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Govt Completes 80 Warehouses Nationwide - Agric Minister
[Ghanaian Times] The government has completed 80 warehouses across the country, the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has said. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Jul-2022
AfDB Injects U.S.$25,65 Million to Support Zim Food Production
[New Zimbabwe] The African Development Bank (AfDB) has injected a total US$25, 65 million grant drawn from the Transition Support Facility to enhance domestic domestic food product [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Jul-2022
Families to Be Kicked Off State Farm to Make Way for Private Farmer
[GroundUp] The fate of about 20 households hangs in the air as the Agricultural Research Council moves ahead with plans to lease the farm [...]
AgricultureCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Jul-2022
Chinese investors to cultivate 10,000 hectares of rice in Yobe
A group of Chinese investors is set to cultivate 10,000 hectares of rice plantation in a trial agricultural project in Yobe state. Leader of the investors Mr. Yung Wang, disclos [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jul-2022
Nigerian Government to vaccinate 2.2m livestock in Northeast
To curtail spread of trans-boundary disease, the Federal Government has disclosed plans to provide two million vaccines for livestock in the North-Eastern zone of Nigeria. The vac [...]
Agriculture LivestockCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Jul-2022
Ekiti State Farmers Urges Governor- Elect to Prioritize Agriculture
A farmers group in Ekiti State has urged the Governor-Elect, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, to empower farmers with affordable fertilizers and soft loans to boost food production in the state [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jul-2022
Africa: African Countries Could Do Better to Deal with Food Insecurity - UN Trade Chief
[VOA] Nairobi -- Economic and trade experts are calling on African countries to increase trade with each other and revive their agriculture sectors to overcome food insecurity and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jul-2022
The Problem of Food Security
[The Point] Fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of Gambians for food security has been a daunting task for the governments of three republics. The food security situation continue [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Jul-2022
ADB Group Board Approves U.S.$ 1 Billion for Emergency Food Production
[New Dawn] Facility targets 20 million African smallholder farmers to end reliance on food imported from Russia and Ukraine [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Liberia
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Jul-2022
Nigeria: Malnutrition and Its Alarming Endemic Situation in Nigeria
[This Day] Public Health experts see malnutrition as one of the major public health and development concerns, globally. In Nigeria, especially in Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger, the si [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Jul-2022
CMA, Agriculture Ministry Sign Pact On Affordable Maize Flour
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Cereal Millers Association (CMA) and the Ministry of Agriculture have signed an agreement that will see the price of a 2-kilogram packet of Maize Flour [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Jul-2022
AUDA-NEPAD partners UN to deploy technology to assist smallholder farmers
Tribune Online AUDA-NEPAD partners UN to deploy technology to assist smallholder farmers As part of its efforts to contribute towards food security in Nigeria, the African Unio [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022
AfDB Approves $134m Loan for National Agriculture Growth Scheme
To scale up food production as part of measures to forestall the looming food crisis, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $134 millio [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022
Benue State Governor Seeks Foreign Security Support for Farmers
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has called for assistance from the international community on providing security for Nigerian farmers, saying agriculture is gradually dying [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022
Central Bank Of Nigeria To Support Wheat Production Locally
In a bid to address the rising cost of wheat-based food items, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has reiterated its commitment to boosting wheat production locally by supporting f [...]
Agriculture Crop ProductionCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022
Nigeria’s President Unveils Compendium of Ecological Projects
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that a total of 266 ecological projects have been completed across Nigeria in the last seven years (2015-2022), Wednesday in Abuja. Spe [...]
Environment, Health & SafetyCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022
Africa: UN and Partners Meet to Address 'Critical' State of Global Food Crisis
[UN News] Scaling up climate resilience across food systems is among the actions needed to counter rising hunger and malnutrition, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid said [...]
Food & BeverageRegion: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022
Sudan: WFP Market Monitor Shows New Sharp Rise in Food Prices
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Political and economic instability resulting in hyperinflation in Sudan are forcing more Sudanese into poverty, and inability to afford the basic necessities [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Sudan
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022
Ghana: MOFA Allays Fear of Looming Food Shortage
[Ghanaian Times] Kumasi -- Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has allayed the fear of a looming food shortage in the country and expresses optimism of enough rainfall to ensur [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022
Gambia: Farming in Shambles As Rural Urban Migration Continues
[The Point] Most farms in rural Gambia are cultivated by manpower. However, in recent times, farmers have been complaining of losing their manpower thanks to rural urban migration. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022
Nigeria: AfDB Board Approves Over $1bn for Emergency Food Production Plan
[This Day] The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group's Board of Directors has approved 24, fast-track programmes to help the continent mitigate rising food prices and inflation cau [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022
Kenya: Ground Slaughter Offtake Programme Commences Across Drought Stricken Counties
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The livestock destocking program funded by the Government of Kenya has commenced in 13 drought hit Counties of Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, West Pokot, Baring [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022
Ghana: MoFA Director Expresses Worry Over Prices of Inputs
[Ghanaian Times] Asesewa -- The Upper Manya Krobo District Director of Department of Agriculture, Hilary Alagbo, has bemoaned the current exorbitant increases in prices of agro inp [...]
Oil and GasCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022
Gambia: Rural Urban Drift Affects Farming in Gambia!
[The Point] Youth are the active segment in any progressive society. Therefore, engaging them in agriculture is another available move in ensuring growth and strengthening local fo [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022
Uganda: Smallholder Farmers Recruit Black Soldier Fly for Green Fertiliser
[IPS] Kampala & Kayunga -- The conflict in Ukraine has led to an increase in fertiliser prices in Uganda and neighbouring Kenya. Amidst the shortages, some farmers are shifting [...]
AgricultureCountry: Uganda
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jul-2022