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Agro-Export Rejects: Nigerian Government receives Technical Committee’s Report
The Nigerian Government has received the Report of a Technical Committee which was set up to prevent the rejection of agro-exports from the country. The Minist [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 17-Sep-2022
Expert pushes for mechanised Agriculture in Nigeria
A mechanised farming Expert and Kwara State Project Coordinator for Fadama NG-CARES, Busari Isiaka has urged governments at all levels in Nigeria to intensify mechanised agricultur [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 17-Sep-2022
Forest Services Pushes for Beekeeping and Crop Farming Model for High Productivity
[Daily News] Mara -- Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) has advised Tanzanians to embark on beekeeping and crop farming model for increased productivity. [...]
Agriculture Crop ProductionCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 17-Sep-2022
Govt Allays Fears Over Harmful Chemicals Used for Preserving Fish
[Daily News] Dodoma -- The government has issued a bold stance over the much circulated news that some people were using chemicals for embalming dead bodies to preserve fish, insis [...]
Agriculture Chemicals FisheryCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 17-Sep-2022
Association advocates improved technology to preserve perishable foods
Mr Daniel Okafor, National President, Potato Farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN), says food security can be achieved in the country through technologically improved measures of [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 16-Sep-2022
Ministry Restates Commitment to Address Challenges Besetting Agriculture Sector
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has said it will address all conceivable challenges besetting the agriculture sector with a focus on strengthening [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 16-Sep-2022
Regional Media Organization calls for Climate Change journalism fellowship
By Yusuf Akinlotan, Lagos Following the global climate change crisis affecting all regions around the world including West African region, a Ghanaian based Media Foundation for We [...]
Environment, Health & Safety Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 16-Sep-2022
PBR Cowpea Release In Nigeria a Milestone for Africa- AATF
By Ene Okwanihe, Abuja The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) says Nigeria’s commercial release of the Pod Borer (Maruca Vitrata) resistant Cowpea (PBR Cowpea) va [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 16-Sep-2022
Somalia On the Brink of Famine - Aid Efforts Risk Failing Marginalised Communities Yet Again
[The Conversation Africa] Somalia is facing a humanitarian crisis of enormous severity and magnitude. This follows four failed rainy seasons, protracted conflict, political instabi [...]
Country: Somalia
Region: Africa
Date: 16-Sep-2022
Africa: How Continent Can Escape Chronic Food Insecurity Amid #AfricaClimateCrisis
[IMF] The toll of extreme weather events on crops underscores the region's challenges and need for policies to save lives and protect livelihoods. [...]
Region: Africa
Date: 16-Sep-2022
56% of Nigeria's Agricultural Land Not in Use, Says Minister
[This Day] The federal government has disclosed that 56 per cent of Nigeria's arable land is underutilised. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 16-Sep-2022
3 More Counties Slide Into Alarm Phase as Drought Worsens
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The drought situation has continued to worsen in 20 of the 23 Arid and Semi - Arid Lands (ASAL) counties due to moderate off - season rains, with three more [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 16-Sep-2022
Pending Nightmare - ' Millions At Risk of Famine
[DW] If nothing is done within days, people in Somalia will start dying, according to the Red Cross. Experts say that lessons from previous famines have to be learned to prevent ma [...]
Country: Somalia
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Sep-2022
Africa: Climate Change Threatens Food but Microscopic Algae Offer Answers
[The Conversation Africa] In 2021 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued the first volume of its latest authoritative report on climate change. The United Nations sec [...]
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Sep-2022
Sng Organises Learning Exchange On Agroforestry Practices... for Women in Shea Business
[Ghanaian Times] Tamale -- The Shea Network Ghana (SNG), a leading shea business networking organisation in Ghana, has organised a learning exchange on agroforestry practices with [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Sep-2022
UNITAMS Head Tells UNSC - 'Sudan Humanitarian Insecurity At Record Levels'
[Dabanga] New York -- "Sudan has seen new political developments but also a continued deterioration of the socio-economic situation" Volker Perthes, UN Special Representative for S [...]
Country: Sudan
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Sep-2022
Africa: Africa Needs New Farming System 'To Align With New Climate Realities'
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has called on scientists to develop new technologies, and knowledge to help produce food and fibre in [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 15-Sep-2022
Nigerian Government, IFAD Partners on N6bn Annual Rice Import Bill
The National Coordinator, Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), Dr Fatima Aliyu, has disclosed that the Federal Government of Nigeria in partnership with the International Fund [...]
Agriculture Crop ProductionCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Sep-2022
US plans $12bn for Climate Action in Nigeria
The United States Government on Tuesday signed various agreements with the Federal Ministry of Environment, Petroleum Resources, and Agriculture and Rural Development on measures t [...]
Environment, Health & Safety Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Sep-2022
Nigerian Government Calls For Water Operation And Maintenance Culture
By Hikmat Bamigboye The Nigerian Government says the Village level Operation and Maintenance, VLOM, initiative will address the baseline challenges and strengthen communication ch [...]
Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Sep-2022
Africa: Crisis 'Wakes Africa Up' to Cut Food Import Reliance
[New Times] Africa's annual food import bill more than tripled from $15 billion during the food crisis of 2008 to about $55 billion amid the current one, according to the Alliance [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 14-Sep-2022
Africa: UN Officials See Progress As Global Food Prices Drop Amid Ongoing Black Sea Grain Deal Shipments
[UN News] Two vital objectives of the Black Sea grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye are already being achieved, a senior UN official said on Tuesday, pointing to [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 14-Sep-2022
FAO - 300,000 People Facing Famine in Somalia
[VOA] Geneva -- The Food and Agriculture Organization warns some 6.7 million people in Somalia are likely to suffer from acute hunger this year, including more than 300,000 project [...]
Environment, Health & Safety AgricultureCountry: Somalia
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Sep-2022
Africa: Fall Armyworm Campaign Boosts Maize Yield By a Third
[SciDev.Net] Nairobi -- Educating farmers about the destructive pest fall armyworm using a combination of digital media and face-to-face events can significantly boost maize yields [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 14-Sep-2022
Africa: Farmers Say Hunger Looms As Ukraine War Disrupts Imports
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Farmers' associations from 11 Central African countries say disruptions in food supplies caused by Russia's war in Ukraine have deepened the struggles of [...]
Environment, Health & SafetyRegion: Africa
Date: 14-Sep-2022