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Sand Dams Boost Food Security in Rural Zimbabwe
[New Frame] In hot and arid parts of the country, this method of water abstraction from sandy riverbeds is helping villagers to grow their vegetable gardens all year round. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 12-May-2022
East Africa: Lake Victoria Locals Blame Companies for Mysterious Mass Fish Die-Offs
Governments blame a range of factors for tonnes of dead fish washing up. Local fisherman and environment officers blame polluting industries. [...]
Agriculture FisheryRegion: Africa
Date: 12-May-2022
Farmers, Others Raise Concerns Over Indigenous Chicken Breeds
Last month, monogastric (single-compartmented stomach) livestock farmers and stakeholders, at a conference in Abuja, raised concerns over the state of local chicken breeds. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-May-2022
Speakers, Heads of Parliament from Africa advocate increased Agricultural Funding
Speakers and heads of parliaments from across Africa have advocated increased budgetary allocations to agriculture to enhance productivity and build internal capacity for food prod [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-May-2022
Nigeria loses N455 billion annually to poor sanitation – RUWASSA
The Federal Capital Territory Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) has revealed that Nigeria loses Four Hundred and Fifty-five Billion Naira (N455, 000,000,000) annua [...]
Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-May-2022
National Bureau of Statistics, World Bank, FAO to conduct Agricultural Census
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in collaboration with the World Bank and Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), will embark on a National Agricult [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-May-2022
Meru Distributes Beehives Worth Sh3 Million to Help Keep Elephants at Bay
Meru County farmers living close to forest areas have adopted bee-keeping as a way of keeping stray elephants at bay in addition to the benefits accrued from the lucrative apicultu [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 11-May-2022
African Armyworms Infestation in Baringo Threatens Food Security
Baringo County is grappling with armyworms infestation in Barwesa Ward, Baringo North Sub- county that is threatening food security, as drought continues to ravage the area. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 11-May-2022
Outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Demands Coordinated and Rapid State Intervention
Considering the poverty and high unemployment in South Africa, it is not surprising that farmers have tried to illegally move their animals to get better values at auctions outside [...]
AgricultureCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 11-May-2022
Tracing the Origins and Role of Bananas in the Rwandan Culture
King Yuhi III Mazimpaka, who ruled Rwanda from 1645 to 1675, is mostly remembered to have been exceptionally handsome, intelligent and creative. He was also a poet, with his perfec [...]
AgricultureCountry: Rwanda
Region: Africa
Date: 11-May-2022
New Tobacco Growers Decline 50%
The number of new tobacco growers for the 2021/22 season has declined by 50 percent, compared to the same period last year. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 11-May-2022
UNHCR Raises Alarm Over Mozambique's 'Invisible' Crisis as Climate Shocks Worsen Displacement
This is a summary of what was said by Grainne Ohara, Director of the Division of International Protection of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees -- to whom quoted tex [...]
AgricultureCountry: Mozambique
Region: Africa
Date: 11-May-2022
City Sanitation: FCTA meets with Security Agencies, reviews enforcement strategies
Authority of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has met with commanders of different security agencies and heads of other organizational components of bot [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-May-2022
Food Security: Guyana to collaborate with Nigeria, Czech Republic
Dr. Irfaan Ali, President of the South American country, Guyana, has expressed his country’s readiness to collaborate with the governments of Nigeria and the Czech Republic in th [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-May-2022
“Illegal Structures on Waterways cause flooding in FCT” – Agencies
The Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have identified illegal structures that block waterways as bei [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-May-2022
Kenya: Give Edible Insects a Chance As an Alternative High-Quality Protein Source, Say Scientists
[IPS] Nairobi -- Growing up in Samoya Village of Bungoma County in the Western part of Kenya, Elvis Wanjala has fond childhood memories of the rainy season, chasing and catching bl [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-May-2022
Agency Targets 1000mt Of Maize In Plateau State
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has flaged off its Food Production project in eight communities in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State North [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2022
NLC Decries High Cost of Farm Inputs in Niger State
The Niger State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has decried the hike in the market prices of farm inputs, saying the development has left farmers struggling to cope wi [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2022
Genetically Modified Beans Safe For Consumption- Agency
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has assured Nigerians that the recently-approved genetically-modified beans is safe for human consumption and the environment. Dr. R [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2022
Africa: How Covid Controls Hit Smallholder Farmers in African Countries
[The Conversation Africa] Since its emergence more than two years ago, COVID-19 has reached nearly every corner of the globe. It has infected hundreds of millions of people, and ov [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2022
Nigeria: Edo Set for Farm-to-Table Initiative, to Connect Farmers to Produce Buyers Online
[This Day] The Edo State government has concluded plan to launch an online portal to connect farmers in the state to produce buyers globally in a renewed drive to promote trade and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2022
Ghana: U.S.$122.5 Disbursed to MAG Beneficiary Institutions
[Ghanaian Times] A total of $122,473,575.60 has been disbursed to all Modernising Agriculture in Ghana (MAG) beneficiary institutions since 2017, the Chief Director of the Ministry [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2022
Sudan: Residents and Displaced Demand Security During Agricultural Season
[Dabanga] Gireida -- Residents and internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Gereida in South Darfur have demanded the governor of the state to extend security measures and protect th [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2022
Agricultural Experts seek funding for Nigerian women farmers
Agricultural experts have called for financial support for Nigerian women farmers in the agricultural value chain to boost productivity and attain food security in the country. The [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2022
Nigeria sponsors 200 Youths to Israel, Morocco for Agric training
The Nigerian Government through the National Land Development Authority (NALDA) is set to send 200 young farmers to Israel and Morocco for a six day intensive training on Greenhous [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2022