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NALDA commences first dry season wheat harvest in Gombe, distributes pumping machines
Tribune Online NALDA commences first dry season wheat harvest in Gombe, distributes pumping machines As part of its mandate, the National Agricultural Land Development Authorit [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Farming: Niger State, others get $3.2bn tricycle-producing plant
Niger State in North-central Nigeria alongside 11 other States are to benefit from a 3.2 billion-dollar investment for the establishment of a tricycle-producing plant to boost agri [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Food Security: EU approves €314 million for Nigeria, others
The European Union (EU) has approved €314 million in funds for Nigeria and six other partner countries in the region in a bid to ensure food security and nutrition in West Africa [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Lagos State generates 10,000MT/day of municipal solid waste, 15% plastic
A recent report has shown that Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub and the most populous coastal city in Africa, generates 10,000 MT/day of municipal solid waste, with 15% of this fi [...]
Waste managementCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Nigerian government to provide safe accessible water
The Nigerian government has expressed its determination to provide clean and safe accessible water to its citizens especially to the rural communities. The Minister of Water [...]
Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Nigeria, 7 others to benefit from FAO’s agric policy initiative
Nigeria and seven other African countries are set to benefit from a new phase of key agricultural policy monitoring and analysis initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Swarms of Brown Locusts Plague Three Provinces Despite R80 Million Spent On Fighting the Outbreak
[Daily Maverick] Three provinces in South Africa have been plagued by the largest brown locust swarms in decades. And because of heavy rains, the locust outbreak shows no signs of [...]
AgricultureCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Govt Receives Japanese Rice Grant
[The Point] The Gambia government through the Ministry of Agriculture wishes to inform the general public that it has received from the Government of Japan, two thousand, five hund [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Kogi Advises Residents to Shun Cow Meat After 20 Die Mysteriously
[Premium Times] The state government says there is the possibility that the cows ingested poisonous substances while grazing. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Commercial Fishing - Hout Bay Fishers Say They've Been Left Out
[GroundUp] Hout Bay fishers have taken issue with the fishing rights allocation process for this year. [...]
Agriculture FisheryCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
News Alert - Desert Locust Invades Over 400 Hectares of Land in Borana Zone, Oromia Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Locust invades over 400 hectares of land in Taltaallee woreda of the Borana zone, Oromia region, the regional communication bureau said. The swarm c [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ethiopia
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Mwapata Institute Warns of Dire Effects of Russia-Ukraine War On Malawi's Food Security Situation
[Nyasa Times] MwAPATA Institute has warned that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will have detrimental impact on the food security in Malawi. The Institute has since urged the Capital [...]
AgricultureCountry: Malawi
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
7 GMB Depots Get Grain Dryers
[The Herald] The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has so far, installed dryers at seven depots to deal with moisture content of delivered grain. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
Minister Highlights Resilience of Agriculture Amid Covid-19
[ANGOP] Malanje -- The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, António de Assis, highlighted today, Thursday, the resilience that the sector has been showing in face of the limitat [...]
AgricultureCountry: Anguilla
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Apr-2022
FG says Nigeria will mitigate prices of food
The Federal Government has said that the war between Ukraine and Russia, which has negative impact on global prices of grains like maize, wheat and other agricultural commodities, [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
AFAN to Provide Farmers 500,000 Tricycles for Easy Transportation of Farm Produce
The President of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Farouk Mudi, has disclosed plans by the association and its Nigerian partner to provide 500,000 units of tricycles f [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
Kaduna Water Corporation cautions against damage to water sources
The Kaduna State Water Corporation has pleaded with Citizens to change the negative attitude attributed to the value of water and it’s sources. The Managing Director and Chi [...]
Water/SanitationCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
No Evidence Nigeria's Zobo Herbal Drink Causes Miscarriage
[Africa Check] A message posted on Facebook claims a local Nigerian herbal drink "causes miscarriage" during pregnancy. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
CPCU Unveils Challenges Hindering ISDB Food Insecurity Project
[The Point] The Central Projects Coordinating Unit (CPCU) under the Ministry of Agriculture has unveiled some of the challenges hindering the smooth implementation of the IsDB Buil [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
Africa: What Can We Learn From Prior Food Price Shocks?
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As the Russia-Ukraine war threatens food supplies, history can provide a guide to effective action [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageRegion: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
Killings, Kidnappings, May Lead to Famine in Ekiti, Farmers Warn
[This Day] Farmers in Ekiti State, whose farming activities have been disturbed by incessant killings, kidnapping and raping by killer herdsmen have expressed fear that abandonment [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
Rice Price Will Never Go Up Under My Regime'. - Pres. Weah Vows
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In a bid to ascertain firsthand information and improve on the reported shortage of rice in the local market, President George Manneh has toured vario [...]
AgricultureCountry: Liberia
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Apr-2022
High cost of production, insecurity responsible for hike in food prices ― Ogunnaike
Tribune Online High cost of production, insecurity responsible for hike in food prices ― Ogunnaike The hike in prices of food items in Nigeria has been attributed to the high [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Crop yield per hectare in Nigeria, Africa still very low due to lack of technology, says NABDA DG
Tribune Online Crop yield per hectare in Nigeria, Africa still very low due to lack of technology, says NABDA DG The Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022
Wheat accounts for 6.2% of Nigeria’s total import bill (2021)
A report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that durum wheat import accounted for 6.2% of the total import bill recorded in 2021, thus representing the second hig [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 06-Apr-2022