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Africa: Continent Leads the Way On 'Food Systems Transformation' - Guterres
[UN News] African countries are at the vanguard of a vital transformation of food systems to simultaneously address food security, nutrition, social and environmental protection - [...]
Food & BeverageRegion: Africa
Date: 27-May-2022
Africa: Insect Meat Loaf, Fertilizer Trees, and Mosquito-repelling Plants - The Promise of Africa's Bioeconomy #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Africa feels the impacts of COVID-19, conflict, and climate change perhaps more than any other region in the world. The costs of food, fuel, and fertilizer have skyrock [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageRegion: Africa
Date: 27-May-2022
FAO, UNIDO Partners Lagos State Government on $4.01m Coconut Development Project
The Lagos State Government, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have unveiled a propose [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
Nigerian Women Seeks Separate Budget For Farming, Agrobusiness Enterprises
Smallholder women farmers in the country have called on the government to design a specific budget that takes care of their agriculture needs and enhances their productivity. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
Gombe State begins expansion, rehabilitation of water scheme
The Gombe State Government has begun the expansion and rehabilitation of it’s Regional Water Scheme, with the signing of a contract worth 11.4 billion naira. The Gombe State Com [...]
Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
Over 300,000 Farmers benefit from Agriculture project
Over three hundred thousand small holder farmers are being targeted for inclusive agricultural value chain project in Kaduna state. Executive Director, National Agricultural Exten [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
AfDB’s High 5 programmme impacts 335m people across Africa –Adesina
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the high five programme of the Bank has impacted no fewer than 335 million people and households across African countries. A statement [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
Fertilizer: Nigeria steps up local production
The Nigerian government says steps are being taken to further boost local production of fertilizer to enhance farming activities across the country. Managing Director of Niger [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
Egypt Rolls Out Agricultural Projects to Tackle Future Food Shortages
As worries mount about food shortages due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Egypt - the world's largest importer of wheat - says it is preparing a series of agricultural proj [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Egypt
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
Africa: EC President von der Leyden Condemns 'Russian Blackmail' on Food and Fuel
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, denounced Russian aggression and its use of "hunger and grain to wield power", in a special address at the World Economi [...]
Food & BeverageRegion: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
Goat Foundation Donates 200 Goats to 100 Widows in Kitui
Goat Foundation, a non- profit organization that gives hope to widows has donated 200 goats to 100 widows in Kitui Central to address poverty and impact the lives of the vulnerable [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
The Real Price of Bread Is Unkown
[Foroyaa] The state should have a mechanism for establishing the real price of bread just as they do with fuel. They should be able to reach an agreement with the bakers on price t [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
Farmers Lament High Cost of Fertilizer, Unfertile Land
[Foroyaa] Ahead of the Rainy Season [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
How Spices Farming Drives Conservation Efforts in Pemba
GROWING spices in Pemba Island is pushing forward environmental conservation efforts in the island, as farmers engage in traditional farming method. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
Gmaz Secures 400 000t of Maize
[The Herald] The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has secured 400 000 tonnes of maize as a means of ensuring food sufficiency in the country. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
Investing in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
[The Point] Three quarters of the world's poor live in rural areas and are largely dependent on farming. Moreover, in developing countries, the livelihood of most people derives fr [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
Bubi-Lupane Irrigation Transforms Lives
[The Herald] Villagers from Mpofu in Lupane, Matabeleland North never thought one day they would contribute to national food security largely due to poor soils in the area. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
Africa: Chief Economists Outlook Warns of Dire Human Consequences From the Fragmentation of the Global Economy
[WEF] Davos, Klosters, Switzerland -- The World Economic Forum's Community of Chief Economists expects lower economic activity, higher inflation, lower real wages and greater food [...]
Region: Africa
Date: 26-May-2022
Millions of Ghana's School Kids Go Hungry During Caterers' Strike
Striking school cooks in Ghana want a year's backdated salary and an increased feeding grant. Caterers blame soaring prices on the war in Ukraine. Millions of children will not be [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 25-May-2022
Nigeria’s agricultural sector records 3.16% growth (Q1, 2022) – NBS
The latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that Nigeria’s agricultural sector grew by 3.16% (year-on-year) in real terms in the first quarter (Q1) of [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 25-May-2022
North-east Nigeria: FAO projects 4 million to face acute Food Insecurity
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has projected over 4 million people to face high acute food insecurity in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe States, all in [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 25-May-2022
Nigeria’s Environment Minister seeks end to Plastic Pollution
Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, has called for an end to plastic pollution, describing it as an absolute catastrophe that demands a conscious and conscient [...]
Waste managementCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 25-May-2022
Millions of Ghana's School Kids Go Hungry During Caterers' Strike
[DW] Striking school cooks in Ghana want a year's backdated salary and an increased feeding grant. Caterers blame soaring prices on the war in Ukraine. Millions of children will no [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 25-May-2022
Firm seeks increased Agric Funding for Oyo State Farmers
The Managing Director of an agro-allied company, OOK Group Nigeria Limited, Omolara Kikelomo, has called on the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde to pay attention to the needs of re [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 24-May-2022
Kogi State Supports 1,142 Food Markets With Haulage Facilities
The Kogi State Coordination Office of the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support Project (APPEALS), has facilitated the distribution of 39 hau [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 24-May-2022