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Nigeria: Catfish in Nigeria - We Set About Finding Ways of Making It More Appealing
[The Conversation Africa] African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) farming has become a popular agricultural business sector in Nigeria. This is because the species can adapt to a wide [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Mar-2023
Flood: FCTA Begins Removal of Structures On Waterways
The Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA, through its department of Development Control, has commenced swift inventory and removal of structures on waterways to m [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Mar-2023
Nigeria: Govt to Pilot Survey On Food Business in Kano, Lagos
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Council of Food Science and Technology (NiCFoST) has revealed that processes on the pilot survey of food facilities and or food business operations in Ka [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Mar-2023
Mozambique: Over 40,000 Cattle Vaccinated in Tete
[AIM] Maputo -- Over 40,000 head of cattle have been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease in the central Mozambican province of Tete. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Mar-2023
Africa: The EU Chooses Fuel Over Food to the Loss of Millions Going Hungry #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Oxfam] Today, the EU chose fuel over food in the provisional agreement reached on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), the EU law that incentivises the burning of crops to fuel c [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Mar-2023
AFAN appeal to Ekiti gov’t to enforce anti-grazing law
All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Ido-Ekiti chapter, has appealed to the State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, to enforce the anti-grazing law against invaders of their farm [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Mar-2023
Egg Glut: plateau gov’t buys 5,000 crates to help farmers
Plateau state government has bought 5,000 crates of eggs from the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) Plateau branch, to alleviate farmers plight due to the glut of eggs. Simon La [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Mar-2023
CERUD Trains 500 Rural Dwellers on Modern Fishing Techniques
The Centre for Rural Development (CERUD), has trained 500 rural residents on cutting-edge fishing techniques in Lagos. During the exercise, empowerment substances have been given t [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Mar-2023
Emergency Management Agency cautions residents on waste disposal
The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has cautioned residents of Jabi District against indiscriminate waste disposal as rainy season approaches. The Director-General (D-G) of [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Mar-2023
Mozambique: Floods, Domestic Sugar Requirements Can Be Met
[AIM] Maputo -- There is enough sugar in Mozambique to supply domestic requirements despite the flooding last month which affected thousands of hectares of sugar cane in Maputo pro [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Mar-2023
Namibia: Govt Pushes for Construction of Earth Dams #AfricaClimateHope
[Namibian] DEPUTY prime minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah last week visited the Oshana region to familiarise herself with progress made on the government's programme to construct ear [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Mar-2023
Africa: African Union Nutrition Champion, His Majesty King Letsie III Calls On Leaders to Put in Place Practical and Sustainable Financing Mechanisms to Deliver Improved Nutrition Outcomes
[African Union] The two-day High-Level Dialogue on Nutrition Financing which started on 23 March, set out to review initiatives on private sector engagement, unpack the role of the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Mar-2023
Stanbic IBTC lauded for continued support for agribusinesses
Tribune Online Stanbic IBTC lauded for continued support for agribusinesses STANBIC IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has been recognised for its continued financia [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Mar-2023
Investors target N100m turnover yearly from cocoa project inside Pelican Greenish Acres Estate
Tribune Online Investors target N100m turnover yearly from cocoa project inside Pelican Greenish Acres Estate By Ifedayo Ogunyemi BARRING any last-minute hitch, investors are se [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Mar-2023
FG, stakeholders advocate animal welfare to prevent losses
Tribune Online FG, stakeholders advocate animal welfare to prevent losses By Collins Nnabuife | Abuja IN a bid to boost National Food Security and wealth creation, the Federal M [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Mar-2023
Smallholder farmers in North-East Nigeria to receive N6.9m insurance payout claims to supplement yield
Tribune Online Smallholder farmers in North-East Nigeria to receive N6.9m insurance payout claims to supplement yield FLOODING and rainfall cessation are two key adverse climatic f [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Mar-2023
CBN has spent N12.65bn on agriculture intervention since January —Emefiele
Tribune Online CBN has spent N12.65bn on agriculture intervention since January —Emefiele By Nurudeen Alimi GOVERNOR of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Mar-2023
CBN, ANAACOP launch agro E-Naira digital currency, target 1million farmers
Tribune Online CBN, ANAACOP launch agro E-Naira digital currency, target 1million farmers IN a bid to ensure food security in the region and country at large, the Association of No [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Mar-2023
NISS empowers farmers, extension workers with skills on soil protection, management
Tribune Online NISS empowers farmers, extension workers with skills on soil protection, management By Nurudeen Alimi FARMERS and extension workers from the six states in south-w [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Mar-2023
FUT, Minna, NCRI sign MOU on food security
Tribune Online FUT, Minna, NCRI sign MOU on food security By Adelowo Oladipo | Minna AS part of efforts to ensure food security in Nigeria, the Federal University of Technology, [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Mar-2023
IAR, AATF collaborate to increase Nigeria’s maize production by 43%
Tribune Online IAR, AATF collaborate to increase Nigeria’s maize production by 43% By Nurudeen Alimi IN a bid to help farmers increase their yield by 43 percent and improve o [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Mar-2023
East Africa: IGAD Urges International Community to Step Up Drought Relief Efforts in the Horn of Africa
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is calling on the international community to commit more resources to combat the drought ravaging the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Mar-2023
Nigeria: Plateau Govt Mops Up Eggs to Support Farmers
[Premium Times] Mr Lalong said that the measure was designed to alleviate the plight of farmers caused by the recent egg glut in the state. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Mar-2023
Niger: Land Restoration, Market Gardening Makes a Difference for Niger Farmers
[allAfrica] Satara, Niger -- In the bustling village of Satara, Niger, Haruna Badjie was once just another farmer struggling to make a living in the face of environmental and ecolo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Mar-2023
Deforestation: Nigerian Government Distributes Cookstoves To Curtail Use of Firewood
The Director-General of National Council on Climate Change, Dr Salisu Dahiru has said that one way to mitigate effects of climate change is by reducing deforestation ,adding that t [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Mar-2023