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Gambia: FSQA Advocates for Laboratory to Tackle Food Safety Challenges
[Foroyaa] Mary Johnson, the Director of Regulatory Affairs and Enforcement at the Food Safety and Quality Authority, on Thursday 28th July 2022 disclosed that the Institution is ad [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2022
Uganda: Slow Food, Accelerating Biodiversity in the Field and On Our Plates
[IPS] Bulawayo -- Edward Mukiibi was forced to do agriculture at school as punishment for misbehaviour. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2022
Africa: Ukraine - Black Sea Grain Shipment Success Raises Hopes More Will Follow
[UN News] The first, eagerly-awaited commercial shipment of grain to leave the Ukrainian port of Odesa since Russia's invasion more than five months ago, was cleared to proceed to [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2022
East Africa: Millions of Hungry People in Horn of Africa Resort to Extreme Measures
[VOA] Geneva -- The World Health Organization warns a lack of humanitarian aid is driving millions of hungry people in the Horn of Africa to engage in desperate measures to survive [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2022
Mauritius: Minister Gobin Takes Stock of Issues Faced By Planters of Garlic At Crève Coeur
[Government of Mauritius] The Attorney General and Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Maneesh Gobin, effected a site visit, today, at Crève Coeur to take stock of iss [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2022
Uganda: So Far 226 People in Nabilatu Have Died of Hunger - Government Official
[Nile Post] So far 226 people in Nabilatu have died of hunger- government official [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2022
Tanzania: Suma JKT Moves to Curb Edible Oil Shortage
[Daily News] National Services Economic wing (Suma JKT) has embarked on sunflower farming, a move that would eventually play a role in addressing the shortage of edible oil in the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2022
Hundreds of Thousands Without Food, Shelter or Healthcare in North Kivu, DRC
[MSF] "The whole family was in the field working when the shooting started. We ran away and walked for three hours to Rumangabo in the rain," says Ponsie Benda, 54. "We couldn't ge [...]
AgricultureCountry: DR Congo
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Aug-2022
Somalia: UN Provides U.S.$9.5 Million for Famine Prevention in Somalia
[Shabelle] The United Nations humanitarian agency has provided 9.5 million U.S. dollars to provide immediate assistance to communities in areas at the highest risk of famine in Som [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2022
South Africa: President Ramaphosa on Working Visit to Botswana - South African News Briefs - August 4, 2022
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Aug-2022
Borno State supports 30,436 flood victims with tractors
Borno State Government has supported 30,436 flood victims with food items, cash and tractors for the 2022 farming season. According to the state governor, Babagana Zulum, 436 resid [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Yobe State Government Sells Subsidized Fertilizers N13,000 per Bag
The Yobe State Government has commenced distribution and sales of fertilizers for the 2022 cropping season at a discounted price at N13,000 per bag. Speaking at the flagging-off ce [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Minister advocates co-operation among water, energy, food security sectors
The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, has called for co-operation among Nigeria’s water, energy and food security sectors towards addressing all challenges hinde [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Nigeria allows only safe Genetically Modified Organisms – Agency
Zeniat Abubakar, Abuja. The National Biosafety Management Agency in Nigeria, NBMA says Government has put in place safety system to ensure that only safe, Genetically Modified Orga [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Ghana: Asante-Akim North Municipality ups Infrastructural Devt for Vibrant Local Economy
[Ghanaian Times] The Asante-Akim North Municipality has initiated socioeconomic development projects to boost infrastructure for a vibrant local economy. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Ghana: Ghana Exim Bank, USAID to Support Yam Production and Export
[GhanaToday] The Ghana Exim Bank and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are working to provide a $35 million support package to improve the production a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
East Africa: Over 37 Million People Face Acute Hunger in Horn of Africa, WHO Warns
[Shabelle] The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that more than 37 million people in the Greater Horn of Africa are facing acute hunger, as the region experiences o [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
East Africa: Horn of Africa Facing Unprecedented Food and Health Crisis
[VOA] Geneva -- The World Health Organization is urgently appealing for $123.7 million to provide emergency aid for millions of people facing an unprecedented food and health crisi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
South Africa: High Court Victory for Former Farm Worker From Wellington
[GroundUp] Drakenstein Municipality failed in its duty to provide emergency housing, Western Cape High Court finds [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Africa: Subsidies for Farmers - We've Designed a Tool to Guide Spending Decisions
[The Conversation Africa] One of the hardest decisions a government must make is who to support with the limited public funds at its disposal. In recent years the largest countries [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
East Africa: Horn of Africa Faces Most 'Catastrophic' Food Insecurity in Decades, Warns WHO
[UN News] The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing one of the worst hunger crises of the last 70 years. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Somalia: OIC Calls for Urgent Action to Avert the Risk of Famine
[Shabelle] The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has been following, with deep concern, the worsening situation in the Federal Republic of Somali [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Aug-2022
Poultry feed prices in Nigeria surge 164% in three years
The cost is felt daily in homes as families pay more for chicken and eggs. A broiler sells for between N5500 and N7000 now as against N1500 and N2500 in 2018, while a crate of eggs [...]
Agriculture LivestockCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Women in Agriculture: Orange-fleshed sweet potato bread cheaper, highly profitable — Baker
"In adding 40 per cent OFSP puree to bread, it helps a lot. If you check, you make like a profit of N5,000 on a bag in a day. And people do like 10 bags in a day to 20 bags in a da [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Aug-2022
Facing oil pollution with little govt attention, Niger Delta residents begin replanting mangroves
Faced with little or no attention from the authorities after decades of devastating oil pollution, residents are replanting mangroves destroyed over the years. The post Facing oil [...]
Oil and Gas AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Aug-2022