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Kenya: Odinga Vows to Oppose Ruto's Push for GMO Crops to Bridge Food Deficit
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Opposition leader Raila Odinga has vowed to oppose the lifting of the ban Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) crops in the country by President William Ruto' [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Oct-2022
Liberia: UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Calls for Increase in Agricultural Productivity
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Deputy Resident Representative for Programme at UNDP is calling for a sustainable and viable seed production programme to increase agricultural pr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Oct-2022
IMF raises concerns about food security in Nigeria, other sub-Saharan African countries
The IMF says food insecurity should be policy priority for African governments. The post IMF raises concerns about food security in Nigeria, other sub-Saharan African countries ap [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2022
Cocoa Beans Export: Nigeria earns N122.89 billion (QI, 2022)
The Nigerian Government says the country earned 122.89 billion Naira from the export of raw cocoa beans and cocoa products in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022. The Minister of Agricu [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2022
World Egg Day: Poultry Association seeks Government’s Intervention, Value Addition
As the World Egg Day was commemorated on Friday, October 14, the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) called for government’s intervention and value addition in the egg sub-secto [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2022
Anambra Poultry Farmers Celebrate World Egg Day
Poultry farmers under the aegis of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) Anambra State Chapter, Friday, October 14, commemorated the 2022 World Egg Day in Awka, the state capital. T [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2022
Africa: Leading the Charge for Rural Women's Empowerment in Niger
[FAO] Saoudé is inspiring women to challenge gender norms and become financially independent [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2022
Malawi: Rural Women's Day - With Rains Unreliable, Malawi's Farmers Harness Sun Instead
[WFP] As climate change upends farming in the drought-prone southern African country, growers like Rosie Jameson are profiting from solar-powered irrigation schemes [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2022
Madagascar: WFP Launches Initiative to Bolster People's Resilience to Food Shocks in Southern Madagascar
[WFP] Antananarivo -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched the Anticipatory Action system as part of efforts to bolster smallholder farmers' ability to withst [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2022
Nigeria: Floods - Nigeria Could Become Dependent On Food Aid, Farmers Warn
[Leadership] Flooding, dearth of infrastructure logistics and high cost of diesel to transport agricultural commodities may exacerbate food insecurity in the country and lead to fu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2022
Environment Health Council promises to create 10,000 Jobs in Nigeria
The Environment Health Council of Nigeria, EHCON, says it will create 10,000 jobs within the sphere of environment health in Nigeria. The Registrar of EHCON, Dr Yakubu Baba stated [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Nigeria: Flooding - IMF Seeks Social Assistance for Farmers to Curb Food Insecurity
[Leadership] With many farmlands under water due to the flooding in Benue, Kogi, Anambra and some other states in the country, the International Monetary Fund has warned that the c [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Sudan: Food Crisis - Children Poisoned in Darfur Camp After Eating From Landfill
[Dabanga] Nyala -- Head of the Otash camp for the displaced in Nyala locality, South Darfur, Sheikh Abdelrazeg Jales revealed that a child has died and three others were taken to t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Southern Africa: Interfaith Groups Call for Agroecology to be at the Centre of COP27's Agenda #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Faith communities all over the world are playing an increasingly important role in educating and encouraging followers to step up and take action on food security and t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Flood Impact: IFAD to commence Dry Season Farming in Nigeria
The International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) has said that it will commence dry season farming in the country’s worst affecte [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Sudan: Pests Pose 'Dangerous' Threat to South Kordofan Crops
[Dabanga] Dalami / Kartala / Habila -- Farmers are in distress due to a "huge" number of pests, including locusts, starlings, rats, and American worm damaging crops in South Kordof [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Nigeria: WFP Extends Emergency Assistance to Prevent Acute Malnutrition in North-East
[This Day] The World Food Programme (WFP), an agency of the United Nations (UN) has distributed emergency nutrition assistance to prevent acute malnutrition among 104,835 crisis-af [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Maize Association Takes Loan Recovery Drive to Northern Nigeria
By Ene Okwanihe, Kano The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) has taken its nationwide strategic meeting with maize farmers and stakeholders on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anch [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2022
Oyo State : AfDB prepares to launch special agro-processing zone project
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that the state Government is delighted with the prospects and potential of the African Development Bank’s special agro-proce [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2022
Africa: World Cotton Day Focuses On the Fibre's Role in Weaving Socio-Economic Development
[UN News] Cotton is a constant thread in our lives, from field to fabric, the UN agriculture agency, FAO, upheld on Friday, World Cotton Day, drawing attention to the natural fibre [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2022
Kenya: Sugar Prices Rise On Reduced Factory Output
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A two-kilo of sugar has risen by Sh12, at a time when the country is facing a 34 per cent decline in cane production. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2022
Tunisia: Olive Harvest Estimated At 28 Thousand Tonnes in Silianna
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The olive harvest in the Siliana governorate is estimated at 28.000 tonnes of olive (5.7 thousand tonnes of olive oil), against 20.000 tonne [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2022
Ghana: Cocoa Farmers Deserve to Enjoy Fruits of Their Labour
[Ghanaian Times] Cocoa farmers in the country must be the happiest group of people in the country today for two main reasons. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2022
Organization Seeks Women Farmers Inclusion In Agricultural Budget Implementation
The Smallholder Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON) has called for gender inclusion in implementation of agricultural budgets at all levels of Government, saying 75 per [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Oct-2022
Nigeria’s Agric sector can provide jobs, boost economy – Experts
Nigeria’s agricultural sector is performing well and capable of providing employment for the teeming youths and boost the nation’s economy, if well harnessed. Dr Umar Abdullahi [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Oct-2022