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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Angola: Angola and France Launch Partnership in Agrifood Sector
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Private sector companies from Angola and France launched, this Thursday, a production partnership in the agricultural and agri-food sector, as part of the visit o [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Mar-2023
Africa: American Cindy Mccain to Head UN World Food Program
[VOA] United Nations -- American Cindy McCain will take over as executive director of the United Nations World Food Program when current director David Beasley steps down next mont [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Mar-2023
Kenya: Moi University Enters Into Apple Farming to Diversify Income
[Capital FM] Eldoret -- Moi University has harvested its first apples as the university seeks to diversify its revenue sources. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Mar-2023
Kenya: Heifer International Opens Applications for the 2023 Ayute Africa Challenge
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Heifer International Kenya has opened applications for young entrepreneurs for the 2023 AYuTe Africa Challenge Kenya. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Mar-2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Now Food Secure, Says Agriculture Permanent Secretary Basera
[The Herald] Zimbabwe is now food secure after achieving bumper maize and wheat harvests in the last few cropping seasons, but the Government remains determined to transform agricu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Mar-2023
Zimbabwe: Winds From Tropical Storm Freddy Destroys Sugar Cane Plantation
[Scrolla] Sugar shortages and sky-high prices are foreseen in Zimbabwe. This is after a part of the Hippo Valley sugarcane plantation, owned by Tongaat, was destroyed by a hailstor [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Mar-2023
UNILORIN partners with NCAM on agricultural development
The University of Ilorin expressed readiness to partner the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Idofian in Kwara on agricultural knowledge and human capacity dev [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Mar-2023
NGO Improves Capacity of Rural Farmers
A non-governmental organization, The Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), said it has improved the capacity of rural farmers and business owners through on-farm demonstrations, [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Mar-2023
Africa: Agriculture Innovators Share Prize to Aid Food Security
[SciDev.Net] Three tech innovators are to share a US$1.5 million prize to scale up their innovations and enable smallholder farmers to boost productivity, resilience and incomes am [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Mar-2023
Ethiopia: Drought-Hit Pastoralists in Somali Region Linger Between Life and Death
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Pastoralist communities in Afder zone, one of the three drought stricken zones in Somali Regional State, say they are lingering between life and dea [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Mar-2023
Kenya: Cabinet Approves Further Sh4 Billion to Mitigate Drought Situation
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Cabinet has approved a further Sh4 billion to mitigate the drought situation in the country. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Mar-2023
Angola: Angolan Company Exports Tons of Coffee to Switzerland
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan coffee company Angonabeiro exported Tuesday the first 20-foot container of nine tons of "Ginga Lobito " coffee beans to Switzerland as part of the brand's [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Mar-2023
Tanzania: Mwinyi Vows Crackdown On Food Hoarding
[Daily News] Zanzibar -- ZANZIBAR President Hussein Mwinyi has issued a stern warning to traders who hoard essential commodities such as sugar, rice and wheat flour to create an ar [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Mar-2023
Africa: When Should We Worry About Bird Flu Making Us Sick? When We See Human-to-Human Transmission - and There's No Evidence of That Yet
[The Conversation Africa] Bird flu has been causing growing concern in recent months, with hundreds of millions of birds dying of the virus since October 2021. This is the largest [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Mar-2023
South Africa: Minister Finalises Appeals in Relation to Fishing Rights
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, has honoured her commitment to finalise appeals in the traditional linefish sectors by the end [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Mar-2023
Zimbabwe: Govt Targets Record 85,000ha for Winter Wheat
[The Herald] A total of 85 000 hectares have been targeted for winter wheat this year and this is expected to produce 408 000 tonnes of the cereal, well above the 375 000 tonnes of [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Mar-2023
Anambra govt moves to boost IGR, inaugurates export-based seed processing plant
Tribune Online Anambra govt moves to boost IGR, inaugurates export-based seed processing plant By Nurudeen Alimi AS part of efforts targeted at boosting export activities in the [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Feb-2023
2023 Nigeria cashew trading outlook reports positive for local processing industry
Tribune Online 2023 Nigeria cashew trading outlook reports positive for local processing industry NIGERIA is a major and growing player in the cashew industry, ranking among top c [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Feb-2023
Lagos govt enhances food production, flags off Eko Agro Mechanisation Scheme
Tribune Online Lagos govt enhances food production, flags off Eko Agro Mechanisation Scheme By Nurudeen Alimi IN a bid to enhance food production and security in the state, the [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Feb-2023
3000ha oil palm plantation to create 5,000 jobs in Edo
Tribune Online 3000ha oil palm plantation to create 5,000 jobs in Edo AS part of Edo State Government’s expansion of oil palm revolution, Fayus Nigeria Limited has commenced the [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Feb-2023
Exploring the benefits of organic agriculture in Africa
Tribune Online Exploring the benefits of organic agriculture in Africa Collins Nnabuife|Abuja ORGANIC Agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosy [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Feb-2023
Tanzania: Zanzibar Eyes Threefold Rice Production
[Daily News] Zanzibar anticipates a threefold increase in rice production under irrigation scheme from 5,400 to 17,332 tons, the House of Representatives was told here on Monday. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Feb-2023
Tanzania: PM Reveals Major Discovery in Palm Oil Seeds
[Daily News] PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has revealed that research institutes in the country have succeeded in discovering and experimenting in the cultivation of the palm oil [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Feb-2023
Kenya: Govt Working On Plan to Reduce Cost of Animal, Chicken Feeds
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Monday said the government is working on a plan to reduce the cost of animal and chicken feeds in a bid to improve bene [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Feb-2023
Zimbabwe: Mushroom Farming Improving Livelihoods in Hurungwe
[The Herald] Mushroom production has become one of the fastest-growing agro-business ventures in Zimbabwe. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Feb-2023