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Nasarawa state Government expresses satisfaction with Monthly Sanitation compliance
By Amina Mohammed, Lafia. The Nasarawa State Government has expressed satisfaction with the level of compliance by members of the public during the March sanitation exercise in the [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Mar-2023
Africa: UN's Nuclear Agency and Food and Agriculture Wing Announce Key Commitments to Tackle Global Water Crisis
[UN News] On the penultimate day of the United Nations Water Conference, two UN agencies announced several potentially game-changing commitments that could enable countries to quic [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Mar-2023
Mozambique: 2,000 Hectares Lost in Manica
[AIM] Maputo -- The floods brought by tropical cyclone Freddy to the central Mozambican province of Manica have caused the loss of almost 2,000 hectares of crops. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Mar-2023
Seychelles: First Breadfruit Day Organised in Seychelles, Valorising Traditional Staple Food
[Seychelles News Agency] With the aim of encouraging people in Seychelles to have a breadfruit tree in their home garden to help in ensuring food security in the country, the Creat [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Mar-2023
Nigeria: Nigerians Now Go for Cheap Brands to Cut Cost
[Vanguard] The saying; 'Cut your coat according to your cloth', has become the order of the day in the everyday lives of Nigerians. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Mar-2023
FEC Approves Revised National Agricultural Seed Policy
The Federal Executive Council has approved a revised National Agricultural Seed Policy for the country. Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Developmen [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 27-Mar-2023
Deforestation: Nigeria 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 [...]
Environment, Health & SafetyCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 27-Mar-2023
Experts Task Nigerians on Forest, Wildlife Preservation
Experts advise Nigerians to cherish and conserve forests and wildlife, due to their immense benefits and importance to humanity. Nnamdi Azikiwe University Vice-Chancellor, Profess [...]
LivestockCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 27-Mar-2023
Disease prevalence: Veterinary boss seeks robust database for animal health
Dr Musa Mohammed, Chief Veterinary Officer of Nigeria (CVON), has tasked stakeholders in veterinary practice to develop a robust database on animal health that would improved food [...]
LivestockCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 27-Mar-2023
Kenya: Coffee Farmers in Mt Kenya Seek Direct Access to Buyers
[Capital FM] Nyeri -- Coffee farmers in the Mt Kenya region want the Kenya Kwanza government to open up marketing of the crop through the scrapping of the Nairobi coffee exchange a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 25-Mar-2023
How Sir EJ Farms is boosting employment, local content in Nigeria
Tribune Online How Sir EJ Farms is boosting employment, local content in Nigeria Sir Ej, is the founder, chairman, and CEO of SIR EJ FARMS ENTERPRISE with the Trading Name SIR EJ F [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Mar-2023
Stakeholder Disapproves Endangering Pattern of Forest Consumption In Nigeria
The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State Governor on Tourism has called for an end to the unsustainable consumption and production patterns that jeopardise Ecotourism in [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Mar-2023
Stakeholders Dialogue On Ways To Boost Nigeria’s Biodiversity Projection
Stakeholders have met to brainstorm and come up with strategic plans that could help drive policy for biodiversity projection in coaster and marine environment in Nigeria. At a on [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Mar-2023
Senegal: Navigating Water Tenure in Senegal
[FAO] Levelling the playing field on access to a vital resource [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Mar-2023
Namibia: Dumped Manganese Removed
[Namibian] THE manganese dumped on the Keetmanshoop to Lüderitz road in the vicinity of farm Brakwater was removed on Tuesday. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Mar-2023
Namibia: Hungry People Grab Food At Independence Celebration
[Namibian] CHAOS ensued at yesterday's 33rd Independence Day anniversary at Outapi in the Omusati region as some people grabbed food initially meant for Very Very Important Persons [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Mar-2023
Rwanda: Improved Water Use Keeping Malnutrition at Bay, But Farmers Need Support
[New Times] The world marks World Water Day on March 22 amid growing calls for the protection and conservation of water sources to mitigate desertification. Water is life, and nowh [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Mar-2023
Gambia: FAO, Partners Present Lab Worth D84 Million to NEA
[The Point] The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in collaboration with the Global Environmental Fund (GEF) on Monday handed over a well-upgraded and equipped laboratory to [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Mar-2023
Rwanda: How Women Are Championing Nutrition Through Agribusiness
[New Times] Adeline Umukunzi stands in a field in Musanze District picking nutritious mushrooms from inside a small covered structure. The structure provides an environment with mo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Mar-2023
Rwanda: Kayonza - Coffee Growing Boosts Financial Freedom for Women
[New Times] A cooperative of 157 women and three men in Rukara sector, Kayonza District, has found financial success by embracing coffee growing instead of subsistence farming. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Mar-2023
Kenya: Take a Break From Ugali, Consume Rice, Potatoes - Linturi to Kenyans on Maize Shortage
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyans have been implored to consume other foodstuffs away from maize due to the current shortage being witnessed across the world. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Mar-2023
Malawi: Food Prices Skyrocket As Cost of Cyclone Freddy Becomes Evident in Malawi
[WFP] Blantyre -- Prices of staple foods are soaring in Malawi, ten days after Tropical Cyclone Freddy made its second passage over the southern African country, worsening levels o [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Mar-2023
Bayelsa government calls for end to forest destruction
The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa State Governor on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo has called for an end to the unsustainable consumption and production patterns that jeo [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Mar-2023
Cabinet okays revised Agricultural Seed Policy
The Federal Executive Council has approved a revised National Agricultural Seed Policy for Nigeria. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Mahmood, revealed this t [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Mar-2023
Kenya: President Ruto to Visit Kisii, Nyamira Counties With Basket of Goodies
[Capital FM] Kisii -- President William Ruto is set to make his maiden three-day visit to Gusii region since he was elected in August last year and launch several projects and tour [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Mar-2023