The Kaduna State government has introduced a four-day working week model to increase workers’ involvement in agriculture. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 01-Dec-2021

  By Ene Okwanihe, Abuja Stakeholders in the seed sub sector across Africa and around the world have converged on Abuja Nigeria’s capital city for the fourth edition of the Se [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 01-Dec-2021

Rice farmers in Dakasoye settlement of Garun Malam local government area of Kano State have said they recorded bumper harvest despite the shortage of rain in the 2021 season. Spea [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 01-Dec-2021

[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Local Government Decentralisation and Rural Development yesterday launched a Food Safety Guidelines for Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assem [...]

Country: Ghana

Region: Africa

Date: 01-Dec-2021

[Ghanaian Times] The Agricultural Manufacturing Group (AMG), has presented a cheque for GHc 20, 000 to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), towards the celebration of the 2 [...]

Country: Ghana

Region: Africa

Date: 01-Dec-2021

[The Herald] The Plant Protection Research Institute has started conducting locust surveillance and control actions to ensure crops are protected from pest outbreaks in the 2021 -2 [...]

Country: Zimbabwe

Region: Africa

Date: 01-Dec-2021

[Dalsan Radio] The *deyr *rains have largely failed since October, causing alarm for the deterioration of food security conditions in Somalia. Intensifying drought has led to water [...]

Country: Somalia

Region: Africa

Date: 01-Dec-2021

The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) has said Nigeria supplies more than 50 percent of seeds used in West Africa. The Director-General of the Council, Dr Philip Ojo, sta [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Nov-2021

THE Oyo State Coordinator, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Florence Kakulu, has said the Federal Government is committed to continue to make the agricult [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Nov-2021

The Ogun State government has disclosed plans to partner with investors to boost agricultural activities in the state and create more investment opportunities to ensure food securi [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Nov-2021

[New Frame] Climate-smart technology has helped the members of an irrigation scheme to improve their yields, lessen their water usage and make informed decisions about which crops [...]

Country: Zimbabwe

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Nov-2021

Tribune OnlineNSPRI distributes storage facilities to women farmer groups in Yobe The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) recently distributed storage facilities [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Nov-2021

Tribune OnlineOlam, experts chart growth path for local wheat value chain Olam, a leading agribusiness conglomerate and parent company of Crown Flour Mill Limited (CFM), has ass [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Nov-2021

Tribune OnlineFarmers’ cooperative seeks govt support to boost agriculture The National Apex of Nigerian Farmers Cooperative Societies (NANFACOS) has called on the Federal Go [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Nov-2021

Tribune Online‘Review of cross-border embargo will improve maize productivity’ MANAGING Director and Chief Executive Officer, FEMPANATH Nigeria Limited, Mr Olukayode Olaitan [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Nov-2021

Tribune OnlineFood security: Buhari wants agric varsities to drive increase in local production President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the nation’s universities of agricultu [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Nov-2021

Tribune OnlineFG, RPC Cattle Hub empower artificial inseminators with broad knowledge of AI THE Department of Animal Husbandry services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rura [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Nov-2021

Tribune OnlineHow CBN’s TIE scheme can boost food production —Stakeholders STAKEHOLDERS in the Nigerian agriculture industry have posited that the Tertiary Institutions Entr [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Nov-2021

Nigeria, leading agribusiness conglomerate and parent company of Crown Flour Mill Limited (CFM), Olam, has launched a N300 million ($750,000) 10-year community-based seed enterpris [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Nov-2021

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a new water strategy for 2021-2025, to increase water security and foster sustainability in Africa. Unde [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Nov-2021

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mahmood Abubakar has urged Nigerians to report dealers of fake seeds to the relevant authorities for appropriate actions to be [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Nov-2021

The Managing Director, Vinemond Farms, Mr Niyi Olukoya, has said insecurity is one of the biggest challenges threatening food security in the country. Speaking at the Youth Agricu [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Nov-2021

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has said Nigeria and other members of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), would gain immensely from the agreement in the area [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Nov-2021

The Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga, has tasked African leaders, particularly Nigeria and the Democratic Republ [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Nov-2021

[Premium Times] To prevent infections on newly propagated plants, one farmer rubs fluids from aloe vera plants on the exposed surface of the grafted plant. [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Nov-2021