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Agric company makes case for Oyo farmers
Tribune Online Agric company makes case for Oyo farmers The General Managing Director an Agro allied company, OOK Group, Omolara Svensson has appealed to the Oyo state govern [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 17-May-2022
Ondo govt restates commitment to tackle unemployment, youths restiveness through agriculture
Tribune Online Ondo govt restates commitment to tackle unemployment, youths restiveness through agriculture The Ondo state government has restated its commitment in tackling yo [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 17-May-2022
Lagos PAN chairman tasks FG, state governments on prioritising agriculture
Tribune Online Lagos PAN chairman tasks FG, state governments on prioritising agriculture Chairman of Lagos Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Mr Godwin Egbebe, has called o [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 17-May-2022
Expert advocates setting up of farms at correctional centres across Nigeria
Tribune Online Expert advocates setting up of farms at correctional centres across Nigeria The founder, Hope Alive Training Academy and agriculture expert, Mrs Olutomi Olatoye [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 17-May-2022
FG sends 200 youths to Morocco, Israel on crop production, animal husbandry
Tribune Online FG sends 200 youths to Morocco, Israel on crop production, animal husbandry The National Agricultural Lands Development Authority (NALDA) has said it is sending [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 17-May-2022
Disaster Response: National Emergency Management Agency pledges Staff Capacity Development
The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Mustapha Habib Ahmed, has assured of his commitment to continuous staff capacity development and provision o [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 17-May-2022
City Clean-up: Federal Capital Territory Administration demolishes illegal markets
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has embarked on a City Clean-up, demolishing illegal structures in the city, including markets. Some traders were v [...]
Waste managementCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 17-May-2022
Kano State: APPEALS Project, Exchange Company partner to provide markets for farmers
The Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project in Kano State, Northern Nigeria, has partnered with AFEX, the first private secto [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 17-May-2022
South Africa: Consumers Urged to Return Knorr Cup-a-Soup Lite Beef, Vegetable Products
[SAnews.gov.za] The National Consumer Commission has called on consumers in possession of Knorr-Cup-a-Soup Lite Beef and Vegetable to discontinue use of the product and return it t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-May-2022
Gambia: WHIPSO Gives Out Over 2500 Rice Packages As Charity
[The Point] World Helping Initial Project Support Organization (WHIPSO), a charitable foundation that is rethinking humanitarian aid and dedicated to making a difference in the wor [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-May-2022
Zimbabwe: Lucerne Project Will Not Only Reduce Cattle Deaths...
[The Herald] Agri -- Insight [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-May-2022
Ghana: NDDI Predicts Food Shortage, Hunger in Q4 2022/2023
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana is likely to face severe food shortages and hunger in the last quarters of 2022 and 2023, the Northern Development and Democratic Institute (NDDI), has said. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-May-2022
Gambia: NaLOA President Hails Old, Welcomes New Agric Minister
[The Point] The president of the National Livestock Owners Association (NaLOA), Ebrima O. Jallow, has commended the former minister of Agriculture Amie Fabureh for her contribution [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-May-2022
Mozambique: Stema to Increase Grain Handling Capacity
[AIM] The Matola Grain Silos and Terminal Company (STEMA), in Maputo province, plans to invest US$14 million in rehabilitating its equipment to increase its grain handling capacity [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-May-2022
Namibia: Role of Bees in Quest for Food Security Amplified
[New Era] Bee populations are rapidly declining and humanity must prevent this for their own existence. This is the view of the Women for Bees organisation, in light of the marking [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-May-2022
Zimbabwe: Local Sugar Shortage Fears Allayed
[The Herald] The Zimbabwe Sugar Association has assured the nation of adequate supplies of sugar in the local market saying Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe had the capacity to meet local d [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-May-2022
Mozambique: Chronic Malnutrition Affects Over 131,000 Children in Manica
[AIM] More than 131,000 children suffer from chronic malnutrition in the central province of Manica. This was announced on 13 May at a press conference in the provincial capital, C [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-May-2022
Agency alerts Nigerians to urban & river flooding in 2022
The Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued an early warning alert on urban and river flooding in some parts of the country. The Director-General of the NIHSA, Mr [...]
Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 13-May-2022
Mopani Worms Stake a Claim On the Global Stage
Insects. They are what we're told we'll all soon be eating if we care about the planet. For Wendy Vesela-Ntimbani, born in Limpopo, the mopani worm has been a culinary favourite si [...]
AgricultureCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 13-May-2022
UNDP, Nigeria launches Stockholm +50 national consultation meetings
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Nigeria’s Ministry of Environment has launched the Stockholm +50 national consultation meetings in Nigeria. [...]
Environment, Health & SafetyCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 13-May-2022
Food Crisis in Africa: AfDB seeks support from U.S
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has sought strong support from the United States for its Emergency Food Production Plan to avert a loomi [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 13-May-2022
TopUp Mama Looking to Solve Sourcing Challenges for Restaurants
[TechCrunch] Stock-outs, unpredictable prices of farm produce and a lack of working capital are among the challenges that plague small restaurants and food vendors in emerging mark [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 13-May-2022
Africa: UN Spotlights Plant Health, Crucial for Boosting Food Security Worldwide
[UN News] On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for more investment in innovation to bo [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 13-May-2022
Eritrea: International Day of Plant Health Observed
[Shabait] International Day of Plant Health, 12 May, was observed at the national level at the premises of the Ministry of Agriculture under the theme "Protecting Plants-Protecting [...]
AgricultureCountry: Eritrea
Region: Africa
Date: 13-May-2022
1 500 Families to Benefit From New Irrigation Scheme
THE Government has started rehabilitation works to extend the 52 hactare Mabwematema Irrigation Scheme to 642 hactares, a development that will improve food security in the drought [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 13-May-2022