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Lagos Achieves Milestone in Waste Recycling
The Lagos State Government has been recounting achievements recorded in the last three years within the value chain of its Recycle Initiative. The Government is elated to have made [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Sep-2022
OFAB trains agricultural Extension Workers on Importance of Biotechnology
The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), an initiative of the Africa Agricultural Technological Foundation, has held a one-day Biosafety and Biotechnology se [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Wheat Production: Stakeholders urge Farmers to use quality Seeds
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s agricultural sector have said only quality seeds should be used for farming to achieve food security, especially in wheat production. Both local and int [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Climate Change: Partners want Implementation of Africa’s Nationally Determined Contributions
The African Development Bank and other Partners of the African Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) Hub have stressed the need for African countries to implement their NDCs t [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Nigerian cocoa farmers to get financial reward for sustainability
Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, has kickstarted an initiative in Nigeria to reward and celebrate farmers [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Rwanda: President Kagame Honours Obasanjo at AGRF Summit
[New Times] President Paul Kagame paid tribute to the outgoing chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee, Olusegun Obasanjo who is also the former president of Nigeria for his dedic [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Africa: Africa Food Prize Winner Backs Highly Productive, Resilient Crops
[New Times] Eric Yirenkyi Danquah, a Ghanaian plant geneticist, who has won the 2022 Africa Food Prize, has said that for the continent to achieve food security, it needs to fund t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Africa: Developing Countries Must Grow More Food - Climate Change, Ukraine War a Wake-Up Call
[IPS] Lethbridge, Canada -- As our planet continues to heat up, extreme weather has affected many of us. From the west coast of North America across Europe, the Middle East and Asi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
East Africa: Grain From Ukraine Arrives in Ethiopia
[VOA] Nairobi -- Some 23,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat arrived in Djibouti by ship late last month. Now, trucks have delivered a portion of that wheat to the World Food Program's mai [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Ghana: Mobile Apps Help Smallholder Farmers Get Fairer Prices
[DW] Newly-developed farming apps have brought relief to farmers in Ghana who struggle to access fair market prices. Developers hope the apps will soon also be used on a wider scal [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Africa: Presidential Summit Pushes for Urgent Action to Improve Food Systems
[New Times] For Africa to be able to bridge gaps in its food systems, countries need to jointly invest in transport and storage infrastructure, and move faster to harmonize tariff [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Africa: AGRF - Experts Bank on Youth for Africa's Food Security
[New Times] Delegates at the ongoing 12th Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) have expressed concerns of growing food insecurity in Africa and how the continent risks missing on s [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Rwanda: We Support Rwanda to Unlock Its Horticulture Potential - IDH Official
[New Times] Horticulture is one of the strategic areas that Rwanda is banking on as it seeks to expand its agriculture export base through diversification, and be able to generate [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
Namibia: Farmers Urged to Benefit From Better Rainfall
[New Era] The Agricultural Bank of Namibia has encouraged farmers to prepare for a better rainfall season, and at the same time urged them to continue building adaptive capacity to [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Sep-2022
IITA urges institute to collaborate with varsities on food production
Prof. Lateef Sanni of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has urged the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) to collaborate with universities [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Sep-2022
Nigerian Government, UN Partner on Digital Agriculture for Rural Women
The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs (FMWA) has disclosed plans to partner with the United Nations (UN) Women to harness the benefits of digital agr [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Sep-2022
Kogi State Trains 50,000 Women, Youths On Potato Production
Kogi State Enterprise Development Agency (KEDA) on Wednesday, launched the ‘Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) programme, with the training and empowerment of women and youths in [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Sep-2022
Kenya: Lamu Port Was Meant to Deliver Great Things. But, As the Story of Local Fishermen Shows, It Hasn't
[The Conversation Africa] For nearly two decades, successive Kenyan governments have promoted mega infrastructure projects as a pathway to development. The Lamu Port has been one o [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Sep-2022
Mineral Exploration: Nigerian Government begins Mapping of Doma Sheet
The Nigerian Government has commenced the mapping of the Doma Sheet for mineral exploration in Nasarawa State, North-Central Nigeria. The Director, Regional Geology, Nigerian Geol [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Sep-2022
Nigerian University to commence Exportation of Shea Butter
A tertiary institution in Nigeria, the University of Ilorin, located in Kwara State, North-Central Nigeria, has disclosed plans to commence exportation of “multi-purpose” shea [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Sep-2022
Zimbabwe: President Emmerson Mnangagwa Has Launched the State of the Art Fertilizer Blender Plant At Zimbabwe Phosphate Industries (Zimphos) in Msasa With Capacity of Producing 200 000 Tonnes of Basal Fertilizers Per Annum.
[263Chat] ZimPhos is wholly owned by Government through Chemplex Corporation Limited which is also owned 100% Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Sep-2022
Somalia: Malnutrition Killing Hundreds of Children, UN Says
[DW] The fifth drought in as many years has brought Somalia to the brink, raising fears of a deadly famine. Hundreds of children have already died from severe acute malnutrition. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Sep-2022
South Africa: Despite What Farmers Think, Local Honey Bees Can Pollinate Blueberries
[The Conversation Africa] Next time you see a bee hovering around a fruit tree, you're probably witnessing pollination in action. Pollination is what enables a plant to produce see [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Sep-2022
Morocco: New Cannabis Production Law Needs Faster Implementation
[ISS] Action is required to keep farmers on side and prevent traffickers from laundering proceeds through the legal market. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Sep-2022
South Africa: New Fishing Quotas to Be Allocated
[GroundUp] But only original applicants may apply for rights [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Sep-2022