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Notore records 239% rise in revenue, posts N1.5bn profit in one quarter
Tribune Online Notore records 239% rise in revenue, posts N1.5bn profit in one quarter Leading agro-allied and chemicals company, Notore Chemical Industries Plc, has recorded a gr [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 04-May-2022
Nigeria To Become Highest Cocoa Producer In West Africa- Cocoa Farmers
Cocoa farmers in Nigeria under the aegis of Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN), have vowed to increase the country’s cocoa production in conjunction with other value cha [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 04-May-2022
Nigerian Government Seeks Collaboration to Boost The Cotton Industry
To revive and boost the cotton value chain and enhance the economic development of the country, the Federal Government has called for collaboration among stakeholders in the indust [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 04-May-2022
Nigerian Government train over 50 millers on alternative animal feed production
With the high cost of animal feed in the livestock industry, the Federal Government gives hope to livestock farmers as it builds capacity of over 50 feed millers on alternative fee [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 04-May-2022
Liberia: MAP Liberia Holds First Annual Forum
[New Dawn] The Multi-Actor Platform on Land Governance and Responsible Agricultural Investment in Liberia (MAP Liberia Land Platform) holds the first Annual Forum: conducts in-dept [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-May-2022
Zimbabwe: Big Bucks - Drought-Hit Zimbabweans Cut Poverty, Poaching With Larger Goats
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Chivwetu Village, Zimbabwe -- The project to breed bigger goats and raise incomes aims to help communities feed their families without wiping out local [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-May-2022
Rwanda: Rwanda to Benefit From U.S.$25 Million Initiative for Climate Resilient Crop Varieties
[New Times] Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Burundi are set to benefit from a regional initiative dubbed "Transforming Agri-Food Systems in West and Central Africa [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-May-2022
South Africa: Cedar Adds a Shot of Espresso to Roasteries
[New Frame] Leigh Wentzel and Winston Thomas are stirring up the coffee scene in Cape Town with specialty blends to give communities a taste of quality java. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-May-2022
‘Quack veterinarians exposing meat consumers to health risk’
Tribune Online ‘Quack veterinarians exposing meat consumers to health risk’ THE Chairman, Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), Abuja Chapter, Dr. Ifeanyi Ogbu has s [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
FG moves to boost palm oil production, trains farmers in Edo
Tribune Online FG moves to boost palm oil production, trains farmers in Edo AS part of efforts geared towards boosting palm oil production in the country, the Federal Ministry of [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
IMF warns Nigeria, others against hunger-triggered social unrests
Tribune Online IMF warns Nigeria, others against hunger-triggered social unrests THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sent a note of warning to African countries, including N [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
FG, Oyo govt partner on increased livestock production
Tribune Online FG, Oyo govt partner on increased livestock production IN a bid to engender high production of livestock products, especially beef, goat meat, mutton and dairy, the [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
FUNAAB empowers farmers with information on climate change
Tribune Online FUNAAB empowers farmers with information on climate change IN a bid to ensure food sufficiency in Nigeria, researchers from the Federal University of Agriculture, A [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
NALDA targets 1000mt of maize in Plateau, distributes farm inputs to 600 women, youth
Tribune Online NALDA targets 1000mt of maize in Plateau, distributes farm inputs to 600 women, youth THE National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has flaged off it [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
Cocoa farmers vow to make Nigeria highest producer in West Africa in five years
Tribune Online Cocoa farmers vow to make Nigeria highest producer in West Africa in five years COCOA farmers in Nigeria under the aegis of Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CF [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
WAFU B U-20: Flying Eagles beat Niger Republic in 2nd friendly, Bosso loses mother
A sixth minutes effort from Gombe United forward Ibrahim Yahaya was all the Nigeria’s U20 team, the Flying Eagles needed to defeat their Nigerien counterparts by a lone goal. The [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
FAO calls for preservation of world’s forests
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for preservation of the world’s forests. In its latest State of the World’s Forests Report 202 [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
7th Division of Nigerian Army flags off Tree-planting Exercise
The 7th Division of the Nigerian Army has conducted a tree-planting exercise, as part of her efforts to improve on the quality of the natural surrounding in the barrack community a [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
Namibia: Tsumeb Railway Line Reopened After Crash
[Namibian] TRANSNAMIB expected the Tsumeb railway line to be reopened by last night, following a railway accident on Thursday that damaged the tracks and left a locomotive and thre [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
South Africa: Stage Two Load Shedding to Be Implemented Tonight
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom is expected to implement stage two load shedding from 5pm this evening until the early hours of next Monday morning. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
Kenya: How Changing Livestock Markets Could Reduce Conflict
[The Conversation Africa] Over nine million Kenyans are pastoralists out of a total population of 50 million. Together they hold livestock worth over US$1 billion. Livestock is the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
Uganda: If Bread Is Expensive, Eat Cassava, Museveni Tells Ugandans
[Nile Post] President Yoweri Museveni has urged Ugandans to opt for cassava if they cannot find bread due to the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-May-2022
Africa: Two Months After the Start of the War, Food Insecurity Continues to Grow
[IPS] Rome -- Two months after the start of the war, on 24 February, the data on the substantial increase in the cost of food products, the rise in prices and shortages of fertiliz [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Apr-2022
National Agricultural Land Development Authority harvests tonnes of wheat in Gombe
Amidst the shortfall in the supply of wheat occasioned by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it has commenced the [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Apr-2022
Firm Invests in Tractor Initiative to Boost Nigeria’s Agricultural Productivity
Heifer International has disclosed that it is investing $1 million in its tractor booking platform, Hello Tractor, where tractor purchase loans are provided to entrepreneurs to pur [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Apr-2022