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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Tanzania: Govt On Final Touches to Start School Milk Programme
[Daily News] THE government is finalising a process to embark on a vital exercise for the implementation of the School Milk Programme (SMP), the eagerly-awaited project that focuse [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jun-2023
Tanzania: Govt Signs Contract to Purchase, Construct Fishing Vessels
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE government has signed a contract worth 349m/- for implementation of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) project to purchase and constru [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jun-2023
Kenya: CS Kindiki to Commission Construction of Roads Into Vast Chakama Ranch
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kindiki Kithure is set to commission the construction of several security roads with the vast 50,000-acre Chakama Ranch to facili [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jun-2023
Kenya: City Hall Seeks Public Views on Night Clubs Operations, Construction of Rehabilitation Centers
[Capital FM] The Nairobi County government has invited public participation on the construction of rehabilitation centers for alcohol and drug abuse victims as well as looking into [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jun-2023
Liberia: Buchanan Risks Isolation As St. John River Bridge Dismantling Gradually
[FrontPageAfrica] St. John, G. Bassa -- The St. John River Bridge, connecting Grand Bassa and Montserrado Counties, is on the verge of collapse, raising concerns among residents an [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jun-2023
Ghana: Dualisation of Our Roads - An Antidote to Fatal Road Accidents
[Ghanaian Times] The news report about 16 people dying in a gory accident at Gomoa Okyereko on the Accra-Cape Coast highway in the Central Region in the early hours of Tuesday, May [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Jun-2023
Aquatic Foods Can Fill Nutrition Gap- Expert
Aquatic foods have been discovered to have considerable potential in helping to fill nutrient gap and improve the quality of diets in Nigeria. The Country Director, Global Allianc [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2023
ACCI Commemorates World Milk Day
In commemoration of the World Milk Day, the Director General of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry ACCI, Victoria Akai has called on stakeholders to put policies in place t [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2023
Research Uncovers AI Tool For Predicting Agricultural Yields
An Artificial Intelligence tool has been discovered to help mitigate the harms of climate change and other crises in the agriculture sector. The AI tool combines the use of sa [...]
Agricultural Tools/Equipments AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 01-Jun-2023
World Bank Approves Loan To Support Sustainable Rice Production In China
The World Bank has approved a loan of 255 million U.S. dollars to support a programme that will reduce methane emissions and improve irrigation in rice production in central China. [...]
Agriculture Crop ProductionCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 01-Jun-2023
Biggest Fish Market In Africa Reopens In Maiduguri
Baga fish market Maiduguri, Borno state has been reopened and returned to its busy business activities. The market was shut down at the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency which [...]
Agriculture FisheryCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 01-Jun-2023
Rwanda: From the U.S. to Kigali - Chef Billy Brings Distinct Pizza Experience, High-Class Cuisine
[New Times] There is something unexplainable about a tasty pizza, you can't resist the urge of placing order after order, even on a budget. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2023
Kenya: Govt's Farmer Registration Exercise Registers Over 4 Million
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A total of 4.3 million farmers have been registered under a government initiative that seeks to collect their data. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2023
Tanzania: China to Promote Its Tea Culture in Tanzania
[Daily News] THE Dar es Salaam-based China Cultural Centre intends to promote Chinese tea culture in Tanzania through its online media platforms. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2023
African Plant Breeders Urge to Develop Improved Seedlings to Address Food Insecurity
[GhanaToday] The Founding Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI), Professor Eric Y. Danquah has called on African plant breeders to embrace new breeding te [...]
Agriculture Crop ProductionRegion: Africa
Date: 01-Jun-2023
Cross River Governor to increase Agro-industrial system
Governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu has declared his intention to increase the agro-industrial revolution in the state by focusing on three commodities, palm oil and fisherie [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 31-May-2023
institute sets modalities for bio-circular economy in Nigeria
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), has set up modalities for Nigeria to use solid waste from the agriculture, water, sanitation and energy sources for economic de [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 31-May-2023
WAPA trains 150 women on aquaculture in Lagos state
The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), has started catfish production training programme for 150 women. Mrs Oluyemi Kalesanwo, the Permanent Secr [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 31-May-2023
Foundation urges Kogi government to promote palm oil production to curb poverty
Solidaridad, a Solution-Oriented Civil Society Organisation, has called on the Kogi state government to promote massive palm oil production to curb poverty and land degradation in [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 31-May-2023
Kenya: British American Tobacco Steps Up Sustainable Agriculture With Own Farmers
[Capital FM] Nairobi, Kikuyu -- Cigarette manufacturer British American Tobacco has rolled out an avocado planting programme to ensure food and financial security for its farmers a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-May-2023
Malawi: Wine Festival to Encourage Businesses for Malawi's Economic Growth
[Nyasa Times] Wine &Wings--a renowned wine company providing individuals and businesses with top-notch wines and craft beers--is this week hosting its second annual Wine Festiv [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-May-2023
Liberia: Govt Distributes Farming Inputs to 10,000 Smallholder Farmers
[FrontPageAfrica] Kakata -- The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Agriculture, has commenced the distribution of farming inputs to farmers who are cultivating cassava, [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-May-2023
Gambia: FAO Presents Lab Equipment to Livestock Services
[The Point] Following the recent outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), widely known as bird flu which led to the death of wild birds, the Food and Agricultural Orga [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-May-2023
Uganda: New Study Highlights Flaws in Implementation of Parish Development Model
[Nile Post] A new study by Centre for Food and Adequate Living Rights(CEFROHT) , a food rights civil society organization has indicated a number of flaws in the implementation of t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-May-2023
Kenya: Over 4 Million Farmers Registered in 5 Months
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A total of 4,287,713 farmers have been registered in the past five months in the ongoing farmers registration drive, data from the Agriculture and Interior [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-May-2023