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The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Weddi Africa Tomato Processing Factory, under the 1-District-1-Factory initiative, at Domfete, in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region The government has facilitated loans through Ghana Exim Bank and ADB Bank Ghana, to support the establishment of the Weddi Africa […]
[ad_1] Emmanuel Ibru Chairman, Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON) and Chief Executive Officer, Aden River Estates Limited, an agro-industrial subsidiary of Ibru Organisation, Mr Emmanuel Ibru, speaks with journalists on the state of oil palm/cash crop production in the country, challenges, potential and need to get mobilised for industrial investments and revolution through tree […]
[ad_1] The two-day virtual training, which ran between August 12 and 13, was themed “Media as agents of change to accelerate land restoration in the Sahel”. The United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has trained journalists across Africa to tell stories on land restoration in the Sahel. The two-day virtual training, which ran between […]
LEMKEN has launched its latest precision seed drill equipment, the Azurit 10 The Azurit 10’s automatic seed singling feature for maize can be retrofitted to older machines. (Image source: LEMKEN) The Azurit 10 has enhanced features and a number of benefits, compared to the previous model and will be available for sale from September. The […]
[ad_1] Akwa Ibom at 17.85 per cent, Bauchi at 17.74 per cent, and Abuja at 16.67 per cent recorded the slowest rise in year-on-year inflation. On a yearly basis, prices of food items rose the most in Kogi, Enugu, and Lagos in July, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Tuesday by the National […]
[ad_1] African-based environmental groups also criticise the promotion of only certified seeds. African-based environmental groups have called on rich and influential donors to give “more investment and support” to smallholder farmers to boost agroecological farm practices in Africa. The Southern African Faith Communities’ Institute, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), other environmentalists, and small-scale farmers […]
IFC and FMO have announced a loan worth US$50mn for small and medium-sized enterprises in Kenya IFC and FMO will train I&M Bank staff on green financing, so that the bank can support green investments. (Image source: Adobe Stock) With IFC contributing US$30mn, and FMO contributing US$20mn, the loan will strengthen I&M Bank Ltd‘s regulatory […]
[ad_1] The Nasarawa-based farmer urges the government to provide security for farmers. Justina Ishaku, a smallholder farmer in Nasarawa State, cultivates cassava and groundnuts. She owns six hectares of land. In this episode of our weekly series of Women in Agriculture, Ms Ishiaku shares a terrifying experience. PT: You started farming just eight years ago, […]
[ad_1] …To Engage 1,500 Farmers ABUJA – The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has begun the construction of its Integrated Farm Estate in Ogun State, with a target to generate N2 billion annually after its first year of operation. Prince Paul Ikonne, Executive Secretary of NALDA, revealed this in an interactive session with newsmen […]
To improve food security, as well as to support trade and market development in South Sudan, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has constructed feeder roads – secondary roads designed to funnel traffic to major roads – using US$51mn funding from the European Union (EU) The feeder roads have not only improved access to […]
[ad_1] Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has approved the disbursement of One Hundred and Twelve Thousand, Five Hundred bags of Fertilizer for sale to farmers across the 225 wards in all the 21 Local Government Areas of the state. This was disclosed by State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Alhaji Maigari Abdullahi […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the government of Malawi have launched an initiative to establish a framework to improve regulation of fertilisers across southern Africa In Malawi, adulteration of fertilisers, underweight packaging and poor quality of fertilisers are some of the challenges that […]
[ad_1] (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP) UN requires N62.5bn to fight hunger in NortheastThe United Nations (UN) Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Edward Kallon, has declared that increased food prices, climate change and COVID-19 pandemic have denied people access to food. According to him, the high level of food insecurity has endangered and deteriorated living […]
[ad_1] Fresh oil palm fruits Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government has allocated over 57,000 hectares of land to smallholders and large-scale oil palm plantation investors in four local government areas of the state, under the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP). Obaseki said this while delivering a keynote address at […]
[ad_1] The President of Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN), Dr Aisha Abubakar Baju, has warned all unregistered veterinary outfits in the country to get registered within 60 days or face the full wrath of the law. Baju, who is a serving Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Nigeria Police Force, threatened to clamp down on such […]