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Cocoa grinders in Cote d’Ivoire are holding off on newinvestments after military and social unrest this month,potentially denting government plans to boost processing of the commodity in the world’s top Cote d’Ivoire has emerged from a 2002- 011 political crisis as one of the world’s fastest growing economies, attracting foreign investment into everything from the […]
National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) President, Mr. Babatola Faseru has been honoured by the African Cashew Alliance (ACA). This was at the 10th ACA World Cashew Festival & Expo Guinea-Bissau with the theme: It had as theme“A Decade of transformation”. The award was in appreciation of Faseru’s outstanding contribution to the development of the […]
The Northern Governor’s Forum, NGF, says it has resolved to work with relevant stakeholders to secure Nigeria’s borders and register Fulani immigrants entering into the country to rear cattle. The Chairman of the Forum, Kashim Shettima of Borno, disclosed this to journalists at the end of the forum’s meeting in Kaduna, on Tuesday According to […]
Located on the eastern side of Meru County, Mugae location is characterized by a sparse population with low and erratic rainfall resulting in an increase in food insecurity, environmental degradation and poverty levels in the county. Massive wind storms carry away the soil from the bare land making agriculture a debatable investment. This however, is […]
“Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire — “Regardless of the approach or transformative pathway chosen to change food systems and trade regimes, African countries need to undertake radical change in agricultural production systems, adopt agribusiness and promote regional agricultural value chains as a vein for regional integration.” The statement was made by Stephen Karingi, Director of the ECA’s […]
In 2050, when the population of Africa is two and a half times larger than now, the continent will scarcely be able to grow enough food for its own population. Even if much higher yields are achieved on all current cropland, further expansion into uncultivated areas is likely and very risky due to biodiversity loss […]
Agric production, Regardless of the approach or transformative pathway chosen to change food systems and trade regimes, African countries need to undertake radical change in agricultural production systems, adopt agribusiness and promote regional agricultural value chains as a vein for regional integration. This was the view of the Director of the United Nations Economic Commission […]
As Zimbabwe grapples with drought, the United Nations said that at least 5.2 million citizens will face food shortages during in the first quarter of next year. The UN described the drought as the worst drought in 25 years, Africa Review said on Thursday. The 2013 population census put Southern African country at 14.15 million […]
The story of Nigerian agriculture is embedded within the country’s political history. Nigeria had a predominantly agricultural economy in the hundred odd years spent under British colonial rule and well into its first decade of independence. In the 1960’s, Nigeria was the world’s second largest producer and exporter of cocoa, the largest exporter of palm […]
As part of measures to accelerate Federal Government’s sustainable growth policies on Rice production in the country, AfricaRice, pan African intergovernmental agricultural research center has provided 50 Rice Farmers with modern mechanised technology training.28 of the benefiting youths were trained with the use of locally fabricated Rice threshers, while others specialised in the maintenance of […]
The future of Nigeria lies in developing enterprises in the form. Growing the agricultural sector can rapidly increase industrialisation that can simultaneously create jobs and wealth. A report released recently by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) indicated that countries which paid intense attention to farmers and food production in the past […]
The resounding message from this year’s World Food Day celebrations in Rome and in many countries is that climate change, hunger and poverty must be addressed together in order to achieve the sustainable development goals set by the international community. “Higher temperatures and erratic weather patterns are already undermining the health of soils, forests and […]
Sequel to the commitment of the Federal Government to diversify the nation’ s economy, create wealth, and to ensure food security across the country, Kaduna State will on Friday, October 7, 2016, host the maiden edition of the Ecowas Agriculture, Agro-Allied & Technology Exhibition. According to the Chairman organizing committee; Alhaji Bawa Garba, the […]
The ECOWAS has set up a working group to develop modalities to address clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the sub-region. Mr Marcel de Souza said this when he was presenting the Community Status Report at the ongoing Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja on Tuesday. “There is an initiative between ECOWAS […]
The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has called on African leaders to urgently address problems afflicting agriculture to fight food insecurity and create employment in the continent, as he commits to set aside $200 million to benefit 150,000 young farmers. Just as President Paul Kagame of Rwanda said putting agriculture sector at the centre stage […]