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Gambia: 'Secco' Agrees to Sell Fertiliser to Palen-Wollof,
[Foroyaa] Resident Farmers Still Lament Discontentment [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Jul-2022
Cameroon: Entrepreneurs Find Ways to Supply Fish to Bamenda Despite Anglophone Crisis
[RFI] Entrepreneurs in Cameroon's anglophone region have found a way to provide local, fresh fish to customers, despite a lack of a river and an ongoing armed rebellion. Their effo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Jul-2022
Tanzania: Why More Efforts Are Needed to Protect Fishery Sector
[Daily News] WHILE Tanzania's fishery sector registered a 2.5 per cent growth in 2021, contributing 1.8 per cent to GDP, there is a need for concerted efforts to rescue the industr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Jul-2022
Sierra Leone: How a School Feeding Programme in Sierra Leone Empowers Parents to Grow and Sell Vegetables
[WFP] As inflation erodes people's purchasing power in Sierra Leone, WFP has introduced a better kind of school feeding, that empowers rural women to grow and supply surplus fresh [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Jul-2022
Morocco: Morocco - A Top Fertiliser Producer - Could Hold a Key to the World's Food Supply
[The Conversation Africa] Morocco has a large fertiliser industry with huge production capacity and international reach. It is one of the world's top four fertiliser exporters foll [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Jul-2022
Nigeria: MSF Seeks Nigerian Govt, UN Intervention Over Rising Malnutrition in Crisis-Ridden North-West
[This Day] Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) translated to mean 'Doctors without Borders,' an international medical humanitarian organisation has raised the alarm over the rocketing [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Jul-2022
Cocoa Farmers Applaud Distribution of Free Seedlings in Cross River
Cocoa farmers in Cross River State have applauded the free distribution of one hundred thousand improved variety seedlings to encourage young people to embrace farming. The farmer [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Jul-2022
Group To Deploy Climate-Smart Agriculture To Fight Poverty
The Nigerian AgriBusiness Group (NABG) and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector have discussed on how to deploy climate- smart agriculture to improve food productivity, cre [...]
Water/Sanitation AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Jul-2022
Cross River State Government Pledges Support for Cocoa Farmers
The Cross River State Government has pledged support for cocoa farmers, commenced distribution of improved cocoa seedlings in the Southern Senatorial District of the state. Flaggi [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Jul-2022
NABG, others to deploy climate-smart agriculture to fight poverty
Tribune Online NABG, others to deploy climate-smart agriculture to fight poverty The Nigerian AgriBusiness Group (NABG) and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector have di [...]
Environment, Health & Safety AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Jul-2022
Nigeria Must Plant 350m Trees Yearly to Combat Deforestation – NCF
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has said Nigeria must plant over 350 million trees annually to combat deforestation. Specifically, the Director-General, NCF, Dr Muhtari [...]
Forestry AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Jul-2022
50 Benefit from Goat Empowerment Programme in Gombe State
Not fewer than 50 persons in Gombe State have been trained on goat production under the Rural Employment Promotion Department of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). Acco [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Jul-2022
Africa: How Sweet Potato is Preventing the Global Wheat Crisis from Taking Root in Africa
[allAfrica] Long before the Ukraine conflict began and sent wheat futures spiralling, scientists in Africa were experimenting with an alternative ingredient for baked goods: orange [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 08-Jul-2022
Institute Trains Small Scale Women Farmers, Youths In Agripreneurship
Women in small scale agriculture and agribusiness drawn from six geopolitical zones of Nigeria and youth from across the country have been trained in agripreneurship development by [...]
Education/Training AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Jul-2022
SA Lags Behind in Facing Up to the Magnitude of Global Energy Insecurity
[Daily Maverick] Acute energy insecurity threatens much of the world right now. But there appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel in the hardest-hit developed economy, Eu [...]
Energy/PowerCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Jul-2022
Africa: World Is Moving Backwards On Eliminating Hunger and Malnutrition, UN Report Reveals
[UN News] The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, according to a new UN report that provides fresh evidence that the world is movin [...]
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Jul-2022
Africa: All Rural Workers Deserve Social Protection Coverage - New ILO Report
[UN News] Social protection for rural workers "remains a dream", according to a report launched in Geneva on Thursday by the Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV), part of the UN [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 08-Jul-2022
UNICEF Official Warns of Looming Famine in Ethiopia
[VOA] Geneva -- A UNICEF official has told VOA that Ethiopia's drought-stricken population could face a full-blown famine without immediate help. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ethiopia
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Jul-2022
Group urges Nigerians to stop eating sea turtles
A representative of The Sea Turtle Sanctuary (TSTS) said it is challenging to convince local fishermen to release sea turtles after the catch. The post Group urges Nigerians to st [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022
ARMTI trains small scale women farmers, youths in agripreneurship
Tribune Online ARMTI trains small scale women farmers, youths in agripreneurship WOMEN in small scale agriculture and agribusiness drawn from six geopolitical zones of Nigeria [...]
Education/Training AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022
Olam Agri, IFC loan set to boost global food security
Tribune Online Olam Agri, IFC loan set to boost global food security A new loan to Olam Agri, one of the world’s leading agribusinesses, will support the delivery of millions [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022
Our conventional farming method cannot guarantee food security —DG NABDA
Tribune Online Our conventional farming method cannot guarantee food security —DG NABDA THE Director General, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Professor Abd [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022
World Bank, FG hail Lagos over commitment to APPEALS project, farmers
Tribune Online World Bank, FG hail Lagos over commitment to APPEALS project, farmers LAGOS State Government has been commended for its top-notch performance in its implementati [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022
Burundi govt seeks Nigeria’s support in agriculture
Tribune Online Burundi govt seeks Nigeria’s support in agriculture The government of Burundi has stated that it is seeking support from Nigeria in the areas of agriculture as [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022
Nigeria unable to achieve annual 1.6 billion litre of milk target due to lack of pasture —Minister
Tribune Online Nigeria unable to achieve annual 1.6 billion litre of milk target due to lack of pasture —Minister THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohamm [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022