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Okudzeto Ablakwa Makes Case for Local Rice By Presenting Combine Harvester
[Ghanaian Times] The Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, took his campaign for #BuyMade in Ghana Rice# a notch higher [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
MSF Treats Thousands of Children for Malnutrition as Conflict Surges in the Northwest
[MSF] Doctors Without Borders has launched a new program to treat malnourished children in Katsina state, in the northwest of Nigeria, as conflict and insecurity surge in the regio [...]
Healthcare and Medicine AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Nov-2021
FG commissions first agricultural radio, television
Tribune OnlineFG commissions first agricultural radio, television The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar has commissioned the Agricultural Res [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
In the Swamps of Sierra Leone, Rural Women Plant Seeds of Peace
[WFP] Large mineral deposits in Sierra Leone have often caused tensions between farming communities and miners, especially in the rural south. But a group of women have become amba [...]
AgricultureCountry: Sierra Leone
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Local Company in Drive to Boost Sesame Production
[The Herald] A local contractor has moved in to boost sesame production in the country, a move that is set to improve farmers' livelihoods, uplift standards of living and contribut [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Kano Rice Farmers Record Bumper Harvest Despite Poor Rainfall
[Premium Times] Rice farmers said bumper harvest was possible through their use of improved seedlings, which boosted their production by about 25 per cent. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Country Needs Smart Agriculture Sector Growth Strategy - UN Expert
[New Zimbabwe] The country needs a disaggregated agricultural development plan across all sub-sectors to ensure enhanced private sector participation. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Chamber of Agribusiness calls for acceleration of synthetic fertiliser production
The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana is calling on government to expedite steps to start synthetic fertiliser production in Ghana. According to the chamber, there’s a looming [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Kano state trains Smallholder Farmers On Dairy Management
70,000 smallholder dairy farmers in Kano State have been trained during a capacity-building programme on dairy production management. The training, which was organised recently b [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Nigerians abandon costly cooking gas for firewood
The high cost of cooking gas has now compelled some residents in the South-South zone in Nigeria to begin using firewood and charcoal for cooking, a survey has revealed. Investi [...]
Oil and GasCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Aiteo seeks international expertise to halt Nembe spill
Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company says it is seeking foreign technical expertise to halt the ongoing oil leak at an oilfield it operates in Nembe, Bayelsa State. Th [...]
Oil and GasCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Enugu farmers Decries Impacts of Farmer-Herder Clashes
The Enugu State branch of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has decried the negative impacts of the continued farmer-herder clashes on their activities. The State Chai [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
AGRA partners with Nigerian government On Agric Policies
The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Nigeria has disclosed that as a PAN African institution, it is working with government at both states and Federal levels through [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Inputs: Nigerian government To Reintroduce GES Policy
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, has said the federal government is reintroducing the Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) and strengthen [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Local Company in Drive to Boost Sesame Production
[The Herald] A local contractor has moved in to boost sesame production in the country, a move that is set to improve farmers' livelihoods, uplift standards of living and contribut [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Country Needs Smart Agriculture Sector Growth Strategy - UN Expert
[New Zimbabwe] The country needs a disaggregated agricultural development plan across all sub-sectors to ensure enhanced private sector participation. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Nov-2021
Farmers warn of possible famine should government fail to pay fertiliser producers
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana says government must immediately pay fertiliser debts owed suppliers or risk fertilizer and food shortages in 2022. The warning foll [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 20-Nov-2021
Africa: Inequity in Funding - Africa's Agripreneurs Pay a High Price for Start Up Finance
[IPS] Africa has pinned its hopes on agriculture for the creation of jobs and the resulting reduction of poverty. But its role is being stymied by the high cost of financing. [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 20-Nov-2021
Why we are working with FG, state governments on agric policies ― AGRA
Tribune OnlineWhy we are working with FG, state governments on agric policies ― AGRA The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Nigeria has disclosed that as a PAN Af [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Nov-2021
Food Security: NALDA Flags off dry season wheat farming
Ene Okwanihe, Jigawa In line with ongoing efforts to bridge the national deficit in wheat production in the country and reduce importation, the National Agricultural Land Developm [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Nov-2021
NALDA commences 100-hectare dry season farming in Jigawa
Tribune OnlineNALDA commences 100-hectare dry season farming in Jigawa The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has commenced dry season wheat farming in the [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Nov-2021
Quality Seeds key To Increase Crop Yield ― Minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar has said that quality seeds is the foundation of crop production and a stimulus for increased agricultural y [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Nov-2021
Investors Can Make money from Investment to Halt Land Degradation in Africa -FAO
A new study by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has revealed that for every $1 investment made to halt land degradation across the African continen [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Nov-2021
Cocoa Farmers Lament Scarcity of Storage Facilities
The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria has decried the deplorable state of storage facilities available in the country. Specifically, the National President of the Association, [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Nov-2021
FMARD Trains Kwara cashew farmers on Better Practices
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Tuesday organised training on better practices for stakeholders in the Kwara State cashew sub-sector. This is coming o [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 19-Nov-2021