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Food Security, Genetic Engineering: National Biosafety Management Agency seeks collaboration
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) says it is collaborating with stakeholders to ensure food security in the country, even as the Federal Government is positioning Gen [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Aug-2022
Sokoto State, Nigerian Union of Journalists Inaugurate “Go Green Project”
The Sokoto State Government, Northern Nigeria, through the Universal Basic Education Board in collaboration with the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has inaugurated a ‘Go Gre [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Aug-2022
Regenerative Agriculture: Anambra State to establish Demonstration Farms
As part of its efforts to encourage farmers to migrate to regenerative agriculture, the Anambra State Government, South-East Nigeria, is to establish demonstration farms across its [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Aug-2022
Ebonyi State University embarks on Tree Planting
A tertiary institution in South-East Nigeria, the Ebonyi State University (EBSU), has embarked on tree planting to ensure that the ecosystem is not depleted. The project was under [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Aug-2022
South Africa: Minister Didiza Must Convene Multiparty Platform to Fight FMD
[DA] Note to Editors: Please find attached soundbite by Noko Masipa MP. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Aug-2022
Southern Africa: Suluhu Hassan Urges SADC to Throw Weight Behind Food Security, Blue Economy
[Daily News] President Samia Suluhu Hassan has stressed the importance of regional food security and urged fellow Heads of States of the Southern African Development Community (SAD [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Aug-2022
Gambia: Gambia Launches U.S.$56 Million GIRAV and GAFSP Projects
[The Point] The Gambia government through the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday launched the Gambia Inclusive and Resilient Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (GIRAV) and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Aug-2022
Ghana: FDA Moves to Safeguard Public Safety
[Ghanaian Times] The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has rolled out a comprehensive capacity strengthening programme to improve its enforcement activities across the country. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Aug-2022
WFP Chief Visits Somalia Amid Severe Drought
[Shabelle] The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre on Thursday received the Director General of the WFP, David Beasley at his office in Mogadishu. [...]
Country: Somalia
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Aug-2022
South Africa: Women Must Take the Lead in #AfricaClimateCrisis Solutions
[allAfrica] In honour of women's month, and as part of the country's drive to deal with the climate emergency, the government arranged a webinar on August 5 to discuss the challeng [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 19-Aug-2022
Smallholder Farmers Get USAID Loan In Gombe, Yobe States
As part of efforts to boost food production in the Northeast, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – funded Feed the Future Nigeria Resilience Activity, [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2022
Nigerian Government Distributes Inputs to Katsina State Farmers
The Federal Government has empowered no fewer than one hundred and fifty smallholder farmers in Katsina State with assorted agricultural inputs, equipment, and seeds to boost farmi [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2022
Experts tasks Farmers on data-driven practice
In order to maximize the effective practice of poultry business, farmers across the nation have been urged to embrace the use of data to transform the poultry industry to manage an [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2022
Niger State Governor Flags Off Planting of 3000 Hybrid Shea Trees
Niger State Governor North Central Nigeria, Abubakar Sani Bello has flagged off hybrid shea tree planting in an effort of accelerating the economic transformation of the State. Bel [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2022
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Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2022
Liberia: Farmers Empowered
[New Republic] In a bid to enhance farmers' production, the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) and the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) over the weekend donated several power ti [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2022
Ethiopia: Worsening Drought Sees Hunger Numbers Soar
[The New Humanitarian] Dire Dawa, Ethiopia -- 'If rain doesn't fall this year, the future will be disastrous.' [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2022
Ghana: Over U.S.$600 Million Spent On Imported Chicken in 2021... Poultry Farmers Unhappy
[Ghanaian Times] Over $600 million worth of chicken is dumped onto the Ghanaian market annually. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2022
Rwanda: Milk Shortages, Price Hikes Bite as Drought Takes Its Toll
[New Times] Pascal Dukuzumuremyi currently pays over 60 per cent more on milk than he used to about two months ago. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2022
South Africa: Opposition Parties In Bid to Remove President Cyril Ramaphosa - South African News Briefs, August 18, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2022
NBS’ July Report: Food Inflation in Nigeria hits 22.02%
Latest inflation report published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that food inflation in Nigeria hit 22.02 percent in July, an upward trend from 20.60 per cent [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2022
Taraba State: IFAD seeks farmers’ access to credit facilities
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has highlighted the need for farmers in Taraba State to have access to credit facilities in order to boost production. Th [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2022
Biosafety Agency Moves to Combat Bio-terrorism
The National Biosafety Management Agency in Nigeria, NBMA is taking steps to combat Bio-terrorism in the country. Director General of the Agency, Dr Rufus Ebegba stated this at a P [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2022
Agency warns of Heavy Floods in Nigeria’s Capital City
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued another early warning to all relevant Secretariats, Departments and Agencies to be on high alert and get [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2022
Nigeria: Food Inflation Continues to Surge As Poultry Feed Rises By 168%
[This Day] The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated that Nigeria's food inflation rose to 18.37 per cent in April amid increase in prices of staple food across the countr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2022