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Minister Inaugurates National Council On Animal Welfare In Nigeria
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar has formally inaugurated the National Council on Animal Welfare (NCAW) with a charge to ensure the r [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Ghana: Central Region Can Produce Enough Rice to Feed Ghana - Regional Minister
[Ghanaian Times] Mrs Justina Marigold Assan, the Central Regional Minister, has said the region has the potential to produce enough rice to feed the country and boost the economy a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Ghana: 'Yara's 'Grow Ghana Initiative' to Help Empower Farmers, Boost Yields'
[Ghanaian Times] Framing in the country has received a boost as Yara Ghana took delivery of 18,000 metric tonnes of high-quality Yara Mila Actyva fertiliser at the Port of Tema. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Nigeria: Only Local Bread Making Ingredients Can Force Down Price By 50 Percent - Expert
[Daily Trust] A renowned food technologist, Duro Kuteyi, has called on bakers to embrace locally made bread making ingredients, as a way to force down the price of bread by about 5 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Ghana: Solve Challenges With Food Production, Availability
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana has been selected by the US government to receive $2.5 million to boost availability of fertilisers in the country under a $150-million new and additional hu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Nigeria: Tambuwal Kicks Off Sale of Fertiliser for 2022 Farming Season
[Leadership] Governor of Sokoto State Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has flagged off the sales and distribution of 100metric tonnes of fertiliser for 2022 farming season. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
Ghana: USAID Feed the Future Programme Provides Funding Support to Agrihouse Foundation's 1h1g Initiative
[Ghanaian Times] The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa's (AGRA) Ghana Inclusive Agriculture Transformatio [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Aug-2022
AFEX proffers solution to food system challenges in Africa
Food Network and chain specialists have harped on the need to create transformative business ideas that can increase better opportunities for food producers, ease participation for [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Aug-2022
New Yam Festival 2022: Ooni Of Ife, Others Celebrate
The harvest of new yam is usually during July and August of every year. At the palace of the Ọọni of Ife, Adeyeye Eniyan Ogunwusi, the New Yam Festival was celebrated with king [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Aug-2022
The Honey Business Owner Creating a Buzz in Northern Uganda
[UN News] Sam Aderubo started his company, Honey Pride, in Arua, northern Uganda, in order to make a positive impact on his community. With support from the UN, the business is tak [...]
AgricultureCountry: Uganda
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Aug-2022
We Cannot Wait for Famine to Be Declared - We Must Act Now'
[UN News] Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes in search of humanitarian assistance since January last year, the Food and [...]
AgricultureCountry: Somalia
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Aug-2022
FAO Appeals for Over U.S.$130 Million to Assist 882,000 People Across Drought-Hit Somalia
[Shabelle] The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) office in Somalia said on Friday that it urgently required $131.4 million to assist 882,000 people across the Horn of Af [...]
AgricultureCountry: Somalia
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Aug-2022
EU-REACH Supplies 9,000 Seedlings to 18 Schools for Planting
[Ghanaian Times] Wa -- The European Union Resilience Against Climate Change (EU-REACH) project in the Upper West Region has supplied 9,000 tree seedlings of various species to 18 s [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Aug-2022
Africa: Ghana Leader in Food Security in Africa - U.S. Ambassador to UN
[Ghanaian Times] The United States (US) Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Linda Thomas-Greenfield, says Ghana is now a leader on the African continent when it comes to food se [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageRegion: Africa
Date: 08-Aug-2022
City of Joburg Demolished Mama Fifi's Urban Farm, but She's Determined to Start Again
[GroundUp] June demolition of Bertrams Urban Farm, running for 16 years, disrupted dozens of feeding schemes [...]
AgricultureCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Aug-2022
New Yam Festival 2022: Ooni of Ife, others celebrate at the palace (SEE VIDEO)
Tribune Online New Yam Festival 2022: Ooni of Ife, others celebrate at the palace (SEE VIDEO) The harvest of new yam is usually during July and August of every year. At the pa [...]
Agriculture Crop ProductionCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Aug-2022
Agric Minister Boasts of 60,000MT Grains in Strategic Reserves
The Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed Abubakar has disclosed the availability of 60,000 metric tonnes of grains in silos across the country, under the national strategic grain rese [...]
Agriculture Crop ProductionCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Aug-2022
IFAD investment in Nigeria’s agricultural sector hit $23.2billion
Investment by the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) in Nigeria’s agricultural sector since 1978 has hit $23.2billion. IFAD Country Director Ms Dede Ekoue who [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Aug-2022
Africa: Boosting Intra-African Trade Will Power Post-Covid-19 Recovery and Foster Food Security
International Trade Centre's 'One Trade Africa' is helping African MSMEs leverage market opportunities [...]
Food & BeverageRegion: Africa
Date: 06-Aug-2022
Women Play a Key Role in Food & Nutrition Security in Nigeria
Washington DC -- In Nigeria, women play key roles in food and nutrition security through their contributions to agricultural production, their influence on how to allocate househol [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Aug-2022
Jigawa State Engages Mobile Vets To Assist Cattle Breeders
The Jigawa State Government has purchased animal vaccines worth N2.2 million for distribution to commercial vet officers selected from various local governments to assist Fulani he [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Aug-2022
Council Tasks Potato Farmers In Plateau State
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has tasked potato farmers in Plateau State on the need to produce high quality products to meet global export requirements, describing [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Aug-2022
Africa: More Lifesaving Grain Shipments Authorized to Leave Ukraine
[UN News] Three more ships have been given the green light to leave Ukraine's Black Sea ports on Friday, carrying just over 58,000 tons of corn, in a move that will raise hopes fur [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Aug-2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Secures $134 Million Loan From AfDB to Boost Wheat Production
[Premium Times] He explained that the aim was to save the country from acute scarcity of wheat, whose demand and price had gone high because of the Russia-Ukraine war. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Aug-2022
Nigeria: Why Food Prices Are High in Nigeria and What We're Doing About It - Minister
[Premium Times] Prices of food items like rice, bread and beef have increased in the past few years, some by over 200 per cent. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Aug-2022