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Farmers told to take advantage of identified planting window
Tribune Online Farmers told to take advantage of identified planting window By Nurudeen Alimi THE African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), has advised cowpea farmers i [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
FCMB renews support for agri-tech firms, felicitates with ‘Babban Gona’
Tribune Online FCMB renews support for agri-tech firms, felicitates with ‘Babban Gona’ Chima Nwokoji|Lagos FIRST City Monument Bank (FCMB) has renewed its commitment to supp [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
‘Quality seeds key to Nigeria’s self-sufficiency in food production’
Tribune Online ‘Quality seeds key to Nigeria’s self-sufficiency in food production’ Collins Nnabuife|Abuja Brighton Karume, Managing Director, ECOBasic Seeds Company Limi [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
Boehringer Ingelheim’s LastMile initiative reaches over 40,000 smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tribune Online Boehringer Ingelheim’s LastMile initiative reaches over 40,000 smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa By Nurudeen Alimi LASTMILE, an initiative to train smal [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
Oyo State Farmers Field School Village Market debuts March 16
Tribune Online Oyo State Farmers Field School Village Market debuts March 16 By Nurudeen Alimi IN a bid to make agricultural commidities available to agricultural stakeholders a [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
Anchor borrowers beneficiaries are up to date in loan servicing —CBN
Tribune Online Anchor borrowers beneficiaries are up to date in loan servicing —CBN From Chima Nwokoji and Collins Nnabuife THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
Africa: The 'New Normal' in Food Systems Is Anchored On Gender Equality
[AGRA] The world quickly embraced a 'new normal' in response to the Covid-19 pandemic that swept the globe in 2020, dramatically upending life as we knew it. That should inspire a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
Uganda: Rice Scheme Projects in Bugiri, Bugweri, Kick Off
[Nile Post] The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries with funding from Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is constructing Igogero-Naigombwa irrigation scheme in Bugi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
Nigeria: 25.3 Million People to Face Food Insecurity in Nigeria - FAO
[Premium Times] Widespread flooding recorded in 2022 worsened the situation, FAO said. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
Africa: Forget ChatGPT - the Greatest Tech Breakthrough Would Be Getting Cell Phones to Rural Women
[IPS] Nairobi, Kenya -- Dr. Nicoline de Haan is Director of the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
Ghana: DBG to Support Four Value Chains to Promote Food Security
[Ghanaian Times] Development Bank Ghana (DBG) is to support four value chains in the agricultural sector to promote food security in the country. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
Nigeria: Many Killed in Benue Farmers-Herders Clashes
[Daily Trust] Many people have been killed in several communities of Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State after suspected herders launched attacks on the areas. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
Zimbabwe: Govt's Efforts to Boost Agricultural Production Must Not Go to Nought
[The Herald] It is as clear as day that the Government fully acknowledges the role agriculture is predestined to play in the country's march towards the attainment of an upper midd [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
Rwanda: How U.S.$64 Million Project Will Boost Smallholder Farmer's Agri-Exports
[New Times] Nina Nyirampeta, a chilli farmer from Rulindo District, recounts how she lost at least Rwf4 million because of a lack of a ready market for her chilli produce back in 2 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2023
Rain destroys over 105 buildings in Ekiti state
Heavy downpour which lasted more than two-hours destroyed over 105 buildings and electricity facilities across Oke-Ako, Ikole local government area of Ekiti state. The Ekiti State [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Mar-2023
Edo state: RSPO begins capacity building for farmers
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a global organisation, has begun a 14-month capacity building programme for farmers in four oil palm producing communities in Edo. [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Mar-2023
Prepare for severe flooding, NEMA warns Nigerians
The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mustapha Ahmed, has issued a warning of upcoming severe flooding this year. He made the statement at a two-day Exp [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Mar-2023
Kenya: Tana River Farmers Asked to Plant Early Maturing Crops Ahead of Depressed March-May Long Rainy Season
[Capital FM] Hola -- Farmers in Tana River County have been urged to plant early maturing crops after the weather forecasted a depressed March-Mat long rainy season. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Mar-2023
Africa: Most African Govts (3 in 4) Spend More On Arms, Less On Farms
[IPS] Madrid -- The data is shocking: three-quarters of African Governments have already reduced their agricultural budgets while paying almost double that on arms. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Mar-2023
Kenya: Agriculture CS Urges Farmers to Embrace New Technologies to Boost Production
[Capital FM] Uasin Gishu -- Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Co-operatives Cabinet Secretary, Mithika Linturi has called on farmers to embrace new innovations and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Mar-2023
Rwanda: How Integrated Rice, Fish Farming Helps Farmers Increase Yields in Rwamagana
[New Times] Rice farmers in Cyimpima marshland in Rwamagana District have adopted an innovative integrated rice and fish farming method that helps them increase yields and cut prod [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Mar-2023
Africa: Last Mile Initiative Reaches Over 40,000 Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
[Ghanaian Times] Last Mile, an initiative to train smallholder farmers in Africa on the prevention of animal diseases and leverage access to veterinary medicine, has reached more t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Mar-2023
Borno Farmers Access 80% Cultivable Land In 2022- Bunu
The Borno State commissioner for Agriculture Honourable Bunu Mustapha has identified insurgency, COVID-19 Pandemic amidst other as factors that necessitated the inability of farmer [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Mar-2023
Osun state: Farmers to benefit from farm inputs subsidy
A group of farmers in Osun state has praised Governor Ademola Adeleke for providing the state’s agriculture sector with necessary equipment and subsidy for farm inputs. Mr Dauda [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Mar-2023
Meteorology: Nigeria signs MoU with India on Scientific, Technical Research
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Meteorological Department on the conduct of Scientific and Technical Resea [...]
Environment, Health & SafetyCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Mar-2023