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NALDA Partners with University of Health Sciences in Bauchi state
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), is set to provide support inform of Land clearing, Land Preparation and technical assistance to the University of Heal [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Nigeria: Youths Protest Fuel Scarcity, Hike in Price, Demand Suspension of 2023 Polls
[This Day] Jos -- Nigerian Youth Congress for Peace and Development (NYCPD) on Sunday protested the persistent fuel scarcity across the country and the unbearable hike in price by [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Tanzania: How Govt Plans to Attain 10pc Agric Growth
[Daily News] THE government has unveiled its grand plans towards successful attainment of its ambitious strategy to make agriculture sector grow by 10 per cent come 2030. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Rwanda: One Chef's Gourmet Food Choice and Why Mobile Kitchens Are the Way to Go
[New Times] Rwandans can be a bit hesitant when it comes to buying food, let alone eating on the streets. It is perhaps a cultural thing. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Nigeria: NAFDAC Vows to Implement Pharmaceutical Traceability Strategy to Tackle Substandard Drugs
[Vanguard] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has vowed to confront the menace of substandard and falsified medicines in the country with the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Seychelles: Danny Faure Foundation Signs MoU With Cabo Verde Minister of the Sea
[Seychelles News Agency] The Danny Faure Foundation set up by Seychelles' former president has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Education of Cabo Ver [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Kenya: Farmers in Tana River Urged to Utilize Fruit Processing Factory
[Capital FM] Tana River -- Farmers in Tana River County have been urged to utilize the multi-million Galole Integrated Fruit Processing Factory set up by the Coast Development Auth [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Kenya: Govt Sets Aside Additional Sh2bn to Fight Famine and Drought
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has set aside Sh2 billion for immediate response to the raging drought and famine, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said even as he call [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
ACREeSAL Project begins tree pruning exercise in Sokoto
The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), Project has began tree pruning to save the trees from decaying and dying as a result of mistletoe infectious disease [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
FG empowers farmers with Smart Agriculture Items in Katsina
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), disbursed smart agriculture items to beneficiaries of the National Adopted [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
PAN warns farmers against antibiotics use in bird rearing
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State chapter, has warned farmers against the use of antibiotics in rearing birds. PAN Lagos State Chairman, Mr Mojeed Iyiola, said [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Lagos state: CERUD to train over 250 youths on fish farming
The Government of Lagos State, has directed the Centre for Rural Development CERUD to train over 250 youths and fish farmers on fish farming techniques. The Director, Mr Steven Ad [...]
Fishery LivestockCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Professor Falade Proffers Solutions to Food Challenges in Nigeria
A Professor of Food Technology has said transformational implementation with strong institutional frameworks and backing from relevant local, regional and global governing agencies [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Kenya: Donors Must Urgently Send Funds As Humanitarian Situation Deteriorates in Kenya
[MSF] Nairobi -- Hospital admissions of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition have spiked in Dagahaley, one of three refugee camps in the Dadaab refugee complex, easter [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Africa: As the #AfricaClimateCrisis Bites, Soil Needs Doctors Too
[IPS] Rome -- In a wiser world, the term 'treating someone like dirt' would be a good thing. After all, 15 of the 18 nutrients essential to plants are supplied by soils and around [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Africa: Leaders Discuss Path to Food Security At Dakar Summit
[VOA] Dakar, Senegal -- African heads of state and development partners will discuss ways to increase Africa's agricultural production at a summit in progress in Senegal. Climate c [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
South Africa: Water and Sanitation Clamps Down On Farmer for Illegal Water Use
[Govt of SA] Another KZN farmer taken to task for constructing an illegal dam for farming business [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Tanzania: Boost for Agriculture Sector As AfDB Commits 280bn/ - for Irrigation, Logistics Hubs
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan's efforts to bring agricultural sector reforms has received a huge boost after African Development Bank Group's decision to commit a 120 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
South Africa: KZN Farmer Fined R1.5 Million for Illegal Water Use
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Water and Sanitation continues to clamp down on farmers involved in unauthorised and illegal water use and ensure perpetrators are brought to book [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Tunisia: Tunisia, Senegal to Update Cooperation Agreement On Agriculture
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia and Senegal will update their cooperation agreement on the agricultural sector, Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheri [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Claims Zimbabwe Food Secure - Promises Wheat Next Year As 4 Million People Face Hunger
[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has claimed Zimbabwe is food secure and by next year will be exporting wheat to other countries. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Food Security: France To Partner With Kwara Government On Agriculture
The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann, says her home government is ready to partner with Kwara government to promote agriculture. The envoy said this during a court [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023
Nigeria To Explore Markets For Lithium
The Nigerian government has been challenged to see the discovery of Lithium in many states as another opportunity to create wealth and engage the youth for a better future. The pre [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023
HOMEF Urges Government To Train Farmers On Agroecology
An NGO, Home of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has urged all tiers of government to train farmers on the science of the relationships between an organism and an environment modifi [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023
South Sudan: Tens of Thousands of Children Benefit From Nutritious Meals As Canada Funds WFP's School Feeding in South Sudan
[WFP] Juba -- A contribution of CAD5.5 million (US$4.1 million) from the Government of Canada will provide more than 23,000 children in South Sudan with access to daily nutritious [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023