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October 26, 2010

Two Faces of Hunger

BY Rukiya Makuma, The Independent, Uganda - Uganda suffers food insecurity as a result of climate change, armed conflict, lack of agricultural support especially in the north and north-East of the country, weak governance or public administration, scarce resources, unsustainable livelihoods systems and breakdown of local institutions. There are urban and rural hungry, and they don't necessarily have the faces you would expect.

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