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Kwara Government lists conditions for fish farmers at Asa Dam Waterworks
Tunde Akanbi, Ilorin The Kwara State Government has listed some conditions to allow fish farmers within the precincts of the Asa Dam to continue there, with Ministry of Water Reso [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Mar-2022
Soweto Youths Turn Dumpsite Into Thriving Food Garden
[GroundUp] The pair say their garden has become a hub for locals, with many community meetings now held there [...]
AgricultureCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Mar-2022
Africa: Russia's War With Ukraine Risks Putting Fresh Pressure On Rising Fertiliser Prices
[The Conversation Africa] Russia is one of the major players in global agricultural markets. The country is a significant exporter of grains, and also integrated into global agricu [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 05-Mar-2022
Government Expects Reduced Maize Productions This Year
[Nyasa Times] Government fears this year the country will experience maize production reduction by 14 percentage. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Malawi
Region: Africa
Date: 05-Mar-2022
Africa: The Banana Economy and How It Can Transform Africa
[The Exchange] Banana and plantain are important staple foods in many developing countries, especially in Africa [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 05-Mar-2022
NGO Set To Partner Ondo Govt On Tree Planting
A Non Govermental Organisation, Fold for Liberal Age Charity Initiative (Folliage) in collaboration with the Ondo State government, has expressed its readiness to embark on tree pl [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Mar-2022
Milling titans to merge in Nigeria
Nigeria’s leading food and agro-allied company, Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN), is set to tighten its grip on the country’s flour milling market as it prepares to acquire a major [...]
Agricultural Tools/Equipments AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Mar-2022
Farmers Hopeful As Makurdi Varsity Releases 2 New Beans Varieties
Farmers in the country are hopeful of improved cowpea farming during this year’s farming season because of the new cowpea varieties just released by Joseph Sarwuan Tarka Universi [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Mar-2022
Minister outline measures to tackle inherent environmental challenges.
Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, who led the Nigerian delegation to the resumed Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) in Nairobi, Kenya, has disclo [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Mar-2022
Nigeria empowers women farmers with cooking gas cylinders
The Federal Government, in its bid to address deforestation in the country has distributed cooking gas cylinders to smallholder women farmers in the North Central Geopolitical Zone [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Mar-2022
5,000 Sokoto Wheat Farmers to Use Modern Tech to Enhance Production
[Daily Trust] The Flour Milling Association of Nigeria (FMAN) has trained over 5,000 wheat farmers on the use of modern technology to enhance production. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Mar-2022
Israel to Help Ghana Improve Soil Fertility
[Ghanaian Times] THE Israeli Trade and Economic Mission in Ghana yesterday organised a stakeholder's forum in Accra to discuss ways of improving soil fertility through the adoption [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Mar-2022
Oyo, Ogun, other farmers to earn €9.7m annually from Netherlands funded HortiNigeria project
Tribune Online Oyo, Ogun, other farmers to earn €9.7m annually from Netherlands funded HortiNigeria project The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria has award [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Mar-2022
NRCRI Releases Additional Yam, Cassava Varieties For Farmers
The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Umudike, Abia State, has released additional root crop varieties for Nigerian farmers. A director at NRCRI, Godwin Asumugha, des [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Mar-2022
Nigeria to restore 4m hectares of degraded Land forest
The Nigerian government has reiterated its commitments to restore 4million hectares of its degraded land forest and landscape. This is inline with its commitment to the Africa For [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Mar-2022
UN Women seeks gender inclusion to combat Climate change
UN Women has called on Nigeria’s Ministry of Environment to expedite action on the implementation of its gender action, to ensure “improved gender equality in climate change re [...]
Environment, Health & SafetyCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Mar-2022
MTN to invest ¢1.5bn in Infrastructure and Network Systems In 2022
MTN Ghana is on track to fulfill its planned spend of USD 1 billion on Network Infrastructure and Information Systems (NIIS) by 2025. This planned expenditure will go a lon [...]
Infrastructure and Construction Information Technology (IT)Country: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Mar-2022
UN WFP Operations in Darfur 'Partially Resumed'
[Dabanga] El Fasher -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has partially resumed operations in North Darfur after more than a month's suspension following a series of att [...]
Country: Sudan
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Mar-2022
BATN Foundation commences 3rd edition of F4F grant project
The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation has commenced the third cohort of its Farmers for the Future (F4F) grant project. The programme, which is aimed at empowering you [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Mar-2022
Ginger farmers want a level-playing ground for stakeholders
Mikah Adamu, acting president of the National Ginger Association of Nigeria (NGAN), has called on the federal government to create a level-playing ground for stakeholders, through [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Mar-2022
Lagos State partners with Netherlands to develop Urban farming
The Lagos State government is looking ahead towards harnessing the useful technologies that can increase food yields in the most sustainable ways for its teeming population. To ac [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Mar-2022
Stalled U.S.$120 Million Kirehe Irrigation Project Finally Coming to Life
[New Times] There is hope that the $120.5 million irrigation project Kirehe district, which has stalled for years could come to life. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Rwanda
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Mar-2022
Develop High Yielding Grain Varieties
[The Herald] Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Mar-2022
Knowledge key to modern soil use and management – NISS Boss
PRESIDENT, Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS), Professor Ayo Ogunkunle has posited that adequate knowledge of the characteristics of soil is necessary for its sustainable use [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Mar-2022
NESG Holds Workshop On Food Safety, Quality Bill
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and the Federal Ministry of Health held an Experts/stakeholders review & harmonisation workshop for the Food Safety & Quality Bill [...]
Environment, Health & Safety Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Mar-2022