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Pandemic's Economic Impact Drives Some to Illegal Fishing
[VOA] Naivasha -- Seremiah Oloo is someone who has relied on Kenya's Lake Naivasha for his livelihood as a fisherman for three decades. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Oct-2021
Aroab Farmers Demand Land
[New Era] Aroab -- Residents from the Aroab community, southeast of Keetmanshoop staged a peaceful demonstration earlier this week, in their quest to access land for both framing a [...]
AgricultureCountry: Namibia
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Oct-2021
NEMA distributes Agricultural materials in North-East
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has distributed agricultural input to farme [...]
Agricultural Tools/Equipments AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Oct-2021
Experts express worry over indiscriminate disposal of hazardous chemicals
Experts in environment sector has condemned the indiscriminate use of hazardous chemicals and dumping of waste in environment across the country. The experts made the call whi [...]
Waste management ChemicalsCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Oct-2021
World Food Day: Agric Ministry Provides Farm Inputs to displaced farmers
As part of the activities to mark this year’s World Food Day, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has trained 100 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at New [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Oct-2021
Post-Harvest Storage Facilities: NSPRI empowers farmers in 5 states
Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) has commenced distribution of agricultural storage facilities and COVID-19 palliative to five states of the federation. Speakin [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Oct-2021
Ceres Apple Juice Recalled in Seychelles After Toxic Fungus Is Found
[Seychelles News Agency] Apex hotel supplies in Seychelles is asking anyone who bought Ceres 100% Apple Juice to return the product to the company for a refund after a notice that [...]
Country: Seychelles
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Oct-2021
Food Trade Deficit Almost Triples to 1,556 MD, At End of September 2021 - ONAGRI
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The food trade balance deficit has nearly tripled, reaching 1,556.3 million dinars (MD) in the first nine months of 2021, against a deficit [...]
AgricultureCountry: Tunisia
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Oct-2021
ESIA Report for Agric-Food Processing Platform Validated
[The Point] The National Environment Agency (NEA) with support from the European Union under the Belgian Development Agency in The Gambia (Enabel) on Thursday held a day long valid [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Oct-2021
Women Farmers Made Destitute By Pandemic
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Weatta Gbelly has seen hardship in her 35 years but nothing prepared her for the Covid-19 pandemic. Ms. Gbelly has never had the virus, neither does s [...]
AgricultureCountry: Liberia
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Oct-2021
Lamu Fishers Vow to Keep Working in Disputed Indian Ocean Area
[Nation] Lamu fishers have vowed to continue working in the disputed areas of the Indian Ocean after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its verdict on Kenya's marit [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Oct-2021
Agroforestry Changes Life of Uzumba Farmer
[The Herald] Agroforestry Changes Life of Uzumba Farmer [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Oct-2021
Kurima Has Mechanisation Solution for Small Scale Farmers
[The Herald] LOCAL farm implements maker, Kurima Machinery and Technology, says it is working with various agriculture development organisations to come up with initiatives that bo [...]
Agricultural Tools/Equipments AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Oct-2021
Govt, FAO Sign Pact On U.S.$350,000 Irrigation Funding
[Daily Trust] As part of the events to commemorate the 2021 World Food Day, the Ministry of Water Resources has signed a $350,000 Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) with the Foo [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Oct-2021
Funding Facility for People With Disability
[The Herald] A Special financial window for people living with disabilities will soon be availed, including creating a facility for provision of land, houses and agricultural input [...]
Country: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Oct-2021
Farmers Reap Benefits of Pfumvudza/Intwasa Concept
[The Herald] Agric, Environment; Innovations Editor [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Oct-2021
Nigeria’s food crisis unfortunate —Owosibo
Tribune OnlineNigeria’s food crisis unfortunate —Owosibo Dr Adekoya Owosibo is the Provost, Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan. He speaks wit [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Oct-2021
Poultry Farmers decry shrinking Investments
Nigerian poultry farmers are angry. Their problems are growing in a vicious circle which has plunged the industry into deepening crisis. Since 2019, the farmers have been wailing [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Oct-2021
Antoinette Kwofie appointed as Chief Finance Officer of MTN Ghana
The Board of Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana) has appointed Mrs Antoinette Kwofie as its first-ever female Chief Finance Officer (CFO). Mrs Kwofie is also the first Ghanaian to ever [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Oct-2021
Farmers Urged to Harvest Rainwater to Offset Shortage
[New Times] The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has predicted a drier than usual season for the October-December period for much of the East African region. [...]
Country: Rwanda
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Oct-2021
Nigerians Kick As Govt Approves Genetically Modified Maize
[Leadership] The federal government has granted environmental approval for evaluation and open cultivation of TELA maize a new maize variety developed by researchers at the Institu [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Oct-2021
It Doesn't Make Sense to Enact Anti-Open Grazing Law Without Enforcement - Governor
[Premium Times] "To sign a law is very easy, it doesn't make sense to put out a law that you cannot enforce..." [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Oct-2021
Climate change: Farmers In Dilemma As Rain Ceases In Katsina
It has been two weeks now without rainfall in Funtua, Danja, Bakori, Kankara and some parts of Katsina State; a situation that has instilled anxiety among farmers whose crops were [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Oct-2021
AATF To Boost food production through new technologies.
The Executive Director African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr Canisius Kanangire, has assured African farmers of the foundation’s efforts to ensure improved food pr [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Oct-2021
Govt Grants Approval for Genetically Modified Maize
[Premium Times] The approval allows for open cultivation in the country. [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Oct-2021