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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Milk Collection Centres Key to Stimulate Production'
[Daily News] THE government has said that it was working on a strategy to engage the private sector so as to facilitate construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures including [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Feb-2022
Agreement Reached With Mauritius On Sustainable Fishing
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles and Mauritius have extended an existing bilateral fisheries agreement for 60 days that will see the increase in license fees and a new environme [...]
Agriculture FisheryCountry: Seychelles
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Feb-2022
Experts warn investors, farmers on foreign loans
Experts in agribusiness have warned investors and farmers to be wary of foreign loans at this period, but instead, they should seek for more intervention opportunities, and invest [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Feb-2022
Kwara Smallholder Cassava Farmers Get USAID, Group Assistance On Productivity
One hundred smallholder cassava farmers in five selected local government areas of Kwara state have benefitted a training programme and personal protective equipment (PPE) to incre [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Feb-2022
Authorities Cull Birds, Erect Barrier Against Bird Flu Outbreak
[VOA] Yaoundé, Cameroon -- Cameroonian authorities have erected sanitary barriers around poultry farms in the western city of Bafoussam after an outbreak of the highly pathogenic [...]
AgricultureCountry: Cameroon
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Feb-2022
JOSTUM students receive tutelage on soil testing from Michigan State University
Tribune Online JOSTUM students receive tutelage on soil testing from Michigan State University A one-day training with focus on soil testing was held for students of Joshua Sar [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022
NUFFIC, FCAH&PT begin move to enhance women’s capacity in agribusiness management
Tribune Online NUFFIC, FCAH&PT begin move to enhance women’s capacity in agribusiness management AS part of efforts geared towards enhancing women’s capacity and ensuri [...]
Education/TrainingCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022
Harmonisation of standards will grow organic agriculture in West Africa —ECOWAS
Tribune Online Harmonisation of standards will grow organic agriculture in West Africa —ECOWAS The Head of Agriculture Division, ECOWAS Commission Abuja, Mr Ernest Aubee say [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022
100 Kwara smallholder cassava farmers get USAID, group assistance on productivity
Tribune Online 100 Kwara smallholder cassava farmers get USAID, group assistance on productivity One hundred smallholder cassava farmers in five selected local government areas [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022
‘Ban on donkey trading will be counter-productive’
Tribune Online ‘Ban on donkey trading will be counter-productive’ National President of Donkey Dealers Association of Nigeria, Mr Dike Ifeanyi in this interview with COLLIN [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022
Nigeria losing N2trn annually through importation of wheat, FMAN regrets
Tribune Online Nigeria losing N2trn annually through importation of wheat, FMAN regrets It has been lamented that Nigeria as a country is losing a whopping sum of N2 trillion y [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022
Africa: 'Amazing' New Beans Could Save Coffee From Climate Change
[VOA] London -- Millions of people around the world enjoy a daily cup of coffee; however, their daily caffeine fix could be under threat because climate change is killing coffee pl [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022
Food security: Developing action plan for residue reduction in livestock products
Food security: Developing action plan for residue reduction in livestock products. Over the years, the federal government has been working on reducing drug residue in agricultural [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Feb-2022
Agro-dealers want 35% Urea produced in Nigeria sold in local markets
Tribune Online Agro-dealers want 35% Urea produced in Nigeria sold in local markets The Nigeria Agro Input Dealers Association (NAIDA) has urged fertilizer companies in Nigeria [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Feb-2022
Africa: No Perfect Solution - Smallholder Farmers Must Use Both Traditional and New Practices
[The Conversation Africa] As an agricultural and environmental scientist, I've worked for decades exploring the practical challenges that smallholder farmers encounter in East Afri [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 07-Feb-2022
Food Security - Hope Rises As Millers Evacuate Abuja Rice Pyramids for Processing
[Vanguard] NO fewer than 61 integrated rice millers have begun to evacuate the paddy rice pyramids in Abuja, which was showcased a few days back as an indication of the growing cap [...]
Agricultural Tools/EquipmentsCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Feb-2022
Nigeria to Produce 280,000 Tonnes of Cocoa From Estimated 320,000 Tonnes
[Leadership] Cocoa production output has been estimated to hit 280,000 tonnes, well below the 320,000 tonnes the cocoa association had forecast for Nigeria. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Feb-2022
Global food prices rebound in January
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 135.7 points in January 2022, 1.1 per cent higher than in December 2021. The post Global food prices rebound in January appeared first on Premium [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Maize farmers commence loan repayment for anchor borrowers program
Tribune Online Maize farmers commence loan repayment for anchor borrowers program THE Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) is erecting a maize pyramid in Kaduna state as part of [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
The boy who makes solar Bluetooth speakers, scooters with plastics
Ghana is one of the countries with the highest levels of sunshine in sub-Saharan Africa with between 150 hours to 250 hours of sunshine per year. One young boy is tapping in [...]
Information Technology (IT)Country: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Prices of farm inputs have more than quadrupled – Peasant farmers
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has expressed worry over soaring prices of farm inputs. According to them, the high prices make farming expensive. “ [...]
Agricultural Tools/EquipmentsCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Power, Communication Installations Gazetted as Critical Infrastructure
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has gazetted several installations that facilitate provision of critical services in the country as critical infras [...]
Energy/Power Infrastructure and Construction Information Technology (IT) TelecommunicationsCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Govt to Investigate Infrastructure Resilience
[AIM] The Mozambican government is to investigate the poor resilience of infrastructure following the damage caused by cyclone Ana which swept through the central and northern prov [...]
Infrastructure and ConstructionCountry: Mozambique
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Drones Deliver Swine Semen in Boost to Pig Farming
[New Times] Rwanda has started a pilot project to use drones to deliver swine semen to veterinarians for use in artificial insemination to facilitate farmers' access to improved br [...]
AgricultureCountry: Rwanda
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Morocco's Phosphates Cache Eases Africa's Food Crisis
[DW] Morocco holds 75% of the world's reserves of phosphate, which is used in fertilizer. The country's exports are helping to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa, but high energy [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Morocco
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022