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South Africa: President Ramaphosa on Working Visit to Botswana - South African News Briefs - August 4, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2022
Borno State supports 30,436 flood victims with tractors
Borno State Government has supported 30,436 flood victims with food items, cash and tractors for the 2022 farming season. According to the state governor, Babagana Zulum, 436 resid [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Yobe State Government Sells Subsidized Fertilizers N13,000 per Bag
The Yobe State Government has commenced distribution and sales of fertilizers for the 2022 cropping season at a discounted price at N13,000 per bag. Speaking at the flagging-off ce [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Minister advocates co-operation among water, energy, food security sectors
The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, has called for co-operation among Nigeria’s water, energy and food security sectors towards addressing all challenges hinde [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Nigeria allows only safe Genetically Modified Organisms – Agency
Zeniat Abubakar, Abuja. The National Biosafety Management Agency in Nigeria, NBMA says Government has put in place safety system to ensure that only safe, Genetically Modified Orga [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Ghana: Asante-Akim North Municipality ups Infrastructural Devt for Vibrant Local Economy
[Ghanaian Times] The Asante-Akim North Municipality has initiated socioeconomic development projects to boost infrastructure for a vibrant local economy. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Ghana: Ghana Exim Bank, USAID to Support Yam Production and Export
[GhanaToday] The Ghana Exim Bank and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are working to provide a $35 million support package to improve the production a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
East Africa: Over 37 Million People Face Acute Hunger in Horn of Africa, WHO Warns
[Shabelle] The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that more than 37 million people in the Greater Horn of Africa are facing acute hunger, as the region experiences o [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
East Africa: Horn of Africa Facing Unprecedented Food and Health Crisis
[VOA] Geneva -- The World Health Organization is urgently appealing for $123.7 million to provide emergency aid for millions of people facing an unprecedented food and health crisi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
South Africa: High Court Victory for Former Farm Worker From Wellington
[GroundUp] Drakenstein Municipality failed in its duty to provide emergency housing, Western Cape High Court finds [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Africa: Subsidies for Farmers - We've Designed a Tool to Guide Spending Decisions
[The Conversation Africa] One of the hardest decisions a government must make is who to support with the limited public funds at its disposal. In recent years the largest countries [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
East Africa: Horn of Africa Faces Most 'Catastrophic' Food Insecurity in Decades, Warns WHO
[UN News] The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing one of the worst hunger crises of the last 70 years. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Somalia: OIC Calls for Urgent Action to Avert the Risk of Famine
[Shabelle] The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has been following, with deep concern, the worsening situation in the Federal Republic of Somali [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Poultry feed prices in Nigeria surge 164% in three years
The cost is felt daily in homes as families pay more for chicken and eggs. A broiler sells for between N5500 and N7000 now as against N1500 and N2500 in 2018, while a crate of eggs [...]
Agriculture LivestockCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Women in Agriculture: Orange-fleshed sweet potato bread cheaper, highly profitable — Baker
"In adding 40 per cent OFSP puree to bread, it helps a lot. If you check, you make like a profit of N5,000 on a bag in a day. And people do like 10 bags in a day to 20 bags in a da [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Facing oil pollution with little govt attention, Niger Delta residents begin replanting mangroves
Faced with little or no attention from the authorities after decades of devastating oil pollution, residents are replanting mangroves destroyed over the years. The post Facing oil [...]
Oil and Gas AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Oyo State Agribusiness Agency Onboards Beneficiaries for Enterprise Support
Olubunmi Osoteku, Ibadan The Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) has onboarded 100 beneficiaries of the Youth Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Project (YEAP) in the [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Gombe State Government promises assistance to flood victims
Rebecca Mu’azu, Gombe Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has promised to provide succour to the victims of the flood disaster in Funakaye Local Government Area of Gombe State, foll [...]
Environment, Health & SafetyCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Environment experts meet in Abuja
The 16th National Council on Environment opens in Abuja on Tuesday, with experts at all levels of government consulting on environment issues. The forum serves as a means for th [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Zambia Can Meet Growing Food Demand - How to Fix What's Standing in Its Way
[The Conversation Africa] African countries face great challenges in adapting to climate change to meet growing demand for food. The current drought in East Africa is the latest ma [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zambia
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Grain Quantities Collected in Siliana Rise to 862,245 Quintals
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The grain quantities collected in Siliana governorate since the beginning of the harvest season have risen to 862,245 quintals so far, head [...]
AgricultureCountry: Tunisia
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Agriculture Min. - Egypt Produced 148,000 Tons of Seeds
[Egypt Online] Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayyed el Quseir that Egypt produced a record 148,000 tons of seeds to cultivate 2.5 million feddans. [...]
Agriculture Crop ProductionCountry: Egypt
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Kenya: Low Rainfall, High Cost of Farm Inputs Hindering Agriculture Production - CBK
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Low rainfall, high cost of fertilizer and seeds, and high fuel prices hindered production in the agricultural sector in July, a new survey has shown. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Africa: Oxfam Reaction to First Shipment of Grain Leaving Ukraine
[Oxfam] In response to reports that the first shipment of grain left Ukraine today, Eric Munoz Oxfam America Food and Agriculture expert said: [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Poultry Feed Prices in Nigeria Surge 164 Percent in Three Years
[Premium Times] The cost is felt daily in homes as families pay more for chicken and eggs. A broiler sells for between N5500 and N7000 now as against N1500 and N2500 in 2018, while [...]
Agriculture LivestockCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Aug-2022