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Nigerian Government strategizes to lift EU ban on Agricultural Export
The Nigerian government is optimistic that the ban on Nigeria’s agricultural commodities by the European Union and the United States of America would soon be lifted, as it is wo [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Sep-2022
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc set to launch Cashew Processing Plant
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc is set to launch a cashew processing plant on September 10, 2022 in Epe, Lagos State, South-West Nigeria. This will be Julius Berger’s first agro-proce [...]
Agriculture Crop ProductionCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Sep-2022
Nigeria’s Vice President proposes debt-for-climate swaps
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is proposing a Debt-for Climate (DFC) swap deal in a call that can at once significantly advance the course of global net-zero e [...]
Environment, Health & Safety Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Sep-2022
Nigerian Government Rehabilitates 12 Irrigation Systems for Kano State Farmers
To promote all year-round farming, the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Water Resources has handed over twelve rehabilitated irrigation systems to farmers in Kano [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Sep-2022
FAO, Japan to address food insecurity, malnutrition in N/East
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with funding from the Government of Japan, says it will address the worsening food insecurity and malnutrition in [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Sep-2022
Mozambique: Three Billion Meticais for Agricultural Research
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced in Maputo on Wednesday that his government plans to spend three billion meticais (about 47 million US dollars, at the cu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Sep-2022
Namibia: Venaani Concerned Over Massive Maize Imports
[Namibian] POPULAR Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has expressed concern over Namibia's continued reliance on maize imports. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Sep-2022
Namibia: Chief Warns Govt Against Food Discrimination
[Namibian] THE government should not discriminate when distributing drought relief food and should also not only provide relief during election years. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Sep-2022
Liberia: World Bank Alludes to Buying New Toyota Landcruiser for NaFAA
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The World Bank says the new SUV being used by the Managing Director of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Agency (NaFAA) was bought using World Ba [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Sep-2022
Experts Urges Nigerian Government On Improved Commitment to Agriculture
The Federal Government has been urged to improve commitment to the agricultural sector to significantly grow the economy, saying despite huge intervention in the sector in recent t [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Aug-2022
New Policy To Enhance Food, Nutrition Security —Minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Mahmmod Abubakar has said that the newly launched National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy, (NATIP), 2 [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Aug-2022
Flood: Divisional officers on red alert in Kaduna State
By Asma’u Halilu, Kaduna The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Kaduna State command has placed its personnel in disaster management unit and divisions on red alert to hel [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Aug-2022
Civil Society Organizations tasked to support National development
By Zeniat Abubakar, Abuja Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria have been urged to make meaningful contribution to the development of the country. Deputy Senate President, Senator [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Aug-2022
East Africa: Rapid and Early Humanitarian Financing in the Horn of Africa.
[New Dawn] A reflection on more sustainable solutions to the drought crisis [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Aug-2022
Africa: Large-Scale Agricultural Projects Are Not Working
[African Arguments] Big farming investments reduce local food security and erode trust. They need a fundamental rethink. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Aug-2022
Djibouti: First Ship Carrying Ukrainian Grain to Africa Since Beginning of Conflict Arrives in Djibouti
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- The first shipment of Ukrainian grain to Africa since Russia's invasion arrived in Djibouti on Tuesday. The grain will be distributed in Ethiopia to help the d [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Aug-2022
Nigeria: Govt Vows to Make Nigeria Africa's Largest Wheat Producer, Exporter
[Vanguard] As wheat farmers cry for support [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Aug-2022
Mozambique: Raising Questions at the Top; Free Market Hurts Small Farmers
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Raising questions at the top Nyusi 1 - the high cost of economic liberalisation [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Aug-2022
Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector Records 1.20% Growth (Q2 2022) – NBS
Latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that Nigeria’s agricultural sector grew by 1.20 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022 in real terms, lower tha [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Aug-2022
Delta State seeks Investments in Oil Palm Value Chain
The Delta State Government, Southern Nigeria, has called for investments in the state’s oil palm value chain to create job opportunities and for economic development. The Governo [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Aug-2022
Zimbabwe: When Cows Are a Safe Investment Option
[DW] Investing money into cattle is a growing business in Zimbabwe, where inflation is skyrocketing. Many people now consider it safer than putting money in the bank. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Aug-2022
Kenya: Lake Turkana's Entire Tilapia Species Threatened By Smuggling
[ISS] As corrupt officials from Kenya to the DRC prosper, the world's only permanent desert lake faces ecological disaster. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Aug-2022
Senegal: Burst of River Banks Renders Farmers Dissatisfied
[The Point] The overflow of River Gambia has made scores of farmers unhappy in Senegal, according to reports monitored by The Point. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Aug-2022
Ghana: CCCFS Seeks Information On GMO Cowpea Assessment
[Ghanaian Times] The Centre for Climate Change and Food Security (CCCFS) is demanding from the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) a detailed information on the risk assessment cond [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Aug-2022
Namibia: Namibia Bans Beef Imports From Botswana
[The Patriot] Namibia has suspended imports of cloven-hoofed animals and their products including other potentially infectious materials from Botswana following suspicion of a Foot [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Aug-2022