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South Africa: Brics Urged to Work Collectively in Global Food, Fuel Crisis
[SAnews.gov.za] The Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has emphasised the need for a collective solution from the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Afr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Sep-2022
CFM’s agricultural initiative showcased as innovative solutions to food security, climate change challenges
Tribune Online CFM’s agricultural initiative showcased as innovative solutions to food security, climate change challenges The Seeds for Future programme, a signature value chai [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Don urges NSPRI to collaborate with varsities, others to curtail food insecurity
Tribune Online Don urges NSPRI to collaborate with varsities, others to curtail food insecurity Professor Lateef Sanni of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IIT [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Association demand prosecution of donkey products smugglers
Tribune Online Association demand prosecution of donkey products smugglers The Donkey Dealers Association of Nigeria has asked the Federal government to prosecute both Nigerians a [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Stakeholders ask Senate to jettison proposed amendment of NBMA Act
Tribune Online Stakeholders ask Senate to jettison proposed amendment of NBMA Act Stakeholders in the agriculture and environmental sector have asked the Nigerian Senate to jettis [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
BOUESTI students hail varsity over compulsory course on agriculture
Tribune Online BOUESTI students hail varsity over compulsory course on agriculture Students of the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology Ikere-Ekiti (B [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
2,000 hectares of rice farms risk being submerged by floods in Niger State
Tribune Online 2,000 hectares of rice farms risk being submerged by floods in Niger State Over 2,000 Hectares of rice farm in Majin Gari village in Lavun Local Government Area of [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
CRIN reinvigorates cocoa, cashew research culture
Tribune Online CRIN reinvigorates cocoa, cashew research culture The Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) has emerged from the glooms of inactivity, industrial unrest and dw [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Association Begs Not To Enforce Anti-Open Grazing Law
By Onuigbo, Awka Members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MCBAN), South East Zone, on Monday, pleaded with the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma So [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
China to Prioritize Investments in Nigeria’s Agricultural, Industrial Sectors
The People’s Republic of China has said it is partnering with relevant authorities to revamp Nigeria’s agricultural and industrial sectors, prioritizing areas of investments. T [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Group Holds Meeting with UN on Sustainable Water Management
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, in collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact Network, Nigeria and the CEO Water Mandate, has held an inaugural meeting centred [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Southern Africa: SADC Chair Proposes an Industrialization Fund
[SANF] The SADC Chairperson, President Felix Tshisekedi has proposed a regional fund to support industrialization in SADC Member States and ensure the sustainability of its integra [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Ghana: 1D1F - President Akufo-Addo Inaugurates Factories in Awutu Senya West, Gomoa East
[GhanaToday] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Friday, inaugurated two factories under the One District, One Factory programme in the Central Region. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Rwanda: Cassava Peels Offer Alternative for Local Animal Feeds Industry
[New Times] A new strategy to increase animal feed production by using cassava peels is being considered by the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Ghana: National Farmers' Day Celebration Reviewed
[GhanaToday] The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has reviewed the mode of celebrating National Farmers' Day. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Malawi: Farmers Reap More From Sunflowers, Chillies
[IPS] Blantyre -- Having harvested and graded their sunflower crop instead of taking it to market, every member of Zikometso Productive and Innovation Centre (IPC) brings their pro [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Somalia: Explainer - What is Famine?
[The New Humanitarian] Johannesburg -- 'This is the last minute of the eleventh hour to save lives.' [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Burkina Faso: Almost 2 Million People Displaced Amid Worst Food Crisis In A Decade - Aid Organisations
[Norwegian Refugee Council] Nearly one in 10 people in Burkina Faso have been displaced by conflict. Most worryingly, the rate of severe food insecurity has nearly doubled compared [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Somalia: Final Warning - Famine is at the Door, Says United Nations Relief Chief
[UN News] As UN relief chief Martin Griffiths warned of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe on Monday, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it is delivering more food ai [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Liberia: Ministry of Agriculture Approves U.S.$2 Million Grant Applications to Promote Farming
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Funds Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Liberia Agriculture Commercialization Funds (LACF) has ended its first sitting with the approval of twenty-t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Somalia: The UN Says Famine Will Reach Parts of Somalia Later This Year
[Shabelle] The United Nations says "famine is at the door" in Somalia with "concrete indications" famine will occur later this year in the southern Bay region. This falls just shor [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Ghana: Govt Urged to Review Agricultural Policies to Boost Food Production
[Ghanaian Times] The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana has called on the government to take a relook at its agricultural policies as part of efforts to enhance food production in the c [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
South Africa: Jacob Zuma Pursues Private Prosecution Against Advocate Billy Downer- South African News Briefs, September 6, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Africa: Stop Funding AGRA, African Farmers Plead With Donors
[allAfrica] Ahead of the annual forum of Agra - an organization founded to transform African agriculture - a large network of African food producers and their allies are calling [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Sep-2022
Nigerian Government strategizes to lift EU ban on Agricultural Export
The Nigerian government is optimistic that the ban on Nigeria’s agricultural commodities by the European Union and the United States of America would soon be lifted, as it is wo [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Sep-2022