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NDE trains 158 Ekiti farmers on agricultural extension scheme
Tribune Online NDE trains 158 Ekiti farmers on agricultural extension scheme The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has trained no fewer than 158 youths farmers in Ekiti [...]
Education/Training AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 25-Jan-2022
Kwara produces over 102,000 metric tons of rice paddy to join top rice producing states
Tribune Online Kwara produces over 102,000 metric tons of rice paddy to join top rice producing states Kwara state has joined top states in rice production in Nigeria with its [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 25-Jan-2022
Despite restricted access to forex, food-related importation still drive agriculture —Stakeholders
Tribune Online Despite restricted access to forex, food-related importation still drive agriculture —Stakeholders Agricultural stakeholders have said despite some accompanyin [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 25-Jan-2022
Fishermen lament impact of light fishing on their livelihoods
Fishermen at the Nungua Landing Beach in the Greater Accra region have bemoaned the impact of light fishing on their businesses and livelihoods According to them, the activ [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 24-Jan-2022
Africa: Ethiopian Coffee Brands Launch on China's Largest e-Commerce Platform, Alibaba Group, in a Joint Effort with ECA and the Ethiopian Government
[UNECA] Addis Ababa, 21 January 2022 (ECA) - Imagine using one second to sell more than 11,200 bags of Ethiopian coffee. That is what happened on January 19, 2022, during the Ethio [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ethiopia
Region: Africa
Date: 24-Jan-2022
Africa: WHO Publishes New Global Data On the Use of Clean and Polluting Fuels for Cooking By Fuel Type
[WHO] 2.6. billion people lack clean cooking access [...]
Energy/PowerRegion: Africa
Date: 24-Jan-2022
Too Much Rain Means No Grain - Farmers and Industry Watchers Look Skyward for a Sunny Reprieve
[Daily Maverick] There can be too much of a good thing. This summer's rains over much of South Africa, including the key summer crop areas, are a case in point. [...]
AgricultureCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 24-Jan-2022
Solar Power Planned for One of World's Largest Tuna Canneries Based in Seychelles #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Seychelles News Agency] Global seafood producer Thai Union Group plans to install solar panels at Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT), its Seychelles-based tuna processing facility, to reduce [...]
Energy/PowerCountry: Seychelles
Region: Africa
Date: 24-Jan-2022
NDE disburses N9.3m loan to 93 farmers in Bauchi to boost crops, animals production
Tribune Online NDE disburses N9.3m loan to 93 farmers in Bauchi to boost crops, animals production The sum of N9.3m has been disbursed to 93 smallholders farmers by the Nationa [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Jan-2022
Forestry Commission introduces digital platforms to ease registration, renewal of property marks
The Forestry Commission has launched two digital platforms that allow registration and renewal of property marks to be completed in a day, instead of two months. The plat [...]
Forestry AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Jan-2022
The Dark Shadow Behind the Food Pyramids
[Premium Times] It is time to evolve towards more modern entrepreneurship in the Nigerian agricultural sector. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Jan-2022
South African Farming - New Policy Offers Promise, but There's Fixing to Be Done Too
[The Conversation Africa] For most agricultural subsectors, South Africa is emerging from one of the best years. The 2020/21 season saw bumper harvests for grains, oilseeds and som [...]
AgricultureCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 21-Jan-2022
ERA/FoEN lauds Rivers’ actions against oil theft, soot pollution
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has applauded the current action by the Rivers State Government to address the vexed issues of oil theft and [...]
Oil and GasCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jan-2022
FCTA Inaugurates Committee on Organic Agriculture
Hudu Yakubu Abuja The Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) through it Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat has inaugurated a 16-man committee on or [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jan-2022
Nigeria Releases 49 High-Yielding New Crop Varieties For Farmers
To boost Nigeria’s agricultural productivity, the National Varieties Release Committee (NVRC) has released 49 high-yielding crop varieties to farmers. The development was di [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jan-2022
FEC Approves N1.4bn to Equip Youth Farmers
[Premium Times] The N1.4 billion will be used to procure equipment and agricultural inputs for the National Youth Farmers' Scheme. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jan-2022
Farmers Plant 1,4m Hectares
[The Herald] Farmers have planted more than 1,4 million hectares of major crops as rains continue in most parts of the country. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jan-2022
Commerce Holds Cassava Transformation Inception Meeting
[New Dawn] The National Standards Laboratory of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recently held a one-day inception meeting and workshop of the National Quality Infrastruct [...]
AgricultureCountry: Liberia
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Jan-2022
Oil Palm Development Association calls for exemption from 50% ‘Benchmark Value’ policy
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AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Jan-2022
Nigeria’s Agric Sector to Grow by 1.6% in 2022 – Rewane
An economic expert and the Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives, Bismarck Rewane, has projected the Nigerian agriculture sector to grow by 1.6 per cent by the end of 20 [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Jan-2022
Kaduna earmarks N118.8m for state-wide tree planting in 2022
In its bid to encourage afforestation, the Kaduna State Government has earmarked N118.8 million for state-wide tree planning in the 2022 budget. The copy of the budget obtained in [...]
Forestry AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Jan-2022
AfDB To Establish Onion Commodity Exchange In Sokoto
SOKOTO State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has revealed that the African Development Bank (AfDB) will soon facilitate the establishment of an Onion Commodity Exchange in the stat [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Jan-2022
Group Lauds CBN, Farmers Partnership In Boosting Food Production
The Advocates of Social Justice for All (ASJA), has commended the strategic partnership between the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria under the An [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Jan-2022
Nigeria Can Maximise Fish Production For Export —FUTA Don
FOR Nigeria to achieve self-sufficiency in fish production and leverage its vast ocean resource for export, it needs to adopt relevant technologies that will lead to the reduction [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Jan-2022
Price of Wheat Flour Set to Rise
[AIM] One of the main food processing companies in Mozambique, Companhia Industrial de Matola (CIM), has announced an 11 per cent increase in the price of wheat flour, leading to f [...]
AgricultureCountry: Mozambique
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Jan-2022