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Nigeria: Rural Farmers in Nigeria's Capital Count Losses Amid Poor Mobile Telephony
[Premium Times] Many rural dwellers including farmers on the fringes of Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, are paying steep prices as Nigeria's booming digital economy leaves them behi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Oct-2023
Ministry Commends Rehabilitation Drive To Restore Collapsed Alau Dam
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation on Friday commended the efforts of Chad Basin Development Authority to rehabilitate the collapsed Alau dam in Borno state. Th [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Oct-2023
Disaster Management: Agency Organises Maiden Inter School Quiz
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, on Friday, organised a maiden inter school quiz competition among secondary school students in Kaduna State, North-West, Nigeria. Sp [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Oct-2023
Government Plans 50% Subsidy For Wheat Farmers – Minister
Minister of Agriculture Abubakar Kyari says the federal government is giving out 50 per cent subsidy to wheat farmers in the upcoming dry season farming to ensure massive productio [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Oct-2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Plans 50% Subsidy for Wheat Farmers - Minister
[Premium Times] The minister says the federal government is granting 50 per cent subsidy to wheat farmers to ensure massive production of the grain in the country. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Oct-2023
Kenyan coffee farmers to fetch higher prices under Starbucks deal
KENYA- In an interview with a local radio station, Inooro FM, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has disclosed an agreement that will enable Kenyan f [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
DSM-Firmenich achieves regulatory clearance in China for HMO ingredients for early-life nutrition
CHINA – DSM-Firmenich, a leading innovator in health and nutrition, is celebrating a significant milestone as two of its human milk oligosaccharid [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
Walmart to build US$350M milk processing plant in Georgia
USA – Walmart, the largest retail store chain in the United States, has announced plans to construct a US$350 million milk processing plant in Val [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
UK scientists utilize gene-editing to combat bird flu in chickens
UK – In an effort to tackle bird flu, UK scientists have turned to gene-editing techniques to modify chicken DNA, with the aim of curbing the spre [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
Kenya aims to boost edible oil production with sunflower initiative
KENYA – The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) of Kenya has unveiled ambitious plans to significantly boost sunflower production for edible oil, [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
Promise Holdings merges with Edward Marc brands to create confectionery powerhouse
USA – Edward Marc Brands, a US-based chocolate producer, has merged into the confectionery portfolio of Promise Holdings’ Promise Collections, a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
VFC Foods acquires UK plant-based company Clive’s Purely plants
UK – VFC Foods, known for its vegan fried chicken, has acquired Clive’s Purely Plants, a fellow plant-based business based in the UK, along with [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
Coca-Cola to reduce distribution of Aha sparkling water as sales decline
USA – The Coca-Cola Company is set to significantly scale back the distribution of its Aha Sparkling Water products in the United States, Accordi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
Artcaffé expands culinary delights with new Village Market food market Store in Nairobi
KENYA – Artcaffé Group, an operator of a casual dining and quick-serve restaurant chain in Kenya has expanded its presence by opening an all-incl [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
Malawi: Malawi Begins Free Food Distribution to Hunger-Stricken Citizens
[VOA] Blantyre -- Malawi has started distributing free corn and cash to more than 4 million people facing food shortages largely because of the impact of Cyclone Freddy, which wash [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
Zimbabwe: No Prisoner Will Starve - Says ZPCS Boss Chihobvu as Prisons Target Food Self-Sufficiency
[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) aims to stockpile adequate food reserves using its own initiatives outside government budgetary allocations in o [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
Rwanda: Farmers Urged to Embrace Crop Rotation Amid Potato Farming Drop
[New Times] The Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) has recommended that Irish potato farmers adopt proper crop rotation as a way to address agricultural malpractices leading to low pro [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
Africa: Tanzania Becomes Africa's Seed Bank Hub
[Daily News] Arusha -- TANZANIA is poised to become a Seed Conservation Hub, following the construction of a state-of-the-art seed bank in Arusha. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
Africa: Tanzania VP Urges Africa to Boost Domestic Cashew Market
[Daily News] VICE-PRESIDENT, Dr Philip Mpango has called on African countries to boost local consumption of cashewnuts and their by-products and tap into the enormous continental m [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023
NiMet Warns of Three Days of Climate Change
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has warned of three days moderate to heavy rainfall anticipated across 15 states. In its Impact-based weather forecast bulletin, NiMet al [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2023
Ministry Reels Out Strategic Food Security Roadmap
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Nigeria has unveiled its strategic roadmap for the next four years, which is targeted at ensuring Nigeria achieves food security in [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2023
Health Council Partners 3DATX On Vehicular Emission Testing
The Environmental Health Council of Nigeria, EHCON, says it is partnering with 3DATX Africa, a US based organisation on vehicular emission testing. Dr Yakubu Baba, Registrar of EHC [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2023
Nigeria Sets to Hold First National Food Security Summit
The Nigerian Government says it is set to host the first National Agriculture and Food security Summit to enhance farmer’s welfare, boost food security, and address other challen [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2023
Group Seeks Partnership With Nigeria On climate injustice in Africa
Africans suffer more on the impact of Climate Change, this requires the need for the continent to be in the forefront of decision-making bodies on issues related to climate change [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2023
Ministry Seeks Police Supports to Secure Farm
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev has solicited the cooperation of the police to protect farms and facilities of the Lower Niger River Basin Developmen [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Oct-2023