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There Is Abundance of Food Produce in the Country Says Concerned Farmers Association
[Ghanaian Times] The Concerned Farmers Association of Ghana has stated that there is abundance of affordable food produce in the country contrary to some claims that the high cost [...]
Agriculture Food & Beverage Crop ProductionCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Sep-2022
Ice Pellets Destroy Over 300 Farms in Katsina
[Premium Times] Mr Kanya said several crops mostly maize, millet, tice, soya beans and pepper were destroyed. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Sep-2022
Pork Price Shoots Up
[Ghanaian Times] The Pig Famers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has announced an upward adjustment in prices of its products across the country, effective September 20 this year. [...]
Agriculture LivestockCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Sep-2022
Gambia Not On Track to Achieve Food, Nutritional Security'
[The Point] The United Nations Development Programme - The Gambia has disclosed that The Gambia is not on track to achieve food and nutritional security. The revelations were inscr [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Sep-2022
W/A Food Insecurity Demands Climate-Smart Response Amid Multiple Crises!
[The Point] As crises multiply and the devastating conflict in Ukraine drags on, its global effects are being felt hard in the Sahel and West Africa, a region with more than 38 mil [...]
Environment, Health & Safety Water/SanitationCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Sep-2022
Catastrophic Hunger Levels Leave 500,000 Children At Risk of Dying in Somalia
[UN News] Catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying, 173,000 more than during the 2011 famine, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday. [...]
Environment, Health & SafetyCountry: Somalia
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Sep-2022
Kwara State Government to Promote All-Year Round Farming
The Kwara State Government has said it is ready to promote all-year round farming activities to ensure massive food production in the state. The state Commissioner for Agriculture [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Sep-2022
Nigerian Government inaugurates facilities for Agriculture training institute
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has inaugurated the regional offices and hostels for Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute ( [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Sep-2022
Government should initiate humanitarian assistance for flood victims – Atiku Abubakar
By Gloria Thomas, Abuja Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, says climate change is real and that the flooding that has followed torrential downpours in [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Sep-2022
Nigeria to boost cashew production
The Nigerian government says plans are underway to raise the annual production capacity of cashew nuts to over 500,000 metric tonnes. The Nigerian Minister of Industry, Trade and [...]
Agriculture Crop ProductionCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Sep-2022
Africa: Inside AGRA's U.S.$550 Million Strategy to Transform Africa's Agriculture Sector
[New Times] The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has unveiled a new 5-year strategy that seeks to establish a new way of practicing agriculture on the continent but [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 12-Sep-2022
New Packhouse to Strengthen Horticulture Value Chains in Rwanda
[New Times] Garden Fresh, a Rwandan company specialising in export of fresh produce, has opened Rwanda's first privately owned packhouse, a critical infrastructure linking the farm [...]
AgricultureCountry: Rwanda
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Sep-2022
2022 TeZa Celebrated By Asoglichiefs, People in Ho
[Ghanaian Times] Ho -- The 2022 TeZa (Yam Festival) celebration by the chiefs and people of Asogli State has been climaxed with a grand durbar at the Jubilee Park, Ho, on Saturday. [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Sep-2022
Financial Institution to Onboard More Farmers in Ogun State
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will onboard more famers and commodity associations in Ogun State to benefit from its Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP). The CBN govern [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Sep-2022
Nigerian Government Approves National Flood Emergency Response Plan
To mitigate the impact of flooding in several parts of the country, the Federal Government has approved a national flood emergency preparedness and response plan. The Minister of H [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Sep-2022
Nigerian Government issues certificates, sales permit to fertilizer dealers
The Federal Government, on Thursday, presented certificates of registration and sales permit to authorized fertilizer dealers in Nigeria. This is in a statement issued by Mrs Modup [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Sep-2022
Lagos Achieves Milestone in Waste Recycling
The Lagos State Government has been recounting achievements recorded in the last three years within the value chain of its Recycle Initiative. The Government is elated to have made [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Sep-2022
OFAB trains agricultural Extension Workers on Importance of Biotechnology
The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), an initiative of the Africa Agricultural Technological Foundation, has held a one-day Biosafety and Biotechnology se [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Wheat Production: Stakeholders urge Farmers to use quality Seeds
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s agricultural sector have said only quality seeds should be used for farming to achieve food security, especially in wheat production. Both local and int [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Climate Change: Partners want Implementation of Africa’s Nationally Determined Contributions
The African Development Bank and other Partners of the African Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) Hub have stressed the need for African countries to implement their NDCs t [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Nigerian cocoa farmers to get financial reward for sustainability
Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, has kickstarted an initiative in Nigeria to reward and celebrate farmers [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Rwanda: President Kagame Honours Obasanjo at AGRF Summit
[New Times] President Paul Kagame paid tribute to the outgoing chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee, Olusegun Obasanjo who is also the former president of Nigeria for his dedic [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Africa: Africa Food Prize Winner Backs Highly Productive, Resilient Crops
[New Times] Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, a Ghanaian plant geneticist, who has won the 2022 Africa Food Prize, has said that for the continent to achieve food security, it needs to fund t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Africa: Developing Countries Must Grow More Food - Climate Change, Ukraine War a Wake-Up Call
[IPS] Lethbridge, Canada -- As our planet continues to heat up, extreme weather has affected many of us. From the west coast of North America across Europe, the Middle East and Asi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
East Africa: Grain From Ukraine Arrives in Ethiopia
[VOA] Nairobi -- Some 23,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat arrived in Djibouti by ship late last month. Now, trucks have delivered a portion of that wheat to the World Food Program's mai [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022