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Nigerian Government Launches Tech To Monitor Livestock Nationwide
To identify and track livestock in Nigeria, the Federal Government has launched the National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS) for the country. The Minister of [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2022
Food Insecurity: FCTA records 30% Improvement
By Hudu Yakubu Abuja The Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has restated it determination to sustain the tempo of its support programmes to enhance food secur [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2022
Senator Empowers 1,000 Farmers In Ebonyi State
By Moses Nwite, Abakaliki In a bid to ensure that people from Ebonyi State Southeast Nigeria are empowered above poverty level, the Senator Representing Ebonyi North Senatorial Zon [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2022
Osun State Governor flags off Food Support Scheme
The Government of Osun State has reiterated commitment to sustaining its social intervention programmes aimed to raising the standard of living of the people, stimulate the economy [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Nov-2022
Hibiscus Export: Nigeria Signs Bilateral Trade With Mexico
The Federal Government has disclosed that it is expected that Nigeria earns over $3 billion annually as soon as it resumes its hibiscus export partnership deal with Mexico from Jan [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Nov-2022
Africa: Kagame Makes Africa's Case At G20 Summit
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has told the G20 Summit that Africa is representing its interests to address specific challenges that its people face, mostly due to external fact [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Nov-2022
Kenya: Government Distributes 8,400 Bags of Livestock Feed
[Capital FM] The government on Wednesday dispatched 8,400 50kg bags of livestock feed to the seven sub counties of Turkana County to support livestock affected by the current droug [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Nov-2022
Enugu State Pledges To Sustain IFAD/VCDP Agricultural Programmes
The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has pledged to support and sustain the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Value Chain Development Program (VCDP) and [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Nov-2022
Zimbabwe: Record Wheat Harvest Still Possible Despite Rains
[The Herald] Zimbabwe is still on course to register a record wheat harvest and win self-sufficiency for this grain at long last, despite about one percent of the total crop having [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Nov-2022
Nestlé Partners Africa Food Prize On Food Security, Climate Change
Nestlé Plc has announced that it is partnering with the Africa Food Prize to accelerate food systems in Africa, as a way of developing the continent’s food security and building [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2022
Kaduna State APPEALS to establish 15 cottage processing centres
In its bid to reduce post-harvest losses among low-income farmers, the Kaduna State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project a [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2022
Africa: Global Food Imports On Track to Reach All-Time High - FAO
[UN News] Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than previously expected, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2022
Africa: Adapt or Starve - COP27 Spotlights Agriculture Challenges and Solutions in the Face of Climate Change
[UN News] Small-scale farmers from developing countries produce one-third of the world's food, yet they only receive 1.7 per cent of climate finance even as they are forced to cope [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2022
Africa: Costs of Farm Inputs Still a Headache for Africa
[The Exchange] Food experts call for efforts to reduce costs of farm inputs [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2022
Date Harvest Estimated At 250.000 Tonnes in Kebili
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The date harvest season has been underway since the end of October 2022 in the governorate of Kebili with a 25% progress rate, Head of the L [...]
Agriculture Crop ProductionCountry: Tunisia
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Nov-2022
Kenya: Tea Prices Dip Slightly As Demand Shrinks
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tea prices dipped slightly at last week's Mombasa auction amid irregular demand for the commodity. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2022
Rwanda: Fishmongers Hopeful as Lake Karago Gets New Fish Seeds
[New Times] Fish mongers in Nyabihu District are optimistic following the introduction of 3,000 new fish seeds (fish eggs) of the carp species in Lake Karago. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Nov-2022
Some Fish Stocks in Precarious State
[New Era] Walvis Bay -- A stock assessment carried out by the fisheries ministry over the past year has yielded mixed results as some fish stocks show growth while others are still [...]
Agricultural Tools/Equipments FisheryCountry: Namibia
Region: Africa
Date: 14-Nov-2022
Nigeria develops Action Plan to curtail Bio-security threats
Zeniat Abubakar. Abuja The Federal Ministry of Environment has developed an Action Plan aimed at minimizing threats to Bio-security in the country. At a stakeholders meeting on the [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Nov-2022
COP27: Dataphyte Launches Climate Data Hub
Zeniat Abubakar Abuja Nigeria’s leading data journalism platform, Dataphyte, has launched the first climate data platform in the country. The platform is Dataphyte’s programme [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Nov-2022
Association Moves Partnership with Banks to Fast-Track Farmers Entrepreneurship
By, Hikmat Bamigboye The All Farmers’ Association of Nigeria, AFAN has commence plans to broaden its collaboration with financial institutions in order to support farmers and com [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Nov-2022
Flooding: Switzerland donates $756,000 to support victims in Nigeria
The Government of Switzerland is committing over seven-hundred US dollars in aid to the Nigerian Government as humanitarian response to flood victims. The move was in response t [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Nov-2022
West Africa: Climate Change Means Farmers in West Africa Need More Ways to Combat Pests
[The Conversation Africa] The link between climate change and the spread of crop pests has been established by research and evidence. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Nov-2022
Uganda Veterinary Association Takes Exhibition and Agm to Masaka, Over 5000 Farmers to Benefit
[Independent (Kampala)] Masaka, Uganda -- All roads will lead to Masaka City's Liberation Ground November 23 for over 5,000 farmers in the region as the Uganda Veterinary Associati [...]
AgricultureCountry: Uganda
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Nov-2022
How Africa can build resilient agric system — Experts
Tribune Online How Africa can build resilient agric system — Experts Most often the African food supply system suffers serious setbacks as a result of activities around the glob [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Nov-2022