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Kogi Advises Residents to Shun Cow Meat After 20 Die Mysteriously
[Premium Times] The state government says there is the possibility that the cows ingested poisonous substances while grazing. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Commercial Fishing - Hout Bay Fishers Say They've Been Left Out
[GroundUp] Hout Bay fishers have taken issue with the fishing rights allocation process for this year. [...]
Agriculture FisheryCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
News Alert - Desert Locust Invades Over 400 Hectares of Land in Borana Zone, Oromia Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Locust invades over 400 hectares of land in Taltaallee woreda of the Borana zone, Oromia region, the regional communication bureau said. The swarm c [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ethiopia
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Mwapata Institute Warns of Dire Effects of Russia-Ukraine War On Malawi's Food Security Situation
[Nyasa Times] MwAPATA Institute has warned that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will have detrimental impact on the food security in Malawi. The Institute has since urged the Capital [...]
AgricultureCountry: Malawi
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
7 GMB Depots Get Grain Dryers
[The Herald] The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has so far, installed dryers at seven depots to deal with moisture content of delivered grain. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Minister Highlights Resilience of Agriculture Amid Covid-19
[ANGOP] Malanje -- The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, António de Assis, highlighted today, Thursday, the resilience that the sector has been showing in face of the limitat [...]
AgricultureCountry: Anguilla
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
FG says Nigeria will mitigate prices of food
The Federal Government has said that the war between Ukraine and Russia, which has negative impact on global prices of grains like maize, wheat and other agricultural commodities, [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
AFAN to Provide Farmers 500,000 Tricycles for Easy Transportation of Farm Produce
The President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Farouk Mudi, has disclosed plans by the association and its Nigerian partner to provide 500,000 units of tricycles f [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
Kaduna Water Corporation cautions against damage to water sources
The Kaduna State Water Corporation has pleaded with Citizens to change the negative attitude attributed to the value of water and it’s sources. The Managing Director and Chi [...]
Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
No Evidence Nigeria's Zobo Herbal Drink Causes Miscarriage
[Africa Check] A message posted on Facebook claims a local Nigerian herbal drink "causes miscarriage" during pregnancy. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
CPCU Unveils Challenges Hindering ISDB Food Insecurity Project
[The Point] The Central Projects Coordinating Unit (CPCU) under the Ministry of Agriculture has unveiled some of the challenges hindering the smooth implementation of the IsDB Buil [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
Africa: What Can We Learn From Prior Food Price Shocks?
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As the Russia-Ukraine war threatens food supplies, history can provide a guide to effective action [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageRegion: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
Killings, Kidnappings, May Lead to Famine in Ekiti, Farmers Warn
[This Day] Farmers in Ekiti State, whose farming activities have been disturbed by incessant killings, kidnapping and raping by killer herdsmen have expressed fear that abandonment [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
Rice Price Will Never Go Up Under My Regime'. - Pres. Weah Vows
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In a bid to ascertain firsthand information and improve on the reported shortage of rice in the local market, President George Manneh has toured vario [...]
AgricultureCountry: Liberia
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
High cost of production, insecurity responsible for hike in food prices ― Ogunnaike
Tribune Online High cost of production, insecurity responsible for hike in food prices ― Ogunnaike The hike in prices of food items in Nigeria has been attributed to the high [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Crop yield per hectare in Nigeria, Africa still very low due to lack of technology, says NABDA DG
Tribune Online Crop yield per hectare in Nigeria, Africa still very low due to lack of technology, says NABDA DG The Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Wheat accounts for 6.2% of Nigeria’s total import bill (2021)
A report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that durum wheat import accounted for 6.2% of the total import bill recorded in 2021, thus representing the second hig [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
“Nigeria needs palm oil worth $500 million annually”- Association
The Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN) says Nigeria needs about $500 million worth of palm oil annually to meet its local demand. The OPGAN’s National Presi [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Cocoa, Sesamum lead Nigeria’s agricultural export in 2021
A recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says cocoa beans, sesamum seeds and superior quality raw cocoa beans were the most exported Nigerian agricultural product [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Dangote, others call for groundwater protection
A top Nigerian industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, among others, has called for extractive industries to prioritize the protection of groundwater in a bid to preserve the environm [...]
Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
How Russia rescued the ruble
Russia said last week that it wants the European countries that buy its natural gas to make their payments in rubles, rather than dollars or euros. A month ago, that might have se [...]
FinancialCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
What Changed When Farmers Rated Seed Quality and Local Vendor Services
[The Conversation Africa] Each agricultural season, small-scale maize farmers in southeastern Uganda face the same dilemma. Should they shell out a few extra shillings and buy comm [...]
AgricultureCountry: Uganda
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
West Africa: Aid Groups Say West Africa On Brink of Worst Food Crisis
[Premium Times] More than 27 million people were already suffering from hunger in the region and that number could rise by another 11 million by June, the groups said in a joint st [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
West Africa: Food Insecurity in West Africa At Worst Level in 10 Years - Report
[DW] Climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have left millions in urgent need of food. A new report has warned 40 million may go hungry in West Africa if noth [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Why Nigeria Is a Fertiliser Powerhouse in Africa - Buhari
[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, in Abuja attributed Nigeria's rising prominence as Africa's fertiliser powerhouse to the implementation of the right policies b [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022