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Tanzania: Boost for Agriculture Sector As AfDB Commits 280bn/ - for Irrigation, Logistics Hubs
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan's efforts to bring agricultural sector reforms has received a huge boost after African Development Bank Group's decision to commit a 120 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
South Africa: KZN Farmer Fined R1.5 Million for Illegal Water Use
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Water and Sanitation continues to clamp down on farmers involved in unauthorised and illegal water use and ensure perpetrators are brought to book [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Tunisia: Tunisia, Senegal to Update Cooperation Agreement On Agriculture
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia and Senegal will update their cooperation agreement on the agricultural sector, Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheri [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Claims Zimbabwe Food Secure - Promises Wheat Next Year As 4 Million People Face Hunger
[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has claimed Zimbabwe is food secure and by next year will be exporting wheat to other countries. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jan-2023
Food Security: France To Partner With Kwara Government On Agriculture
The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann, says her home government is ready to partner with Kwara government to promote agriculture. The envoy said this during a court [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023
Nigeria To Explore Markets For Lithium
The Nigerian government has been challenged to see the discovery of Lithium in many states as another opportunity to create wealth and engage the youth for a better future. The pre [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023
HOMEF Urges Government To Train Farmers On Agroecology
An NGO, Home of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has urged all tiers of government to train farmers on the science of the relationships between an organism and an environment modifi [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023
South Sudan: Tens of Thousands of Children Benefit From Nutritious Meals As Canada Funds WFP's School Feeding in South Sudan
[WFP] Juba -- A contribution of CAD5.5 million (US$4.1 million) from the Government of Canada will provide more than 23,000 children in South Sudan with access to daily nutritious [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023
Tanzania: Farmers Admit Cost of Ignorance On Soil Acidity
[Daily News] Iringa -- SMALLHOLDER farmers in Njombe and Iringa regions have admitted that for years they have been harvesting less than what they deserve because they were either [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023
Zimbabwe: Village Wisdom Pushing Zimbabwe's Agricuture Revolution
[The Herald] Dakar -- Simple village wisdom has impacted on the continued growth of Zimbabwe's agricultural revolution which has seen the country producing its largest wheat harves [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023
Ghana: Agric Stakeholders Call for Restoration of Tax Exemption On Agro-Inputs
[Ghanaian Times] Stakeholders in the country's agricultural sector have called on the government to restore the tax exception on agro-inputs. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023
Zimbabwe: ARDA Revives Sanyati Irrigation Scheme
[The Herald] The revival of Gowe Irrigation Scheme in Sanyati by the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) has given hope for a better future to the community. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023
Ethiopia: More Than 70,000 IDPs Suffering From Hunger, Acute Diseases in Wag-Hemra Zone, Amhara Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- More than 70,000 internally displaced people sheltered in make shift camps in Abergele and Tsagebej districts in Wag-hemra zone of Amhara regional s [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023
Seychelles: Sea Cucumbers - Seychelles Fishing Authority's Survey Points to Over-Exploited Species
[Seychelles News Agency] Some sea cucumber species appear to be resilient to heavy fishing pressure while others show clear signs of over-exploitation according to a recently publi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Jan-2023
Agritourism investments will drive job creation, economic growth in Ondo —Akeredolu
Tribune Online Agritourism investments will drive job creation, economic growth in Ondo —Akeredolu GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has reiterated his administration’s [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2023
Modernised livestock sector will address herders/farmers’ conflict —Ganduje
Tribune Online Modernised livestock sector will address herders/farmers’ conflict —Ganduje The governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said that modernising the li [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2023
Simeon Ehui appointed new IITA DG
Tribune Online Simeon Ehui appointed new IITA DG THE International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Board of Trustees and CGIAR have appointed Dr Simeon Ehui as the Direct [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2023
UK opens application for funded CFA Nigeria programme
Tribune Online UK opens application for funded CFA Nigeria programme THE United Kingdom (UK) has called for proposals for its Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) Nigeria programme. [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2023
NCAN elects Ahiaba as Acting National President
Tribune Online NCAN elects Ahiaba as Acting National President MEMBERS of the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) have been commended for their support for the emergence [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2023
Farmers warned against uncontrolled bush burning
Tribune Online Farmers warned against uncontrolled bush burning STAKEHOLDERS in Ogun State have issued a warning to farmers in the region against bush burning. The warning is comi [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2023
Firm gets Ogun govt approval for Greenish Acres Farm Estate
Tribune Online Firm gets Ogun govt approval for Greenish Acres Farm Estate THE management of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited has gotten the approval of the Ogun State government [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2023
28.9m Nigerians, other Africans depend on emergency food assistance for survival —World Bank
Tribune Online 28.9m Nigerians, other Africans depend on emergency food assistance for survival —World Bank THE World Bank has decried that 28.9 million people living in Nigeria [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2023
Government Trains 50 Farmers On Agroforestry Model In Edo
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has trained 50 Coconut farmers and processors on agroforestry system-based plantation model, to improve the liveli [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2023
PAN Seeks Lasting Policy To Sustain Poultry Sector
Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has appealed to the government of Nigeria to formulate lasting policies that will ensure sustainability of the poultry sector of the economy. M [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2023
Oil Palm, Coconut Stakeholders Pledge To Improve Productivity
Beneficiaries of the Anambra state government oil palm and coconut seedlings distribution have pledged to support the initiative for optimal productivity across the state. The stak [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jan-2023