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‘Ban on donkey trading will be counter-productive’
Tribune Online ‘Ban on donkey trading will be counter-productive’ National President of Donkey Dealers Association of Nigeria, Mr Dike Ifeanyi in this interview with COLLIN [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022
Nigeria losing N2trn annually through importation of wheat, FMAN regrets
Tribune Online Nigeria losing N2trn annually through importation of wheat, FMAN regrets It has been lamented that Nigeria as a country is losing a whopping sum of N2 trillion y [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022
Africa: 'Amazing' New Beans Could Save Coffee From Climate Change
[VOA] London -- Millions of people around the world enjoy a daily cup of coffee; however, their daily caffeine fix could be under threat because climate change is killing coffee pl [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 08-Feb-2022
Food security: Developing action plan for residue reduction in livestock products
Food security: Developing action plan for residue reduction in livestock products. Over the years, the federal government has been working on reducing drug residue in agricultural [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Feb-2022
Agro-dealers want 35% Urea produced in Nigeria sold in local markets
Tribune Online Agro-dealers want 35% Urea produced in Nigeria sold in local markets The Nigeria Agro Input Dealers Association (NAIDA) has urged fertilizer companies in Nigeria [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 07-Feb-2022
Africa: No Perfect Solution - Smallholder Farmers Must Use Both Traditional and New Practices
[The Conversation Africa] As an agricultural and environmental scientist, I've worked for decades exploring the practical challenges that smallholder farmers encounter in East Afri [...]
AgricultureRegion: Africa
Date: 07-Feb-2022
Food Security - Hope Rises As Millers Evacuate Abuja Rice Pyramids for Processing
[Vanguard] NO fewer than 61 integrated rice millers have begun to evacuate the paddy rice pyramids in Abuja, which was showcased a few days back as an indication of the growing cap [...]
Agricultural Tools/EquipmentsCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Feb-2022
Nigeria to Produce 280,000 Tonnes of Cocoa From Estimated 320,000 Tonnes
[Leadership] Cocoa production output has been estimated to hit 280,000 tonnes, well below the 320,000 tonnes the cocoa association had forecast for Nigeria. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 04-Feb-2022
Global food prices rebound in January
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 135.7 points in January 2022, 1.1 per cent higher than in December 2021. The post Global food prices rebound in January appeared first on Premium [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Maize farmers commence loan repayment for anchor borrowers program
Tribune Online Maize farmers commence loan repayment for anchor borrowers program THE Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) is erecting a maize pyramid in Kaduna state as part of [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
The boy who makes solar Bluetooth speakers, scooters with plastics
Ghana is one of the countries with the highest levels of sunshine in sub-Saharan Africa with between 150 hours to 250 hours of sunshine per year. One young boy is tapping in [...]
Information Technology (IT)Country: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Prices of farm inputs have more than quadrupled – Peasant farmers
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has expressed worry over soaring prices of farm inputs. According to them, the high prices make farming expensive. “ [...]
Agricultural Tools/EquipmentsCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Power, Communication Installations Gazetted as Critical Infrastructure
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has gazetted several installations that facilitate provision of critical services in the country as critical infras [...]
Energy/Power Infrastructure and Construction Information Technology (IT) TelecommunicationsCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Govt to Investigate Infrastructure Resilience
[AIM] The Mozambican government is to investigate the poor resilience of infrastructure following the damage caused by cyclone Ana which swept through the central and northern prov [...]
Infrastructure and ConstructionCountry: Mozambique
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Drones Deliver Swine Semen in Boost to Pig Farming
[New Times] Rwanda has started a pilot project to use drones to deliver swine semen to veterinarians for use in artificial insemination to facilitate farmers' access to improved br [...]
AgricultureCountry: Rwanda
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Morocco's Phosphates Cache Eases Africa's Food Crisis
[DW] Morocco holds 75% of the world's reserves of phosphate, which is used in fertilizer. The country's exports are helping to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa, but high energy [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Morocco
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Zsf to Support Zanzibar Sugarcane Farmers
[Daily News] THE Zanzibar Sugar Factory (ZSF) intends to support sugarcane farmers to move from traditional subsistence farming to commercial agriculture so that they could increas [...]
AgricultureCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
African Foods Boosting Health, Bank Balances
[The Herald] "Investing in a good name is one business principle that has become so undervalued by the young generation, yet this is one powerful weapon against the competition in [...]
AgricultureCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 03-Feb-2022
Water and Sanitation On Preventing Collapse of an Earth-Fill Dam in Limpopo
[Govt of SA] The Department of Water of Water (DWS) in Limpopo has assisted to prevent the collapse of an earth-fill dam in the province of Limpopo which almost occurred over the p [...]
Water/SanitationCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Feb-2022
Soaring Energy Prices Could Cripple the Economy
[Daily Maverick] Born in Cape Town, Natale Labia lives in Milan, Italy, and writes on the economy and finance. Partner of private equity firm Lionhead Capital Partners. MBA from Un [...]
Energy/PowerCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Feb-2022
Magnificent Tanzanite Bridge Amazes City Dwellers
[Daily News] TUESDAY marked a new dawn as motorists and pedestrians were allowed access to the newly-constructed Tanzanite Bridge in Dar es Salaam. [...]
Infrastructure and ConstructionCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Feb-2022
Nigerian Milled Rice Can Now Compete Favourably, Match Foreign Brands - CBN Gov
[Vanguard] The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday said that Nigeria's integrated mills have increased drastically from 10 to 60 within a perio [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 02-Feb-2022
Suncity Farms hoping to build Afadzato South’s local economy through job creation
An Agro-processing company, Suncity Farms is positioning itself to contribute to creating a robust local economy in the Afadzato South District of the Volta Region. The comp [...]
AgricultureCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 01-Feb-2022
AfCFTA to launch African Trade Gateway to support young entrepreneurs
Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, says his outfit will launch the African Trade Gateway for small and medium enterpri [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 31-Jan-2022
Shoots and Leaves for Eats - Growing a Small Herb Garden, for Beginners
[Daily Maverick] Growing your very own herb garden at home is one of the simplest ways to begin growing your own food and testing out your green thumbs, whatever the size of your s [...]
AgricultureCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 31-Jan-2022