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Nigeria’s food council to meet over rising food prices
The council was set up in 2018 and is chaired by the president. The post Nigeria’s food council to meet over rising food prices appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2022
Climate Change: Edo suffered worst tree cover loss in 2021, data shows
Edo was followed by Cross River. The two states lost a massive 399,000 hectares in the last 20 years, the data shows. The post Climate Change: Edo suffered worst tree cover loss in [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2022
Sudan: FAO Ramps Up Support to Farmers As Starvation Threat Grows in East Africa
[UN News] The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million people, 30 per cent of the population, are expected to need lifesaving s [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2022
Ethiopia: Armyworms Devour More Than 3,000 Hectares of Crops in Southwest State
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Influx of Armyworm migrants devoured more than 3,000 hectares of crops in Ethiopia's Southwest Regional State, Masresha Belachew, the region's deput [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2022
Nigeria: Manufacturers Struggle With Wheat, Energy Shortages
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Mmachukwu Orizu started her baby formula business six years ago after quitting her former job as a medical lab scientist. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2022
East Africa: A Country-By-Country Guide to Worsening Drought in the Horn of Africa
[The New Humanitarian] Johannesburg, South Africa -- 'We must meet the current humanitarian needs now if we are to avert an even bigger crisis in six months' time.' [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2022
Farmers Benefiting From Agricultural Sector Wide Approach
[Nyasa Times] Reports have shown that many farmers in the country are benefiting from the Agricultural Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp). [...]
AgricultureCountry: Malawi
Region: Africa
Date: 01-Jun-2022
Gambia: Rising Global Food Protectionism Amid Ukraine War Risks Worsening Inflation
[The Point] Food protectionism is on the rise in the developing world as governments try to safeguard local supplies, and the effects are threatening to spill over into richer econ [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2022
Gambia: Govt Concerns With Unilateral Increment in 'Senfor' Price By Bakers
[The Point] The General Public is hereby informed that the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MOTIE) has learned with grave concern that the 'Senfor' [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2022
South Africa: ANC Policy Papers Touch On Key Issues Facing Agriculture and Land Reform in South Africa
[The Conversation Africa] The latest policy discussion document published by the African National Congress (ANC) presents a positive change from the ambiguous agriculture policy th [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2022
Zimbabwe: Wheat Farmers Urged to Get Expert Advice
[The Herald] Wheat farmers have been urged to engage local agronomists and extension workers to increase production and push Zimbabwe into self-sufficiency. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Jun-2022
MEC Desbo Mohono On Tackling Household Malnutrition Through the Integrated Provincial Food Security Strategy
[Govt of SA] Department to tackle household malnutrition through the Integrated Provincial Food Security Strategy [...]
AgricultureCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 31-May-2022
Carbohydrate Needs Would Be Well-Nourished If Our Protein Resources Are Not Dependent On Imports'
[The Point] The minister for Agriculture Hon. Dr. Demba Sabally has revealed that carbohydrate needs would be well-nourished if our protein resources are independent on imports. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Gambia
Region: Africa
Date: 31-May-2022
Township Stock Farmers Want Fewer Fines and More Help
[GroundUp] Theft of stock and lack of grazing are problems [...]
AgricultureCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 31-May-2022
Drought Affects Almost Half of Somalia As Famine Looms
[VOA] Mogadishu -- At a news conference in Mogadishu, Somalia's special envoy for humanitarian issues on Monday said more than six million Somalis were affected by the record droug [...]
AgricultureCountry: Somalia
Region: Africa
Date: 31-May-2022
Sesame feed farmers urged to embrace mobile app technology to control pests, soil degradation
Tribune Online Sesame feed farmers urged to embrace mobile app technology to control pests, soil degradation The Marketing Director and Head of impact, Robust Group of Companie [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 31-May-2022
NIRSAL renews partnership with Morocco’s Bank of Agriculture
Tribune Online NIRSAL renews partnership with Morocco’s Bank of Agriculture The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) and the Morocca [...]
Agriculture FinancialCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 31-May-2022
NISS tutors farmers, extension agents on use of soil test kit
Tribune Online NISS tutors farmers, extension agents on use of soil test kit As a follow up to series of workshops earlier organised in the year by the Nigeria Institute of Soi [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 31-May-2022
Barry Callebaut sensitises Ondo farmers on how to eradicate child labour on cocoa farms
Tribune Online Barry Callebaut sensitises Ondo farmers on how to eradicate child labour on cocoa farms A leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa product, Barry [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 31-May-2022
Palm oil production receives boost as JB Farms expands operations to Ondo with 10,000-ha oil palm plantation
Tribune Online Palm oil production receives boost as JB Farms expands operations to Ondo with 10,000-ha oil palm plantation Palm oil is an essential money-spinning product used [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 31-May-2022
“Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones will reduce business cost” – AfDB President
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) would reduce the cost of doing business for [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 31-May-2022
Maize and Sorghum Farmers Lose 60% of the Crop to Armyworms
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Maize and sorghum farmers in Kisumu are staring at glaring losses this season after the African armyworms destroyed 60% of the crops. [...]
AgricultureCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 31-May-2022
UN Announces U.S.$20 Million Grant for Food Security
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Khardiata Lô N'Diaye, has announced a grant of $20 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)* for [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Sudan
Region: Africa
Date: 31-May-2022
FCTA Taskforce clears illegal market, Camps in Airport Road
By Hudu Yakubu Abuja Concerned by the suspected criminal activities at the suburbs of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital City, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ministerial Taskforce on [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 30-May-2022
Nab Tightens Ban On Horticultural Imports
[Namibian] Of the 19 crops on the special import permit list that was released by the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB), only five can be imported without restrictions, from 1 to 30 J [...]
AgricultureCountry: Namibia
Region: Africa
Date: 30-May-2022