May 21
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U.S., NAFDAC Partner On Food, Drugs Check
Daily Trust
The US Food and Drug Administration and National Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) are tightening regulation of food and medicine products that originate from... Read more »
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Do You Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
Capital FM
Do you have frequent abdominal cramping? Do you feel bloated often and pass a lot of gas? Do you suffer from constipation and have regular diarrhea? Time to stop pretending that... Read more »
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Nip the Strange Maize Disease in the Bud
New Times
When in February, the Minister for Agriculture Dr Agnes Kalibata, made the bold statement that in just five years since the launch of ambitious initiatives such as Crop... Read more »
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Production of Cassava Chips, Pellets for Exports
This Day
The purpose of this write-up is to educate/enlighten Nigerians and potential investors on the commercial viability of cassava chips and pellets production for export. Read more »
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Danfodio Varsity Signs MoU On Rice Farming
This Day
The Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Enterprise Brazil Nigeria Company Ltd for large scale rice farming in the state. Read more »
May 20
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How to Save a Fish ... a Lake and a People
IPS
Lloyd Phiri, a fisherman from Senga Bay on Lake Malawi's shores in Malawi's central region, knows that the lake's water levels are dropping. He can see it in his catch, which has... Read more »
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President Declares Drought Emergency
New Era
President Hifikepunye Pohamba last Friday declared a national emergency due to the devastating drought that has already killed 4 000 large and small stock. Read more »
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Expanding Vegetable Farms in Zanzibar
Daily News
AROUND the small village of Fuoni, just outside Zanzibar City, are fields of okra, tomatoes and peppers. These vegetable plots are not just the result of one season's farming. Read more »
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Maize Disease Leaves Rubavu Farmers Guessing
New Times
Farmers in Rubavu District say they are threatened by a new maize disease which has attacked their farms and dried up the corns before harvest period. Read more »
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MPLA Shows Solidarity With Victims of Drought in Cunene Province
ANGOP
At least sixty tonnes of cassava will soon be distributed to the families that have been affected by the drought in the southern Cunene Province, in an initiative of the northern... Read more »
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LRR Lady Councilors, Others Sensitised On DRR
Daily Observer
The Ministry of Agriculture with support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) recently organised a two-day sensitisation for lady councilors' and members of the Village... Read more »
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New Governor Wants to Revitalize Agricultural, Livestock Production
ANGOP
The new governor of Benguela, Isaac Maria dos Anjos Saturday said that he wants to revitalize the agricultural and livestock production, to ensure food security of households in... Read more »
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Price of Gari Records 50 Percent Rise
Vanguard
The price of gari has recorded more than 50 per cent increase in Eket area of Akwa Ibom, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Other items that also went up in the area, survey... Read more »
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Can Eating Yams Really Give You Twins?
Vanguard
If you are a woman of a certain age, better think twice before you down those plates of yam, or you may get pregnant with twins. Did you know that a small town in Oyo State called... Read more »
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Nation Can Achieve Food Security in 2020
Daily Trust
Nigeria will be one of the few Africa countries to have achieved food security by year 2020, an Agriculture expert, Hon. Bridget Obi has said. Read more »
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Crisis in Food Sector Worsens As Palm Oil Scarcity Persists
This Day
The stakeholders in Nigeria's consumer food sector have called on the federal government to intervene in the crisis rocking the sector, which is been fuelled by the scarcity crude... Read more »
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'Why Nigeria Is Not Producing Enough Sugar' [interview]
Daily Trust
Dr. Latif Busai is the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Sugar Development Commission. In this interview, he speaks on the impediment to meeting the nation's sugar requirement for... Read more »
May 19
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Youth Leader Commends Govt's Efforts in Fighting Drought
ANGOP
The way the government of Cunene Province has been distributing foodstuffs to the citizens affected by the drought was praised last Friday in Ondjiva by the first national... Read more »
May 18
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Pohamba to Declare Drought an Emergency
Namibian
PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba is expected to officially declare a state of emergency soon in the face of the devastating drought that is ravaging the country. Read more »
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Food and Nutrition Policy Welcome
The Herald
The launch of the Food and Nutrition Security Policy by President Mugabe on Thursday is a move in the right direction for the nation. Read more »
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"Good Harvest" Expected in 2012/2013 Campaign
ANGOP
The minister of Agriculture, Pedro Canga, said Thursday, in Menongue city, province of Kuando Kubango, ensured that the 2012/2013 campaign will be better compared to the 2011/2013... Read more »
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Investors Asked to Focus On Agriculture
New Vision
The Government has asked investors to stop branding the agricultural sector as a risky area to invest in. Read more »
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Eat Insects! Yes, but Beware...
Daily News
INDIGENOUS knowledge should be put in the forefront in the wake of a recent United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) report that advocates for people to include... Read more »
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Pastoralism's Economic Contributions Are Significant but Overlooked
IRIN
Pastoralism is often regarded as an antiquated practice ill-suited to the modern economy, yet trade between pastoral communities in Africa - much of it informal and illegal -... Read more »
May 17
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GMO Ban Has No Legal Basis, Official Says
SciDev.Net
A senior Kenyan government official has dismissed last year's ban on the import of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the country - calling it ill-advised and lacking the... Read more »
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