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GMOs Flood Nigerian Markets, As Federal Govt Urged to Examine Biosafety Guidelines
[Leadership] Over 30 different products mostly imported from USA, China, India and South Africa, labelled to be produced with genetically modified ingredients are in the Nigerian m [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 29-Sep-2022
Minister of Agriculture flags off nationwide anti-rabies vaccination in Gombe
The minister of state for agriculture Mustapha Baba Shehuri yesterday flagged off the nationwide anti-rabies vaccination exercise in Dukku local government area of Gombe State. [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 28-Sep-2022
Nigerian Government seeks private sector involvement in Waterways protection
By Hikmat Bamigboye, Abuja Nigerian Government has called on the private sector and other stakeholders to get involved in the protection of the nations rivers from man-made pollut [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 28-Sep-2022
Nigeria’s Livestock Subsector Can Generate N33trn Annually – Ministry
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has said Nigeria’s livestock sub sector can generate over N33 trillion annually, saying it has huge economic pot [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 28-Sep-2022
Stakeholders Engage Cotton Farmers on Bt. Cotton Importance, Adoption
By Ene Okwanihe Stakeholders in biotechnology have engaged cotton farmers in Nigeria at a one training workshop on the importance of adopting the Genetically Modified Bt cotton to [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 28-Sep-2022
The World Needs Risk Management to Prevent Disaster Management -FAO
By Ene Okwanihe, Abuja The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations FAO says world leaders and member countries are now calling for risk management instead of disas [...]
Environment, Health & SafetyCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 28-Sep-2022
Nigeria’s President Inaugurates Council On Climate Change
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the National Council on Climate Change to formulate appropriate policies toward achieving green growth and sustainable economic developme [...]
Environment, Health & Safety Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 28-Sep-2022
National Potato Conference Concludes
[Shabait] Asmara, 22 September 2022- The two-day National Potato Conference that was held at Asmara Palace under the theme "One Vision and Harmonized Work for Sustainable Potato Se [...]
Country: Eswatini
Region: Africa
Date: 28-Sep-2022
We Need Urgent Commitment, Resources & Action to Tackle Hunger Crisis
[IPS] New York -- Last week, as world leaders gathered in New York for the 77th United Nations General Assembly, one topic came up more than most: looming famine. That's because de [...]
Country: Somalia
Region: Africa
Date: 28-Sep-2022
930 Borno Households Benefit From WFP Training, Others
[Leadership] No fewer than 930 households comprising 4,600 residents have benefitted from 20 World Food Programme (WFP)-sponsored income generating activities in Malakyararai in Bo [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 28-Sep-2022
Africa: Agric. Minister Launches the African Emergency Food Production Facility
[The Point] The Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Dr. Demba Sabally, on Friday 23 September 2022 launched the African Emergency Food Production Facility (AEFPF) supported by the Afric [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageRegion: Africa
Date: 28-Sep-2022
Malnutrition Crisis - Donors Pledge $0.57bn As Nigeria, 14 Others Hard Hit
[Vanguard] In response to the deepening global child malnutrition crisis, governments, philanthropies, and private donors have pledged an estimated $577 million to address the grow [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 28-Sep-2022
Nigeria Should Adopt Fiscal, Other Reforms to Reduce Food Inflation - IMF
[Vanguard] The International Monetary Funds, IMF, has recommended fiscal, monetary and structural reforms to reduce food inflation in Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African countrie [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 28-Sep-2022
UN Must Urgently Recognise Malnutrition Crisis in Northwest Nigeria
[MSF] As the malnutrition crisis in northwest Nigeria continues at catastrophic levels, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for the humanitarian community to respond to the [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 28-Sep-2022
Experts Harp On Digital Agri-Tech In Africa
Experts from across the globe spoke on digital agri-tech to boost farm productivity In Africa, at the Harnessing Agricultural Technologies for Resilient Food Systems side event joi [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 26-Sep-2022
Cross River State Releases Ultra-Modern Cocoa Processing Plant
The Cross River State Government has finalized processes to concession its ultra-modern Cocoa Processing plant, Ikom to AA Universal Agro Industries Ltd (AAU). The Governor of the [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 26-Sep-2022
VON Reporter Wins OFAB-Nigeria Media Award for Best Radio
By Ene Okwanihe, Abuja Voice of Nigeria Agriculture Correspondent Ene Okwanihe has emerged Best Radio Reporter in the 6th Edition of the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology ( [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 26-Sep-2022
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 26-Sep-2022
East Africa: Hunger Crisis in Horn of Africa Grows As Drought Persists
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Aid groups say more than 37 million people in the Horn of Africa are struggling with hunger fueled by a deadly record drought that has killed nearly 9 milli [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 26-Sep-2022
25 Million Nigerians Suffering From Hunger - Nutritionist
[Daily Trust] At least 25 million Nigerians are suffering from hunger, according to Prof Kola Matthew Anigo, National Coordinator of Academic and Research Network for Scaling up nu [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 26-Sep-2022
Solving the Rice Problem in the Country
[FrontPageAfrica] The rice probem is raisng eyebrows yet once again because the price of a 25kg long grain parboiled rice has gone up from USD14 to USD20. This means that when near [...]
Agriculture Crop ProductionCountry: Liberia
Region: Africa
Date: 26-Sep-2022
Nigerian Agency Warns Against Too Much Use of Bleaching Cosmetics
[Premium Times] The NAFDAC boss says the majority of SPA outlets in the nation's cosmopolitan cities are culpable of the unhealthy practice of mixing chemicals and natural products [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 26-Sep-2022
#2022GlobalCitizenFestival Campaign to End Extreme Poverty Hits $2.4bn
[Leadership] World's largest movement of action takers and impact makers dedicated to ending extreme poverty now, Global Citizen, has said that its 2022 Global Citizen Festival cam [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 26-Sep-2022
ARC Upbeat
[New Republic] -Trained Local Farmers In Margibi Co. To Enhance Empowerment [...]
AgricultureCountry: Liberia
Region: Africa
Date: 26-Sep-2022
Poultry Association of Nigeria Commends South East Poultry Farmers
Poultry Association of Nigeria, PAN, has commended poultry farmers in the South East for their contributions in the growth of the Association at the national level. National Presid [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Sep-2022