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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Madagascar: WFP Launches Initiative to Bolster People's Resilience to Food Shocks in Southern Madagascar
[WFP] Antananarivo -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched the Anticipatory Action system as part of efforts to bolster smallholder farmers' ability to withst [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2022
Nigeria: Floods - Nigeria Could Become Dependent On Food Aid, Farmers Warn
[Leadership] Flooding, dearth of infrastructure logistics and high cost of diesel to transport agricultural commodities may exacerbate food insecurity in the country and lead to fu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2022
Environment Health Council promises to create 10,000 Jobs in Nigeria
The Environment Health Council of Nigeria, EHCON, says it will create 10,000 jobs within the sphere of environment health in Nigeria. The Registrar of EHCON, Dr Yakubu Baba stated [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Nigeria: Flooding - IMF Seeks Social Assistance for Farmers to Curb Food Insecurity
[Leadership] With many farmlands under water due to the flooding in Benue, Kogi, Anambra and some other states in the country, the International Monetary Fund has warned that the c [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Sudan: Food Crisis - Children Poisoned in Darfur Camp After Eating From Landfill
[Dabanga] Nyala -- Head of the Otash camp for the displaced in Nyala locality, South Darfur, Sheikh Abdelrazeg Jales revealed that a child has died and three others were taken to t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Southern Africa: Interfaith Groups Call for Agroecology to be at the Centre of COP27's Agenda #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Faith communities all over the world are playing an increasingly important role in educating and encouraging followers to step up and take action on food security and t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Flood Impact: IFAD to commence Dry Season Farming in Nigeria
The International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) has said that it will commence dry season farming in the country’s worst affecte [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Sudan: Pests Pose 'Dangerous' Threat to South Kordofan Crops
[Dabanga] Dalami / Kartala / Habila -- Farmers are in distress due to a "huge" number of pests, including locusts, starlings, rats, and American worm damaging crops in South Kordof [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Nigeria: WFP Extends Emergency Assistance to Prevent Acute Malnutrition in North-East
[This Day] The World Food Programme (WFP), an agency of the United Nations (UN) has distributed emergency nutrition assistance to prevent acute malnutrition among 104,835 crisis-af [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Oct-2022
Maize Association Takes Loan Recovery Drive to Northern Nigeria
By Ene Okwanihe, Kano The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) has taken its nationwide strategic meeting with maize farmers and stakeholders on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anch [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2022
Oyo State : AfDB prepares to launch special agro-processing zone project
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that the state Government is delighted with the prospects and potential of the African Development Bank’s special agro-proce [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2022
Africa: World Cotton Day Focuses On the Fibre's Role in Weaving Socio-Economic Development
[UN News] Cotton is a constant thread in our lives, from field to fabric, the UN agriculture agency, FAO, upheld on Friday, World Cotton Day, drawing attention to the natural fibre [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2022
Kenya: Sugar Prices Rise On Reduced Factory Output
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A two-kilo of sugar has risen by Sh12, at a time when the country is facing a 34 per cent decline in cane production. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2022
Tunisia: Olive Harvest Estimated At 28 Thousand Tonnes in Silianna
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The olive harvest in the Siliana governorate is estimated at 28.000 tonnes of olive (5.7 thousand tonnes of olive oil), against 20.000 tonne [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2022
Ghana: Cocoa Farmers Deserve to Enjoy Fruits of Their Labour
[Ghanaian Times] Cocoa farmers in the country must be the happiest group of people in the country today for two main reasons. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2022
Organization Seeks Women Farmers Inclusion In Agricultural Budget Implementation
The Smallholder Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria (SWOFON) has called for gender inclusion in implementation of agricultural budgets at all levels of Government, saying 75 per [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Oct-2022
Nigeria’s Agric sector can provide jobs, boost economy – Experts
Nigeria’s agricultural sector is performing well and capable of providing employment for the teeming youths and boost the nation’s economy, if well harnessed. Dr Umar Abdullahi [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Oct-2022
Stakeholders Call For Enforcement of Anti-Open Grazing Law
The Cattle Menace and Conflict Resolution Committee in collaboration with other stakeholders, have called for the constitution of a Committee that would ensure the full enforcement [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Oct-2022
NAQS empowers farmers in Ife North, East constituency with improved seedlings
Tribune Online NAQS empowers farmers in Ife North, East constituency with improved seedlings In a bid to boost their production capacity, the National Agricultural Quarantine Serv [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2022
Stakeholders Call for Private Sector Investment Policy In Agriculture
Agricultural stakeholders have called for a favorable policy environment that will enhance private sector investment in research aimed at developing the agriculture sector and guar [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2022
Association calls on charcoal producers to end deforestation
The National Association of Charcoal Producers Dealers Exporters Association of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) has called on charcoal producers to engage in afforestation to curb deforestation [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2022
Uganda: 78 Ugandan Startups Receive Shs5.9 Billion in Seed Funding From NSSF, Mastercard
[Nile Post] A total of 78 Ugandan businesses have each received $20000 in seed funding from National Social Security Fund (NSSF) together with the Mastercard Foundation as part of [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2022
Africa: Govt Considering Fertiliser Coy for Africa Market - President
[Ghanaian Times] The government is considering an ambitious move to establish a fertiliser company capable of meeting the fertiliser demand of the entire African continent, Preside [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2022
East Africa: How Region Can Increase Lake Victoria's Productivity
[The Exchange] Lake Victoria is the largest freshwater lake in Africa and the largest inland fishery in the world. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2022
Rwanda: Poultry Farmers Decry Soaring Cost of Feed
[New Times] Animal feed is too expensive and continues to be a major constraint on poultry productivity, farmers have said. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2022