Abdul Mohammed Isa.   Niger state Niger state governmentin North Central Nigeria  has secured a mining licence for onward mining activities  in the premises of the state col [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 15-Nov-2021

The Lagos State Government and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have signed a $200,000 Unilateral Trust Fund Agreement to grow the coconut value ch [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 15-Nov-2021

The Bauchi State Government is poised to access a N30 billion grant from the World Bank to address the state’s myriad environmental challenges, Kabir Ibrahim, the Director-Gener [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 15-Nov-2021

Segun Adegoke, The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), on Thursday, distributed improved post-harvest storage facilities to selected farmer groups in Osun State [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 15-Nov-2021

[This Day] Tetra Pak, a global food processing and packaging solutions company, has released its 2021 Sustainability Report, which stressed the need for food safety, availability o [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 15-Nov-2021

[Vanguard] The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed has linked the soaring price of rice in Nigeria to the activities of smugglers in the country. [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 15-Nov-2021

[Egypt Online] Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati said the ministry is exerting strenuous efforts to secure water needs of all sectors under a comprehensive vision. [...]

Country: Egypt

Region: Africa

Date: 15-Nov-2021

Tribune OnlineHarvestPlus targets increased production for biofortified maize HarvestPlus has expressed commitment to increase the production of maize by creating market and off [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

Tribune OnlineRanching: FG gives 14 pastoralists heifers, transportation facilities to promote local breeding Fourteen selected pastoralists from the six states that make up the [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority is on high alert over prohibited or restricted goods entering the country through the Tema port. Tasked with both securit [...]

Country: Ghana

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has disclosed that global food trade has accelerated and is poised to hit an all-time record in both volume and va [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

The Executive Secretary of Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Professor Garba Sharubutu has said that the researches in the various Research Institutes under the ARCN [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

The 2021 edition of the annual three-day Nigeria Poultry Show (NPS), an exhibition of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), has been concluded in Abeokuta, Ogun State, with sta [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has trained stakeholders in the Edo State’s cashew value chain on post-harvest handling. The one-day training w [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

To explore opportunities in Edo State’s rich oil palm sector, the state government in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have provided a N69 billion facility to s [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

Ene Okwanihe In line with efforts to ease stress of harvest, save time and boost maize production in the country through mechanisation, the Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) has [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

Jack Acheme & Tukur Garba Arab, Kano Kano State governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has launched multiple agricultural empowerment interventions worth millions of Naira, un [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

[FAO] This time-tested practice works with nature and offers numerous benefits [...]

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

[New Era] The Namibia Agricultural Labour Forum (NALF) has confirmed the successful completion of negotiations for an adjustment of the minimum wage for the agricultural sector. Ac [...]

Country: Namibia

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

The Association of Ghana Industries is warning of a possible collapse of local manufacturing industries if government does not review the 50% Benchmark Policy on imported products, [...]

Country: Ghana

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

[New Zimbabwe] BULAWAYO peri-urban farmers have decried the exorbitant prices of maize seed and fertilizer. [...]

Country: Zimbabwe

Region: Africa

Date: 12-Nov-2021

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has said the food supply chain has joined deforestation and farming practices as the main source of emissions in t [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 10-Nov-2021

COCOA production has been identified as the commodity for export promotion in Ondo state under the One State One Product (OSOP) initiative of the Federal Government through the Nig [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 10-Nov-2021

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Muhammad Abubakar, has urged cocoa farmers to continue to improve on their productivity to enhance livelihood. He also assured [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 10-Nov-2021

 Elizabeth Christopher Within the next few days, the Islamic Development Bank said it will release the sum of $150m for the development of Special Agro-Processing Zones in Nige [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 10-Nov-2021