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Kenya-Based Agritech Apollo Raises U.S.$40 Million in Softbank-Led Round, Joined By CHAN Zuckerberg Initiative, CDC
[TechCrunch] Kenya-based agritech Apollo Agriculture, which helps farmers access high-quality farm inputs, financing and markets, plans to double the number of farmers it is servin [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Mar-2022
2nd Meeting Held to Confront Impact of Global Crisis On Strategic Food
[Egypt Online] A crisis committee to confront the impact of the current global crisis on strategic food commodities convened its second meeting on Monday under Prime Minister Mosta [...]
AgricultureCountry: Egypt
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Mar-2022
World Bank to Fund Communities Affected By Locust Invasion
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has finalized plans to support communities in 15 counties that were affected by locust infestation. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Mar-2022
Farmers list threats to food production in Yagba,Kogi State
Amidst challenges, including inaccessibility to government funding and crop destruction by herders, the Concerned Farmers Association (CFA), Kogi State, got some handouts as member [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Mar-2022
FAO, stakeholders reel out recommendations to boost agri-food systems in West Africa, Sahel
The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, Thursday, along with other stakeholders and partners reeled out 10 recommendations to boost agri-food systems in West Africa and the Sah [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Mar-2022
Bill For Establishment of Agric College in Akwa Ibom Scales Second Reading
To boost research and training for the development of agriculture and agriculturists in the country, the Senate passed for second reading, a bill seeking for the establishment of F [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Mar-2022
Nigeria imported wheat worth N1.29trn in 2021-NBS
Nigeria’s foreign trade data, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that Nigeria imported durum wheat worth N1.29 trillion in 2021, representing a 71.1% in [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Mar-2022
Firm Launches Tomato Paste Into the Nigerian Market
[This Day] Kaduna -- Tomato Jos Farming and Processing Limited, at the weekend in Kaduna, launched its much-anticipated Tomato Jos paste variant into the Nigerian market. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Mar-2022
Livestock Diseases Cost Sub-Saharan Africa Farmers Billions
[The Exchange] The epidemiology of ticks and tick-borne diseases is a disaster in Africa for animal and human health. [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 21-Mar-2022
Govt Designates 134ha for Marijuana Production
[New Times] Rwanda has dedicated 134 hectares to cannabis production, The New Times has learned. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Rwanda
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Mar-2022
Farmers Earn 13.5bn/ - in Sorghum Sales Through WFP Support
[Daily News] IN its 1.5bn/- funds (equivalent to 570,000 Euro) from the Irish Aid, the World Food Programme (WFP) in Dodoma region has raised the livelihoods of some 22,000 sorghum [...]
AgricultureCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Mar-2022
Govt Designates 134ha for Medicinal Cannabis Production
[New Times] Rwanda has dedicated 134 hectares to cannabis production, The New Times has learned. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Rwanda
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Mar-2022
FAO to train 60 veterinary officers in 2022.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has disclosed plans to train about 60 veterinarians, to curtail zoonotic diseases outbreaks across the country. The FAO [...]
Education/Training AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Mar-2022
Service providers seek additional refuse dumps in Bauchi State
The Bauchi State office of the Independent Environmental Service Providers (BASISPA) has called on the state government to establish additional refuse dumps in the metropolis. Alh [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Mar-2022
JCI, IITA Train 100 Students On Agribusiness In Oyo State
Junior Chamber International, Odua (JCI Odua) in conjunction with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Oyo State Government through the Start Them Ear [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Mar-2022
Farmers Embrace Homemade Feeds As Commercial Feeds Prices Hikes
[Capital FM] Eldoret -- With an upsurge on the prices of commodities, from fuel to food and other essential commodities in the country, the dairy and poultry sector has not been sp [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Mar-2022
Agriculture Researchers Working at Developing Disease-resistant Cassava Seeds
Olubunmi Osoteku, Ibadan The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in collaboration with Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), the Tanzania Agricultu [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Mar-2022
Hybrid Seeds Concerns - Faster Growth, Lower Nutritional Value in Tanzania
[The Exchange] Tanzania is stepping up its place in agro-science and cutting edge seed engineering, producing numerous new hybrid varieties every year. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Mar-2022
Fertiliser Production May Face Setback Over Russia-Ukraine War
The Russia-Ukraine war and the possible global financial fallouts are projected to have a significant impact on the Nigerian fertiliser industry. Russia is a major supplier of nit [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 18-Mar-2022
Environmentalist wants govt to revoke, re-allocate licences of frequent polluters
An environmentalist, Mr Iniruo Wills, has advocated for the revocation and re-awarding of licences only to oil firms that operate in an environmentally sustainable manner. Mr. Ini [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 18-Mar-2022
Investing in Commercial Farming Will Eliminate Revenue Issues -VP Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said to easily eliminate revenue issues and raise contributions into the government treasury, the country must devote deliberate [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 18-Mar-2022
Government to invest in organic fertiliser production to wean farmers off chemical fertilisers – Deputy Agric Minister
The Deputy Food and Agricultural Minister, Yaw Addo Frimpong, has indicated the government’s plan to wean Ghanaian farmers off chemical fertilisers in favour of organic fertilise [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 18-Mar-2022
Buffer Stock Company not well resourced – Deputy Agric Minister
The Deputy Agricultural Minister, Yaw Frimpong Addo, says the Buffer Stock Company is not well resourced to effectively carry out its main mandate of reducing shocks in the local m [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 18-Mar-2022
Fisheries Sector Produces 171 Million Tons in 2016 - FAO Country Rep.
[The Point] The FAO representative to The Gambia, Moshibudi Rampedi, has revealed that in 2016, the fisheries sector produced over 171 million tons, worth billions of US dollars. [...]
Agriculture FisheryCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 18-Mar-2022
Poultry Farmers cry out Over High Cost of Feed
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has decried the rising cost of poultry feeds and consumables, saying it was diminishing their profit, and at the same time making many farm [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 17-Mar-2022