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Unregulated cocoa sub-sector not in smallholder farmers’ interest —CFAN
Tribune Online Unregulated cocoa sub-sector not in smallholder farmers’ interest —CFAN COCOA farmers in Nigeria have lamented the unregulated cocoa economy in the country, [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
Expert suggests ways to reduce cost of feeds for poultry production
Tribune Online Expert suggests ways to reduce cost of feeds for poultry production AN expert in the poultry value chain, Mr Taofiq Hamzat, has suggested ways poultry farmers ca [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
Africa processes less than 10% of cashew production —ACA President
Tribune Online Africa processes less than 10% of cashew production —ACA President THE President of the African Cashew Alliance (ACA), Babatola Faseru, has stated that process [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
‘High cost of food: Most farmers now in IDPs, can’t go to farms’
Tribune Online ‘High cost of food: Most farmers now in IDPs, can’t go to farms’ A commercial maize farmer in Benue State, Tarnongo Viralis has said that insecurity is fue [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
Global Food Prices Dipped in December – FAO Report
A report by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has revealed that the world food prices fell slightly in December as international prices for vegetable oi [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageRegion: General
Date: 11-Jan-2022
Only 2.5% of Nigeria’s Arable Land is Used For Agriculture – President Buhari
President Muhammad Buhari has said only 2.5 per cent of Nigeria’s arable land is being used for agricultural purposes. Buhari, speaking in an interview on Channels Televisio [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
FCTA to boost tractor hiring scheme with tracking devices
By Hudu Yakubu Abuja Following plans by authority of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, to revive the Tractor Hiring Scheme, the Secretary for Agricultur [...]
Agricultural Tools/EquipmentsCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
Sokoto State Water Board Upgrades Facilities to Improve Water Supply
By: Ismail Umar, Sokoto The Sokoto State Water Board, says it has expanded various water facilities to improve portable drinking water supply to consumers in the State. General M [...]
Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
JAIZ bank leverages market acceptability to boost growth-MD
Jaiz Bank Plc will continue to leverage its market acceptance and innovation to consistently deliver a superior customer experience. Usman further said that the bank would continu [...]
FinancialCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
Wa Assembly Constructs Modern Livestock Market
[Ghanaian Times] The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD), a non-governmental organisation in partnership with the Wa Municipal Assembly has cut s [...]
Infrastructure and Construction AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
New Farmer Calls for Self-Reliance
[The Herald] A Hwedza farmer has advised fellow farmers not to over-rely on Government inputs and instead take farming as a business. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
FAO Food Price Index Reaches 10-Year High in 2021
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 133.7 points in December 2021, down 1.2 points (0.9 %) from N [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Tunisia
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
Only 2.5% of Nigeria’s Arable Land is Used For Agriculture -Buhari
President Muhammad Buhari has said only 2.5 per cent of Nigeria’s arable land is being used for agricultural purposes. Buhari, speaking in an interview, called on Nigerians to em [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
PULA Advisors to Participate in 2022 FNS Deal Room Framework
The Organising Committee of the Feed Nigeria Summit (FNS) and its Deal Brokerage Room Process, has announced participation of PULA Advisors in its 2022 partnership framework. The C [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
East Africa: WFP-Backed Challenge Boosts Food System in Rwanda and Beyond
[UN News] Supporting innovations in the food system in Rwanda is the goal of a UN-backed initiative launched in the capital, Kigali, on Wednesday. [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Rwanda
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
Win for Farmers As Inaugural Export Cargo Flight Departs Kisumu
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Farmers across the fourteen counties forming the Lake Region Economic bloc (LREB) have been urged to seize export opportunities as the inaugural flight carry [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
Poultry farmers set new price regime for eggs as cost of feed rise
The executive council of Price Advisory Committee have approved a new price regime for sales of eggs by poultry farmers. In a statement at the weekend, Musa Hakeem, Secretary-Gene [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Jan-2022
Climate Change: Nigeria reiterates commitment to Paris Agreement implementation
The Nigerian government has reiterated its commitment to Paris Agreement implementation with the country’s 2050 Long-Term Low Emission Vision document. The Minister of State for [...]
Environment, Health & SafetyCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Jan-2022
Support Agricultural Sector For Speedy Economic Growth- Poultry Farmers
THE Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Jwantu Poultry Farms has called on the Federal Government to support poultry farmers and agrobased businessmen and women across the c [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Jan-2022
Institute Trains Sorghum Farmers to Boost Agric Value Chain in Rural Communities
To develop the agricultural value chain and agribusinesses in rural communities, the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) under the Village Alive Developmen [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Jan-2022
NAFDAC Seeks Investments in Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called on investors to feel free to invest in the Nigerian agricultural sector. The Director-General o [...]
Agriculture FinancialCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Jan-2022
Global food prices slightly down in December — FAO
The fall was led by vegetable oil and sugar. The post Global food prices slightly down in December — FAO appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Jan-2022
Conservationists urge FG to step up efforts to tackle wildlife trafficking
Conservationists in the country have urged the federal government to step up its efforts in tackling illegal wildlife trafficking in the country. The conservationists who spoke du [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Jan-2022
Rice Farmers Seek Investment in Irrigation Agriculture to Boost Local Production
To boost local production of rice in 2022, the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has called on the government to revive the country’s river basins and deploy more inves [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Jan-2022
WFP to Help Drive Namibia Towards Zero Hunger
[New Era] In an effort to accelerate the journey towards zero hunger by 2030 and address food and nutrition security, the World Food Programme and the Environmental Investment Fund [...]
AgricultureCountry: Namibia
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Jan-2022