructure. Yet the Food and Agriculture Organization estimates the nation relies on imports for 80 per cent of its food. …

Agriculture

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Seeds of change
Seeds of change
Agriculture

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Published in World Food Programme Insight

·Jun 24, 2019

Things fall apart: Congo’s climate emergency

Life will never be the same for communities in Central Africa — “Everything has changed,” says the elder in a deliberate, clear voice. “We used to understand the weather. Not anymore.” A member of one of Congo’s indigenous communities, she and thousands of others in the remote and forested north are experiencing the impacts of a changing climate.

Climate Change

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Things fall apart: Congo’s climate emergency
Things fall apart: Congo’s climate emergency
Climate Change

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Published in Histoires du Programme Alimentaire Mondial

·May 28, 2019

Cantines scolaires au Congo : quand les parents s’en mêlent

À l’école d’Ekiembe, située dans le département de la Cuvette au Congo, les parents d’élèves se mobilisent pour nourrir leurs enfants. Ces aliments sont cultivés localement et apportent ainsi de la diversité aux repas. — par Benoît Lognoné M. Martial Mbongopassi, Directeur de l’école d’Ekiembe nous parle des repas : « Les parents amènent la « brède » (feuille de manioc), les tomates et les oignons. Lorsque c’est la saison, les enfants, eux, apportent des oranges à l’école. Après le repas, ils prennent maintenant un…

Education

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Cantines scolaires au Congo : quand les parents s’en mêlent
Cantines scolaires au Congo : quand les parents s’en mêlent
Education

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Published in World Food Programme Insight

·Apr 11, 2019

A flood of insights

Looking back at using advanced analytics for flood response in Congo — Each year, flooding affects thousands of people in Congo, a Central African nation of four million people. In order to boost national flood response efforts, the government, the World Food Programme (WFP) and Cloud to Street — a data startup — recently piloted an analytics-heavy flood monitoring system. WFP’s Innovation…

Humanitarian

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A flood of insights
A flood of insights
Humanitarian

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Published in World Food Programme Insight

·Feb 20, 2019

Turning the tables

How optical character recognition and messaging apps could help fight malnutrition in Congo — Getting nutrition data from the Republic of Congo’s remote health centers is a notorious headache. Health workers fill out log books by hand on a day-to-day basis. Once a month, they compile a report that is sent to a district officer, by whatever means of transportation is available. The district…

Nutrition

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Turning the tables
Turning the tables
Nutrition

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Published in Histoires du Programme Alimentaire Mondial

·Jan 28, 2019

Regards sur le département du Pool

Avec une nouvelle enveloppe de 500 000 euros, l’Union européenne renouvelle son aide humanitaire en faveur des populations déplacées du Pool. Le PAM vous propose, à travers ce récit, de partir à la rencontre des bénéficiaires et de celles et ceux, qui s’investissent au quotidien auprès des populations dans le…

Humanitarian

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Regards sur le département du Pool
Regards sur le département du Pool
Humanitarian

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