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AFAN warns farmers against fake grant-issuing portal
Tribune Online AFAN warns farmers against fake grant-issuing portal ALL Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has dissociated itself from a portal requesting farmers to registe [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022
Commission To Establish Waste Recycle Plant In Gombe State
Rebecca Mu’azu, Gombe The North East Development Commission, NEDC, says it plans to install waste recycling plants across Gombe state, to create wealth for scavengers and genera [...]
Water/Sanitation AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022
Association Warns Farmers Against Fake Grant-Issuing Portal
All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has dissociated itself from a portal requesting farmers to register and claim N100,000 grant. In a statement signed by AFAN’s Director [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022
Lagos hosts South-West workshop on food systems transformation
Lagos State government has played host to the South-West stakeholders at the national level, including development partners as well as Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and Natio [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022
Basic Foodstuff Basket Prices Drop 38 Percent
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The reference prices of the main products on Angolan basic basket, from 20 to 26 June, registered a 36% drop compared to November last year, due to the activation [...]
AgricultureCountry: Angola
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022
Lagos Residents Consume U.S.$10,7 Million in Food Daily - Governor
[Premium Times] The governor also said the state consumes 50 per cent of beef produced in the country. [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022
Gam Wants Veterinary 'Yellow Line' Lifted
[New Era] Paulina Ndalikokule [...]
Country: Namibia
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Jul-2022
Fertilizer Firm Educates Farmers On Best Application Techniques
Al-Yuma Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited manufacturers of Nagari Fertilizer brand has organized a one-day sensitization session for smallholder Nigerian farmers on fertilizer appli [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
Edo State To Plant 10M Trees in 10 Years
Edo State Government says it is partnering the Royal Wood Company Nigeria Ltd. to plant 10 million trees in the next 10 years. The state commissioner for Environment and Sustainab [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
Stakeholders raise concern over farmers low adoption of pasture technology
Stakeholders at the Dairy Value Chain forum and Responsible Business Conduct Workshop have raised concern over Nigeria farmers low adoption of pasture technology in the production [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
Kenyans Urged to Eat Other Foods Amid Maize Flour Crisis
[Capital FM] Nairobi Kenya -- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has urged Kenyans to diversify their daily meal menus by eating other types of foods in the wake of soaring [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
Rep. Aspirant Watkins to Construct Cafeteria
[New Republic] Montserrado County Electoral District #10 Representative aspirant, Y. Solomon W. Watkins has broken ground for the construction of a cafeteria to benefit hundreds of [...]
Infrastructure and ConstructionCountry: Liberia
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
Country: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
Govt Invests Gh¢ 2.7 Billion Into PFJ in Last 5 Years of Implementation - Agric Minister
[Ghanaian Times] The government has invested more than GH¢ 2.7 billion into its flagship "Planting for Food and Jobs" (PFJ) programme in the last five years of implementation. [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
As Hunger and Malnutrition Escalate, State's Plan to Ensure Sufficient and Sustainable Food Systems Is Years Behind
[Daily Maverick] While food prices soar and millions of people in South Africa continue to go hungry, the government is dragging its feet on a plan to meet the constitutional right [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
Gbarma Women Make Stride in Smart Agriculture, Celebrate First-Ever Harvest From EU-Funded Rice-Fish Project
[FrontPageAfrica] Gbarma District -- In Yangayah Town in Gbarpolu County, the aspiration of making the town a fish hub is now possible than in the past few months- as women farmers [...]
AgricultureCountry: Liberia
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
Finance Minister Ncube Refuses to Make Public $3.5bln White Farmers' Deal
[New Zimbabwe] "In my case, having lost a farm I am now paying tax to myself for that land which does not make sense." [...]
FinancialCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
Are South Africa's Pesticide Rules Outdated?
[GroundUp] Farm workers and consumers should be worried, says public health expert. But industry body says food security depends on the pesticides in use. [...]
Country: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
FCTA pledges to set good standards in Livestock Management
By Hudu Yakubu Abuja The Nigerian Federal Capital Territory administration, FCTA has reiterated it determination to improve facilities and services of the various Livestock market [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
Institute Concludes Agripreneurship Training For New Generation Farmers
Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State has just concluded a five-day training programme for selected 40 youths from states in the country [...]
Education/Training AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
How Beetles Trick Bees Into Feeding Them Food Rich in Nutrients
[The Conversation Africa] Honey bees are useful not only to humans but to other "free riders" attracted to their stored resources. The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) is one of [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
West Africa: Multiple Crises Threatening Stability and Development in Sahel - World Food Programme
[VOA] Geneva -- The World Food Program warns conflict, climate change, COVID-19, and skyrocketing prices of food, fuel, and fertilizer are further threatening stability and develop [...]
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Jul-2022
FCTA pulls down 135 houses, illegal structures on waterways
By Hudu Yakubu Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, on Friday made good its threat to clear structures obstructing water channels in the Dutse Makaranta area [...]
Infrastructure and Construction Environment, Health & SafetyCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Jul-2022
Nigeria, Others to Benefit From FAO’s $18m GEF Project
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has said Nigeria and four other countries will benefit from its $18 million Global Environment Facility (GEF) proj [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Jul-2022
ICRC Assist IDP Farmers With 2mmt Of Seeds
The International Committee of The Red Cross, ICRC, has disclosed of assisting vulnerable farmers amongst Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, with 2 million metric tonnes of seeds [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Jul-2022