[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has lifted the ban on Genetically Modified Crops following a Cabinet meeting chaired by President William Ruto. [...]

Region: N/A

Date: 04-Oct-2022

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has praised Nigeria, particularly its smallholder farmers for the considerable progress in rice production. Howeve [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 01-Oct-2022

Delta state Governor , Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged Nigerians to invest more in the agricultural sector to provide more job employment, development of economy for the country a [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: N/A

Date: 30-Sep-2022

The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) says it has set up 148 Community Demonstration Plot (CDP) in nine local Government areas of Gombe State. CDP is designed to expose small holde [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: N/A

Date: 30-Sep-2022

  Nigeria’s National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says it can assure the nation that the problem of insecurity in the Lake Chad basin has been sufficiently addressed. Manag [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: N/A

Date: 30-Sep-2022

David Adekunle, Lagos. The Nigerian Government has advocated for the use of new technologies in greener shipping with a view to reduce the damage done to the atmosphere from emitt [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Sep-2022

By Chinwe Onuigbo, Awka A one-day key stakeholders meeting on renewable energy, climate change and environmental management has ended in Awka with a call on everyone to embrace cl [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Sep-2022

Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo says the country’s government will continue to create the enabling environment to encourage more private sector investments in [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 30-Sep-2022

[Dabanga] El Gezira / El Manganil / ED El Fursan / Sirba / M -- On Monday, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning issued a new decision, determining new fees for irrigation [...]

Region: N/A

Date: 30-Sep-2022

[WFP] As the world marks the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, WFP helps growers recover from crop losses and capitalize on climate-smart techniques [...]

Region: N/A

Date: 30-Sep-2022

[Ghanaian Times] On December 19, 2019, the UN General Assembly designated September 29 as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW). [...]

Region: N/A

Date: 30-Sep-2022

[FAO] Simple solutions can help break the vicious cycle of food loss and climate change [...]

Region: N/A

Date: 30-Sep-2022

Thirteen communities in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, have been hit by a deluge, rendering over 300 families homeless. [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Sep-2022

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Executive Committee has approved the participation of the FCT in the Agro-Climate Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReSAL) project of the Wor [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Sep-2022

[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders has called on the United Nations to add northwest Nigeria to its humanitarian response plan, due to high numbers o [...]

Country: Nigeria

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Sep-2022

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto on Wednesday chaired a meeting with development partners to discuss the drought situation in the country. [...]

Country: Kenya

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Sep-2022

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Kisumu county government has received over 560 bags of DAP fertilizer as part of the government subsidy program targeting farmers as promised by President Wi [...]

Country: Kenya

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Sep-2022

[UN News] As the war in Ukraine stokes a crisis for countries who are struggling just to access the food their populations want and need, the international community needs to ensur [...]

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Sep-2022

[Nile Post] The Minister for Agriculture, Frank Tumwebaze has hailed beer company, Uganda Breweries Limited for creating market for local agricultural products that are sold by far [...]

Country: Uganda

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Sep-2022

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Government has agreed to release Shs30 billion towards the supply of seedlings to coffee and tea farmers, the Minister of Finance, Matia [...]

Country: Uganda

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Sep-2022

[Observer] .... Emma Glassco on a mission to turn fisheries into Liberia's next economic powerhouse [...]

Country: Liberia

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Sep-2022

[New Dawn] -As reported shortages get serious [...]

Country: Liberia

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Sep-2022

[Ghanaian Times] This year's theme signifies that the entire world needs to be aware of the negativity of food loss and waste on the planet and how we can collectively solve it. [...]

Country: Ghana

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Sep-2022

[The Point] Russia's invasion of Ukraine is raising food prices across the world. Developing and emerging economies are being hit hardest due to their reliance on the region for fu [...]

Country: Gambia

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Sep-2022

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tea prices at the weekly Mombasa auction rose slightly this week despite reduced demand from traders. [...]

Country: Kenya

Region: Africa

Date: 29-Sep-2022