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Nigeria to earn over N20b yearly from coconut
Farmers, investors and various governments have been urged to encourage and deepen coconut production and value chain to make the country richer by not less than N20 billion yearly [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Dec-2021
Adequate Dipping Chemicals in Stock'
[The Herald] Farmers have been assured by the Veterinary Department that it has adequate dipping chemicals in stock but urged cautious use to reduce livestock mortality due to tick [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Dec-2021
Tacri Pushes for Credit Guarantee Scheme to Coffee Farmers
[Daily News] THE Tanzania Coffee Research Institute (TACRI) Deputy National Chairman, Mr Andrew Kakama has appealed for government intervention to enable coffee farmers in the coun [...]
AgricultureCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Dec-2021
Cool Scheme to Reduce Food Waste in Nigeria
[IPS] Bulawayo -- Food spoilage forced smallholder farmers out of pocket and out of business - until an entrepreneur came up with a cool idea. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Dec-2021
Cross River Commences Revival of Cocoa Estates
More than one hundred thousand cocoa seedlings has been released to revamp the moribund cocoa estates in the southern district of Cross River State, south-south Nigeria. The Speci [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Dec-2021
‘Farmers radio will bridge knowledge gap’
Tribune Online‘Farmers radio will bridge knowledge gap’ THE management of Bellefu Digital Agro Connect, owners of Bellefu.com, has said the establishment of the Bellefu onli [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Dec-2021
‘Why I’m glad I became a cassava seed entrepreneur’
Tribune Online‘Why I’m glad I became a cassava seed entrepreneur’ SIGNS that more cassava farmers in Oyo State will adopt improved varieties in the new planting season hav [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Dec-2021
Nigeria yet to explore industrial potential of yam —Prof Otegbayo
Tribune OnlineNigeria yet to explore industrial potential of yam —Prof Otegbayo PROFESSOR of Food Science and Technology from Bowen University, Osun State, Iwo, Mrs Bol [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Dec-2021
Inside FAO-funded NLTP that keeps herders, farmers in same place
Tribune OnlineInside FAO-funded NLTP that keeps herders, farmers in same place The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) alongside the Nigerian Government is im [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Dec-2021
Setting minimum cashew prices in Ghana: Getting it right
The cashew sector is increasingly becoming one of the most important agricultural sectors in Ghana. The sector has grown into one that contributes significantly to economic growth, [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Dec-2021
Forging strategic partnership In Palm Oil
The Trade Office of the High Commission of Malaysia in Nigeria, the Nigeria-Malaysia Business Council and the Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON), among other industry s [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Dec-2021
FAO Funded NLTP That Keeps Herders, Farmers.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Nigerian Government commenced the implementation of pilot National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP), an initi [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Dec-2021
FCTA promises support for youths in modern agriculture
The Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has promised to do more for the youths in modern and sustainable agricultural practices. The FCT Secretary, Agricultur [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Dec-2021
Commercial and Environmental Gains of Urban Agriculture in Addis #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Ethiopian Herald] Urban farming is becoming both a fashion and an additional investment for urban dwellers in addition to their normal business in Ethiopia. Urban agriculture is i [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ethiopia
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Dec-2021
With Community Management Local Fishing Stocks Can Rebound #AfricaClimateCrisis
[FAO] How communities are bringing fish back to one of Malawi's lakes [...]
AgricultureCountry: Malawi
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Dec-2021
Lagos generates over N1bn from agriculture in 2021 ― Commissioner
Tribune OnlineLagos generates over N1bn from agriculture in 2021 ― Commissioner Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture said it generated over N1billion as Internally Generated Re [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Dec-2021
Charcoal producers begin massive reforestation
The National Charcoal Producers, Dealers and Exporters Association of Nigeria, (NACPDEAN), has announced that it is embarking on a massive reforestation project to ensure that the [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Dec-2021
Food production threatened as agency closes Kano dam
One month after closure of Tiga Dam, dry season farmers in about six local government areas of Kano State have lamented how their sources of livelihood have been hampered. The far [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Dec-2021
Tanzania Eyes Edible Oils Market
[Citizen] Tanzania is now working closely with Uganda to study best practices that will help boost production of edible oil seeds going by Kampala's success in producing palm oil. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Dec-2021
Challenges Facing Spices Value Chain Unveiled
[Citizen] Unguja -- Despite a huge potential in the spices business worldwide, the crop's value chain faces numerous challenges ranging from farmers, processors and transporters. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Dec-2021
Africa's Quest for Food Security Must Be Premised On Continent's Realities
[African Arguments] While there's an urgent need to improve productivity, emphasis should be laid on ridding the food systems of inequality. [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 11-Dec-2021
Kaduna govt empowers women, youths on rice production
The Acting Governor of Kaduna State, Hadiza Balarabe has identified food insecurity as a global problem threatening the security and social wellbeing of many societies. She st [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Dec-2021
RiceAfrika tackles food loss with combined harvesters
Wheat and rice farmers in Nigeria have been urged to embrace the use of combined harvesters to avoid in-harvest food losses amid insufficient production. Combined harvesters are a [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Dec-2021
LCFE partners Heritage Bank to boost investment in wheat product
The Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) announced a partnership with Heritage Bank to create a structure for trading on wheat contracts and its allied products. The Ma [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Dec-2021
FAO Calls For Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has called for the adoption of climate-smart agriculture to improve crop yields in Small Island Developing States [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Dec-2021