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Kano Farmers Project Increase in Tomato Price Over Dam Closure
Following the closure of the Tiga Dam in Kano State, tomato farmers in the state have expressed fear that tomato prices may rise this season, as the dam is the major source of irri [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 17-Jan-2022
Ghana does not face imminent external imbalances; economic fundamentals strong – Finance Minister
The Finance Ministry has dismissed reports that Ghana’s economy is running into financial challenges, saying, the country does not face any imminent external imbalances or reserv [...]
FinancialCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 17-Jan-2022
5,000 Farmers to Benefit From KCB Foundation Sh50 Million Programme
[Capital FM] Nairobi Kenya -- More than 5,000 farmers in the livestock value chain are set to benefit from KCB Foundation's Sh50million Mifugo Ni Mali programme which will provide [...]
Education/Training AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 17-Jan-2022
Kano Dairy Union, Outspan vaccinate 1,500 cattle against foot, mouth disease
Outspan Nigeria Limited, the dairy business of Olam Food Ingredients has extended its support for the local dairy industry by partnering with Kano Dairy Union to vaccinate no fewer [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Jan-2022
Nigeria’s Agric Sector to Grow by 1.6% in 2022 – Economic Expert
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: 15-Jan-2022
Kano Agro project vaccinates 1.3 million livestock
About 1, 364, 612 livestock (cows, goats and sheep) were vaccinated during the 2021 livestock vaccination campaign conducted in Kano state by the Kano State Agro-Pastoral Developme [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 15-Jan-2022
NLNG set To crash price of Cooking Gas priortise Supply To Domestic Market
The Board of Directors of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has approved the supply of 100 per cent of the company’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) production (Propane & Butane) to t [...]
Oil and GasCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Jan-2022
School Feeding Programme Boosts School Enrollment across Nigeria
Ene Okwanihe, Abuja The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says The National Home-Grown School Feeding programme (NHGSFP) has significantly increased school enrollment [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Jan-2022
National Dairy Policy Will Curb Importation of Livestock Products – FG
To boost the local dairy industry and curb the heavy dependency on imported dairy products, the Federal Government, on Tuesday, said the implementation of the National Dairy Policy [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Jan-2022
Investor urges Government To Subsidise Bank’s Interest Rate For Agro-Processing Lending
THE chairman, Harvest Feeds Agro Processing, Goke Adeyemi has asked the Federal Government through the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) to subsidise the interest rate of commercial ba [...]
Agriculture FinancialCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Jan-2022
Bayelsa community halts oil exploration, sack workers
Some residents of Opukushi in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have disrupted oil exploration at an oilfield operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) i [...]
Oil and GasCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Jan-2022
Kano Dairy Union, Vaccinate Cattle Against Foot, Mouth Disease
OUTSPAN Nigeria Limited, the dairy arm of Olam Food Ingredients (OFI), has extended its support for the local dairy industry. The firm flagged off a vaccination exercise again [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Jan-2022
Cocoa Farmers to Unveil Practice Handbook
To boost the productivity of its members and enhance the contribution of cocoa to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the agricultural sector, the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nige [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Jan-2022
How Covid Affected Markets and Livelihoods in Fisheries Sector
[The Conversation Africa] Fisheries support the livelihoods and well-being of millions of people around the world. Before the COVID pandemic, global fisheries production had reache [...]
Agriculture FisheryCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Jan-2022
Insecurity, lack of infrastructure fueling soaring food prices – Farmers
A commercial maize farmer in Benue State, Tarnongo Viralis has said that insecurity is fueling high cost of food because most of the farmers in the north are now living in Internal [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Jan-2022
Solar Adoption a Socio-Economic Game Changer
[This Day] The use of solar energy to power businesses has been found to significantly improve the socioeconomic status of Nigerians, according to findings of a study conducted by [...]
Energy/PowerCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Jan-2022
PFN Approves New Price For Crate of Eggs
The Executive Council of the Price Advisory Committee has approved a new price for the sale of a crate of eggs by poultry farmers in Nigeria. The development was revealed in a [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Jan-2022
Nigeria Must Improve Agricultural Produce to Benefit From AfCFTA – Ex NACCIMA DG
A former Director-General of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), John Isemede, has said Nigeria must add value to its agric [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Jan-2022
Digital Farming-NITDA Partners with Three Universities
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Federal University Dutse (FUD) and Universi [...]
Information Technology (IT) AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Jan-2022
Russian Cargo Ship of 12,200 Tons of Ammonium Nitrate Arrives in Bizerte
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A Russian cargo ship loaded with 12,200 tons of ammonium nitrate arrived Wednesday in Bizerte, head of the local agricultural development au [...]
ChemicalsCountry: Tunisia
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Jan-2022
National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme to invest ¢30m in innovative agriculture
The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) is rolling out a ¢30-million package to support Youth in innovative agriculture. The scheme themed “Youth in [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Jan-2022
Govt to Unveil New Dairy Policy to Reduce Importation
[This Day] The federal government yesterday said a new national dairy policy was underway to cut importation of related products, increase local production and enhance marketing in [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Jan-2022
Over 100 Hectares of Farms destroyed in Yobe – AFAN
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has alleged that its members in Yobe State lost over 100 hectares of farmland to Boko Haram terrorists and criminal herdsmen in three [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Jan-2022
Cocoa Sub-Sector Needs Regulation In Smallholder Farmers’ Interest —CFAN
COCOA farmers in Nigeria have lamented the unregulated cocoa economy in the country, stating that it is depriving the Nigeria Smallholder cocoa farmers from not joining Ivory Coast [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Jan-2022
Ways To Reduce Cost Of Feeds For Poultry Production
AN expert in the poultry value chain, Mr Taofiq Hamzat, has suggested ways poultry farmers can reduce cost of feeds for poultry production by producing themselves. Hamzat, who is [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Jan-2022