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Kaduna Water Corporation cautions against damage to water sources
The Kaduna State Water Corporation has pleaded with Citizens to change the negative attitude attributed to the value of water and it’s sources. The Managing Director and Chi [...]
Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
No Evidence Nigeria's Zobo Herbal Drink Causes Miscarriage
[Africa Check] A message posted on Facebook claims a local Nigerian herbal drink "causes miscarriage" during pregnancy. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
CPCU Unveils Challenges Hindering ISDB Food Insecurity Project
[The Point] The Central Projects Coordinating Unit (CPCU) under the Ministry of Agriculture has unveiled some of the challenges hindering the smooth implementation of the IsDB Buil [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
Africa: What Can We Learn From Prior Food Price Shocks?
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As the Russia-Ukraine war threatens food supplies, history can provide a guide to effective action [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageRegion: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
Killings, Kidnappings, May Lead to Famine in Ekiti, Farmers Warn
[This Day] Farmers in Ekiti State, whose farming activities have been disturbed by incessant killings, kidnapping and raping by killer herdsmen have expressed fear that abandonment [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
Rice Price Will Never Go Up Under My Regime'. - Pres. Weah Vows
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In a bid to ascertain firsthand information and improve on the reported shortage of rice in the local market, President George Manneh has toured vario [...]
AgricultureCountry: Liberia
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
High cost of production, insecurity responsible for hike in food prices ― Ogunnaike
Tribune Online High cost of production, insecurity responsible for hike in food prices ― Ogunnaike The hike in prices of food items in Nigeria has been attributed to the high [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Crop yield per hectare in Nigeria, Africa still very low due to lack of technology, says NABDA DG
Tribune Online Crop yield per hectare in Nigeria, Africa still very low due to lack of technology, says NABDA DG The Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Wheat accounts for 6.2% of Nigeria’s total import bill (2021)
A report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that durum wheat import accounted for 6.2% of the total import bill recorded in 2021, thus representing the second hig [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
“Nigeria needs palm oil worth $500 million annually”- Association
The Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN) says Nigeria needs about $500 million worth of palm oil annually to meet its local demand. The OPGAN’s National Presi [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Cocoa, Sesamum lead Nigeria’s agricultural export in 2021
A recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says cocoa beans, sesamum seeds and superior quality raw cocoa beans were the most exported Nigerian agricultural product [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Dangote, others call for groundwater protection
A top Nigerian industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, among others, has called for extractive industries to prioritize the protection of groundwater in a bid to preserve the environm [...]
Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
How Russia rescued the ruble
Russia said last week that it wants the European countries that buy its natural gas to make their payments in rubles, rather than dollars or euros. A month ago, that might have se [...]
FinancialCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
What Changed When Farmers Rated Seed Quality and Local Vendor Services
[The Conversation Africa] Each agricultural season, small-scale maize farmers in southeastern Uganda face the same dilemma. Should they shell out a few extra shillings and buy comm [...]
AgricultureCountry: Uganda
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
West Africa: Aid Groups Say West Africa On Brink of Worst Food Crisis
[Premium Times] More than 27 million people were already suffering from hunger in the region and that number could rise by another 11 million by June, the groups said in a joint st [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
West Africa: Food Insecurity in West Africa At Worst Level in 10 Years - Report
[DW] Climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have left millions in urgent need of food. A new report has warned 40 million may go hungry in West Africa if noth [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Why Nigeria Is a Fertiliser Powerhouse in Africa - Buhari
[Leadership] President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, in Abuja attributed Nigeria's rising prominence as Africa's fertiliser powerhouse to the implementation of the right policies b [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Cooking Oil Prices Refuse to Go Down As Govt Gazettes Vat Bill
[Nyasa Times] Consumers in the country continue to dig deeper in their pockets to buy cooking oil as the prices of the commodity remains high despite removal of VAT on April 1, 202 [...]
AgricultureCountry: Malawi
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Africa: Plant Health Summit Aims to Boost Food Security, Safeguard Human Health
[UN News] The world's plant protection body met on Tuesday, aiming to set new plant health standards to both safeguard human wellbeing and preserve food security, according to the [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Africa: ICRC - One Quarter of Africans Face 'Food Security Crisis'
[VOA] The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says one quarter of Africa's 346 million people faces a "food security crisis." [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Nigeria to Become Africa's Fertilizer Powerhouse - Buhari
[Premium Times] The president attributes Nigeria's prominence to the implementation of the "right policies" by his administration.. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Africa: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Increases Food Insecurity in Africa
[VOA] Nairobi -- U.S. government officials warn that many African countries will continue to face shortages and high food prices as long as Russia continues to wage war against Ukr [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
The (Surprisingly Political) Cost of a Goat in Burundi
[African Arguments] Critics say state-backed farming cooperatives have become a tool for recruiting people into the ruling party and are sowing division. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Burundi
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Africa: Nigeria Fast Becoming Leading Fertiliser Producer in Africa - Buhari
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday disclosed that Nigeria was fast attaining the enviable status of being the leading fertiliser producer in Africa. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
2,000 Farming Joint Ventures Approved
[The Herald] So far 2 000 joint farming ventures covering up to 200 000 hectares have been approved by Government to boost agriculture. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022