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Kenya: Food Insecurity Hits Hard in Urban and Rural Centres
[RFI] Failed rains over two years, climate change, locust infestation, the Ukraine war and inflation are at the core of food insecurity in both the urban and rural centres of Kenya [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Aug-2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Loan From UN Fund Allows FAO to Scale Up Fertilisers for Farmers in Tigray
[UN News] A $10 million loan from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will allow the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to scale up the procurement of fertilizers [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Aug-2022
UN Agencies, Ethiopia Appeal for U.S.$73 Million to Feed Over 750,000 Refugees
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Ethiopian Government Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) appeale [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ethiopia
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Aug-2022
Elections2022 - P-Njango Backs Increase in State Budget for Food Security
[ANGOP] Benguela -- P-NJANGO named fight against hunger and poverty as top priority to ensure food security of the population. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Angola
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Aug-2022
East Africa: Samantha Power And Chef Tom Colicchio To Host A Twitter Spaces Discussion With Experts On The Hunger Crisis In The Horn Of Africa
[State Department] On August 11, 2022, USAID Administrator Samantha Power and Top Chef judge and food activist Tom Colicchio will host a Twitter Spaces discussion with experts to e [...]
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Aug-2022
Funded Farming in Eastern Sudan 'Decreased By Half' This Year
[Dabanga] El Gedaref -- The funding of agricultural projects in eastern Sudan's El Gedaref has halved this year compared to 2021. The number of farmers who applied and received loa [...]
AgricultureCountry: Sudan
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Aug-2022
KMC Deploys 300 Personnel to Serve Communities With Food Items, Others
[The Point] As efforts intensify to respond adequately to the flooding this past week, [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Aug-2022
Rwanda: How Soil Erosion is Posing a Threat on Food Security
[New Times] In the last three farming seasons (over a year's time), farmers grouped under IABM - a cooperative mainly growing maize in Muhanga District, Southern Province, saw 28 h [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Aug-2022
Orange-fleshed sweet potato can reduce bread price by 20% —Researchers
Tribune Online Orange-fleshed sweet potato can reduce bread price by 20% —Researchers MASTER bakers and others in the bakery and confectionery businesses have been told to ex [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Aug-2022
‘ECOWAS supporting smallholder farmers in Nigeria, others with technologies for organic farming’
Tribune Online ‘ECOWAS supporting smallholder farmers in Nigeria, others with technologies for organic farming’ THE Head of Agriculture Division at the ECOWAS Commission, A [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Cocoa production firm, FRSC collaborate on safety of farmers, other road users
Tribune Online Cocoa production firm, FRSC collaborate on safety of farmers, other road users As part of its strategic collaboration and partnership drive to boost cocoa produc [...]
Agriculture Crop ProductionCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Aug-2022
How CBN funded first sorbitol factory in Nigeria, Africa and second in the world
Tribune Online How CBN funded first sorbitol factory in Nigeria, Africa and second in the world AS part of its developmental function, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the ap [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Minister inaugurates national council on animal welfare
Tribune Online Minister inaugurates national council on animal welfare THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar has formally inaugurated [...]
Agriculture LivestockCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Stakeholders seek increased investments in agricultural research, others
Tribune Online Stakeholders seek increased investments in agricultural research, others STAKEHOLDERS in the agricultural sector have said there is a need for accelerated politi [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Pelican Greenish Acres Farm Estate will boost growth, development of Ogun State —Management
Tribune Online Pelican Greenish Acres Farm Estate will boost growth, development of Ogun State —Management THE management of Pelican Valley Nigeria Ltd has stated that its Green [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Microsoft, Sterling Bank, NITDA unveils agro digital solution
In what appears to be a yet another milestone in the Nigerian Agricultural sector, the tech giant, Microsoft, in collaboration with Sterling Bank, NITDA and TedPrime Hub has announ [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Minister Inaugurates National Council On Animal Welfare In Nigeria
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar has formally inaugurated the National Council on Animal Welfare (NCAW) with a charge to ensure the r [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Ghana: Central Region Can Produce Enough Rice to Feed Ghana - Regional Minister
[Ghanaian Times] Mrs Justina Marigold Assan, the Central Regional Minister, has said the region has the potential to produce enough rice to feed the country and boost the economy a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Ghana: 'Yara's 'Grow Ghana Initiative' to Help Empower Farmers, Boost Yields'
[Ghanaian Times] Framing in the country has received a boost as Yara Ghana took delivery of 18,000 metric tonnes of high-quality Yara Mila Actyva fertiliser at the Port of Tema. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Nigeria: Only Local Bread Making Ingredients Can Force Down Price By 50 Percent - Expert
[Daily Trust] A renowned food technologist, Duro Kuteyi, has called on bakers to embrace locally made bread making ingredients, as a way to force down the price of bread by about 5 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Ghana: Solve Challenges With Food Production, Availability
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana has been selected by the US government to receive $2.5 million to boost availability of fertilisers in the country under a $150-million new and additional hu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Nigeria: Tambuwal Kicks Off Sale of Fertiliser for 2022 Farming Season
[Leadership] Governor of Sokoto State Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has flagged off the sales and distribution of 100metric tonnes of fertiliser for 2022 farming season. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Ghana: USAID Feed the Future Programme Provides Funding Support to Agrihouse Foundation's 1h1g Initiative
[Ghanaian Times] The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa's (AGRA) Ghana Inclusive Agriculture Transformatio [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
AFEX proffers solution to food system challenges in Africa
Food Network and chain specialists have harped on the need to create transformative business ideas that can increase better opportunities for food producers, ease participation for [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Aug-2022
New Yam Festival 2022: Ooni Of Ife, Others Celebrate
The harvest of new yam is usually during July and August of every year. At the palace of the Ọọni of Ife, Adeyeye Eniyan Ogunwusi, the New Yam Festival was celebrated with king [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Aug-2022