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Tanzania: 3,000 Envoys Expected as Tanzania Agrees to Host Food Forum
[Daily News] President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced that Tanzania has agreed to host a major international summit next year that will bring together leaders, thinkers and impl [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Dec-2022
Somalia: Famine Narrowly Averted - So Far, Warn UN Humanitarians
[UN News] In Somalia, a full-blown famine has been narrowly averted for now, but the hunger emergency has not gone away, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Dec-2022
US govt, NIHORT to collaborate on agricultural development
Tribune Online US govt, NIHORT to collaborate on agricultural development UNITED States Counselor for Agriculture Affairs in Nigeria, Benin and Cameroon, Dr Gerald Smith, has expr [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Dec-2022
FG launches TADS to eradicate animal, zoonotic diseases in livestock sector
Tribune Online FG launches TADS to eradicate animal, zoonotic diseases in livestock sector THE Federal Government has launched the National Strategic Documents for the Control of [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Dec-2022
Agric Ministry, ARCN train Benue farmers on use of modern farming technology
Tribune Online Agric Ministry, ARCN train Benue farmers on use of modern farming technology THE Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development through the Agricultural Rese [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Dec-2022
Over 16,000 farmers benefit from $10m Canadian govt-funded agric project in Bauchi
Tribune Online Over 16,000 farmers benefit from $10m Canadian govt-funded agric project in Bauchi THE Canadian Government has concluded its 10 million CAD Dollars Livelihood and N [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Dec-2022
AfCFTA has capacity to boost intra-African trade with $1.27bn —Stakeholders
Tribune Online AfCFTA has capacity to boost intra-African trade with $1.27bn —Stakeholders STAKEHOLDERS in the African Continental Free Trade Area, (AfCFTA) have said AfCFTA ha [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Dec-2022
Experts harp on importance of appropriate policies, research for proper organic agriculture
Tribune Online Experts harp on importance of appropriate policies, research for proper organic agriculture EXPERTS in organic agriculture have stressed the importance of right pol [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Dec-2022
Osun State Moves To Tackle Environmental Degradation
The Osun State Government has declared its intention to tackle issues relating to environmental degradation in the state. The State Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke, made this know [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Dec-2022
Tanzania: Tanzania to Host the AGRF, Africa's Food System Forum 2023
[AGRA] Tanzania will host the AGRF 2023 Summit, the announcement was made by Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, the president of the United Republic of Tanzania and H.E Hailemaria [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Dec-2022
Ghana: USAID Grants U.S.$35.9 Million to Strengthen Agric Market Systems in Ghana
[Ghanaian Times] About $35.9 million grant has been allocated to the feed the future Ghana Market Systems and Resilience Activity (MSR) to support and strengthen agricultural marke [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Dec-2022
Ghana: 3 Win Awards At Ayawaso East Municipal National Farmers' Day
[Ghanaian Times] The Ayawaso East Munici-pal Assembly (AEMA), De-partment of Agriculture in Accra, has awarded three persons in the municipality for their contri-bution to agricult [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Dec-2022
Africa: The Time For Action on African Adaptation is Now
[allAfrica] Climate change is already having a catastrophic impact on Africa compared to the rest of the world. The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years, le [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Dec-2022
Rice Farmers Laud World Bank, Nigerian Government Interventions
Rice Farmers have praised the Nigerian Government and the World Bank for interventions through the Agro Processing Productivity Enhancement And Livelihoods Support (APPEALS) projec [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Dec-2022
Africa: Strategies to Aid Correct Use of Pesticides in Africa
[SciDev.Net] As use of pesticides by African farmers rises, effective strategies are needed, writes Nelson Mandela Ogema. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Dec-2022
Migration: stakeholders restates support to address climate change challenges
Rahila Lassa, Abuja The Nigerian Government says it’s committed to addressing the challenge of managing climate change for a better climate condition. Minister of Humanitarian Af [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Dec-2022
President Buhari Hails Agency as It Showcase Agricultural Strides
By Ene Okwanihe, Abuja The Nigerian President has hailed the National Agricultural Land Development Authority NALDA for its achievements in boosting food security and job creation [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Dec-2022
IOM advocates better migration policy in Nigeria
By: Mnena Iyorkegh, Abuja International Organization for Migration IOM has advocated for a migration policy that cut across national boundaries, to address the impact of the increa [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Dec-2022
Kaduna State: NAFDAC seizes expired tomato paste worth N2m
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), raided the Sheik Gumi market in Kaduna State, North-Central Nigeria, where they seized unregistered and e [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Dec-2022
Kwara State Government Set to Commence Dry Season Farming
By Tunde Akanbi, Ilorin The Kwara State Government has disclosed its readiness to commence a state-wide all-year-round-farming programme also known as dry season farming. The State [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Dec-2022
Africa: To Achieve Human Rights, Start With Food
[IPS] Rome -- Maximo Torero Cullen is the Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Dec-2022
Nigeria: Why Food Prices Remain High - Lai Mohammed
[Vanguard] The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has insisted that Nigeria has produced enough food to feed the citizens through the policies and programmes of the Buhar [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Dec-2022
Ghana: 56 Year-Old Adjudged Best Farmer in La Nkwantanang Madina Municipality
[Ghanaian Times] A 56-year-old Poultry farmer, Augustine Amankwah from Oyarifa has been adjudged the overall Best Farmer for the La Nkwantanang Madina Municipality in the Greater A [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Dec-2022
Seychelles: Pilot Project - Prawn Farming Relaunched On Coetivy Island
[Seychelles News Agency] A planned pilot project for prawn farming has started on Seychelles' Coetivy Island with the arrival of a first batch of the whiteleg shrimp post-larvae, I [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Dec-2022
Ghana: Why Farmers in Northern Ghana Go to Bed Hungry
[The Conversation Africa] Ghana is one of the few countries often praised for achieving impressive reductions in hunger. The 2022 Global Hunger Index report reveals Ghana's hunger [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 09-Dec-2022