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NMDPRA urges dredging of Calabar channel
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has urged stakeholders in the oil sector to collaborate with the Federal Government for the dredging o [...]
Oil and GasCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Jan-2022
Sudan Farmer Sit-Ins 'Leave Crops At Mercy of Authorities'
[Radio Dabanga] Sheryan El Shimal, Northern State -- The area of El Multaga, in the El Debba locality of Sheryan El Shimal in Sudan's Northern State, linking Egypt and Sudan, has b [...]
AgricultureCountry: Sudan
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Jan-2022
Agriculture Ministry Assures Malawians of Sufficient Food
[Nyasa Times] Agriculture and Irrigation minister Lobin Lowe has assured Malawians not to panic about food shortage in the country as there is enough food reserves to feed the Sout [...]
AgricultureCountry: Malawi
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Jan-2022
Africa: What It Will Take for Continent's Agrifood Systems to Thrive
[The Conversation Africa] The year 2021 was one of critical conversations about global agrifood systems - the processes and methods through which farming produces food. Following o [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 12-Jan-2022
Agribusiness support will remain our priority – ADB Board Chair
The Board Chairman of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Limited, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, has reiterated the commitment of the bank to support the agribusiness sector t [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
Cocoa Carriers call off indefinite strike
‘Cocoa Carriers’ have called off their indefinite strike, following almost a week of fighting for better working conditions. According to them, although the management o [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
Cocoa Carriers strike: COCOBOD making alternative plans to avert shipment disruptions
The Ghana Cocoa Board has hinted of plans to ensure that cocoa shipment to other parts of the world is not affected by the strike of Cocoa Carriers for almost a week now. Th [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
Investor wants FG to subsidise bank’s interest rate for agro-processing lending
Tribune Online Investor wants FG to subsidise bank’s interest rate for agro-processing lending THE chairman, Harvest Feeds Agro Processing, Goke Adeyemi has asked the Federal [...]
Agriculture FinancialCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
Outspan, Kano dairy union, vaccinate cattle against foot, mouth disease
Tribune Online Outspan, Kano dairy union, vaccinate cattle against foot, mouth disease OUTSPAN Nigeria Limited, the dairy arm of Olam Food Ingredients (OFI), has extended its s [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
Unregulated cocoa sub-sector not in smallholder farmers’ interest —CFAN
Tribune Online Unregulated cocoa sub-sector not in smallholder farmers’ interest —CFAN COCOA farmers in Nigeria have lamented the unregulated cocoa economy in the country, [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
Expert suggests ways to reduce cost of feeds for poultry production
Tribune Online Expert suggests ways to reduce cost of feeds for poultry production AN expert in the poultry value chain, Mr Taofiq Hamzat, has suggested ways poultry farmers ca [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
Africa processes less than 10% of cashew production —ACA President
Tribune Online Africa processes less than 10% of cashew production —ACA President THE President of the African Cashew Alliance (ACA), Babatola Faseru, has stated that process [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
‘High cost of food: Most farmers now in IDPs, can’t go to farms’
Tribune Online ‘High cost of food: Most farmers now in IDPs, can’t go to farms’ A commercial maize farmer in Benue State, Tarnongo Viralis has said that insecurity is fue [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
Global Food Prices Dipped in December – FAO Report
A report by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has revealed that the world food prices fell slightly in December as international prices for vegetable oi [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageRegion: General
Date: 11-Jan-2022
Only 2.5% of Nigeria’s Arable Land is Used For Agriculture – President Buhari
President Muhammad Buhari has said only 2.5 per cent of Nigeria’s arable land is being used for agricultural purposes. Buhari, speaking in an interview on Channels Televisio [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jan-2022
FCTA to boost tractor hiring scheme with tracking devices
By Hudu Yakubu Abuja Following plans by authority of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, to revive the Tractor Hiring Scheme, the Secretary for Agricultur [...]
Agricultural Tools/EquipmentsCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
Sokoto State Water Board Upgrades Facilities to Improve Water Supply
By: Ismail Umar, Sokoto The Sokoto State Water Board, says it has expanded various water facilities to improve portable drinking water supply to consumers in the State. General M [...]
Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
JAIZ bank leverages market acceptability to boost growth-MD
Jaiz Bank Plc will continue to leverage its market acceptance and innovation to consistently deliver a superior customer experience. Usman further said that the bank would continu [...]
FinancialCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
Wa Assembly Constructs Modern Livestock Market
[Ghanaian Times] The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD), a non-governmental organisation in partnership with the Wa Municipal Assembly has cut s [...]
Infrastructure and Construction AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
New Farmer Calls for Self-Reliance
[The Herald] A Hwedza farmer has advised fellow farmers not to over-rely on Government inputs and instead take farming as a business. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
FAO Food Price Index Reaches 10-Year High in 2021
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 133.7 points in December 2021, down 1.2 points (0.9 %) from N [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Tunisia
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
Only 2.5% of Nigeria’s Arable Land is Used For Agriculture -Buhari
President Muhammad Buhari has said only 2.5 per cent of Nigeria’s arable land is being used for agricultural purposes. Buhari, speaking in an interview, called on Nigerians to em [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
PULA Advisors to Participate in 2022 FNS Deal Room Framework
The Organising Committee of the Feed Nigeria Summit (FNS) and its Deal Brokerage Room Process, has announced participation of PULA Advisors in its 2022 partnership framework. The C [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
East Africa: WFP-Backed Challenge Boosts Food System in Rwanda and Beyond
[UN News] Supporting innovations in the food system in Rwanda is the goal of a UN-backed initiative launched in the capital, Kigali, on Wednesday. [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Rwanda
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022
Win for Farmers As Inaugural Export Cargo Flight Departs Kisumu
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Farmers across the fourteen counties forming the Lake Region Economic bloc (LREB) have been urged to seize export opportunities as the inaugural flight carry [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 10-Jan-2022