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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau and WFP Renew Partnership to Achieve Zero Hunger and Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals
[WFP] The Government of Guinea-Bissau and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a new five-year Country Strategic Plan to achieve food security and improved n [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Feb-2023
Kenya: UK to Put Up a Sh2.3bn Irish, Sweet Potato Factory in Elgeyo Marakwet
[Capital FM] Iten -- The UK government will construct a Sh2.3 billion irish and sweet potato factory in Iten, Elgeyo County. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Feb-2023
Zambia: Direct Support to Small Scale Farmers Reduces Poverty - What Zambia Is Doing Right
[The Conversation Africa] Over half of Zambia's population lived below the national poverty line in 2015. In rural areas, where 89% of households are engaged in agriculture, the po [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Feb-2023
Uganda: Dearth of Wild Mushrooms Becomes an Opportunity for Farmers
[Global Press Journal] Bushenyi, Uganda -- To meet the need, Uganda trains farmers to grow the nutrient-rich fungi. Many beneficiaries are women seeking financial independence. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Feb-2023
NALDA establishes 100 hectares farm, poultry feed mill in Sokoto
Tribune Online NALDA establishes 100 hectares farm, poultry feed mill in Sokoto The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has established an animal husbandry fa [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Flooding: NEMA calls for proactive measures by responding agencies
Director General, National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), Mustapha Habib Ahmed has advised stakeholders to brace-up and prepare to mitigate against the likelihood of flood th [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Kafanchan records its first rainfall in 2023
Kafanchan, headquarters of Jema’a Local Government, located in the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria recorded its first rain in 2023 on Sunday. According to reports, the rai [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
NALDA’s farm to Boost Meat, Milk production, Youth Empowerment
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), has established an animal husbandry farm with cow milking parlour in Sokoto State, North West Nigeria to boost youth e [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
NALDA Partners with University of Health Sciences in Bauchi state
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), is set to provide support inform of Land clearing, Land Preparation and technical assistance to the University of Heal [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Nigeria: Youths Protest Fuel Scarcity, Hike in Price, Demand Suspension of 2023 Polls
[This Day] Jos -- Nigerian Youth Congress for Peace and Development (NYCPD) on Sunday protested the persistent fuel scarcity across the country and the unbearable hike in price by [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Tanzania: How Govt Plans to Attain 10pc Agric Growth
[Daily News] THE government has unveiled its grand plans towards successful attainment of its ambitious strategy to make agriculture sector grow by 10 per cent come 2030. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Rwanda: One Chef's Gourmet Food Choice and Why Mobile Kitchens Are the Way to Go
[New Times] Rwandans can be a bit hesitant when it comes to buying food, let alone eating on the streets. It is perhaps a cultural thing. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Nigeria: NAFDAC Vows to Implement Pharmaceutical Traceability Strategy to Tackle Substandard Drugs
[Vanguard] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has vowed to confront the menace of substandard and falsified medicines in the country with the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Seychelles: Danny Faure Foundation Signs MoU With Cabo Verde Minister of the Sea
[Seychelles News Agency] The Danny Faure Foundation set up by Seychelles' former president has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Education of Cabo Ver [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Kenya: Farmers in Tana River Urged to Utilize Fruit Processing Factory
[Capital FM] Tana River -- Farmers in Tana River County have been urged to utilize the multi-million Galole Integrated Fruit Processing Factory set up by the Coast Development Auth [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
Kenya: Govt Sets Aside Additional Sh2bn to Fight Famine and Drought
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has set aside Sh2 billion for immediate response to the raging drought and famine, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said even as he call [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Jan-2023
ACREeSAL Project begins tree pruning exercise in Sokoto
The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), Project has began tree pruning to save the trees from decaying and dying as a result of mistletoe infectious disease [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
FG empowers farmers with Smart Agriculture Items in Katsina
The Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), disbursed smart agriculture items to beneficiaries of the National Adopted [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
PAN warns farmers against antibiotics use in bird rearing
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State chapter, has warned farmers against the use of antibiotics in rearing birds. PAN Lagos State Chairman, Mr Mojeed Iyiola, said [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Lagos state: CERUD to train over 250 youths on fish farming
The Government of Lagos State, has directed the Centre for Rural Development CERUD to train over 250 youths and fish farmers on fish farming techniques. The Director, Mr Steven Ad [...]
Fishery LivestockCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Professor Falade Proffers Solutions to Food Challenges in Nigeria
A Professor of Food Technology has said transformational implementation with strong institutional frameworks and backing from relevant local, regional and global governing agencies [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Kenya: Donors Must Urgently Send Funds As Humanitarian Situation Deteriorates in Kenya
[MSF] Nairobi -- Hospital admissions of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition have spiked in Dagahaley, one of three refugee camps in the Dadaab refugee complex, easter [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Africa: As the #AfricaClimateCrisis Bites, Soil Needs Doctors Too
[IPS] Rome -- In a wiser world, the term 'treating someone like dirt' would be a good thing. After all, 15 of the 18 nutrients essential to plants are supplied by soils and around [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Africa: Leaders Discuss Path to Food Security At Dakar Summit
[VOA] Dakar, Senegal -- African heads of state and development partners will discuss ways to increase Africa's agricultural production at a summit in progress in Senegal. Climate c [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
South Africa: Water and Sanitation Clamps Down On Farmer for Illegal Water Use
[Govt of SA] Another KZN farmer taken to task for constructing an illegal dam for farming business [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023