July 02
Ethiopia: Researchers Hopeful for Fertilizer Local Production's Economic Gains
Ethiopian Herald
Agricultural researchers emphasize the importance of utilizing local resources to produce fertilizers domestically, aiming to achieve economic advantages and mitigate foreign… Read more »
July 01
Tanzania: Govt to Launch Countrywide Livestock Vaccination Campaign
Daily News
THE Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries is set to launch a countrywide livestock vaccination campaign aimed at eradicating diseases that affect both animals and humans. Read more »
Togo: USAID Enables WFP to Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Crisis-Affected People in Northern Togo
WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a US$2 million contribution from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide emergency food… Read more »
Liberia: Rural Women Educated On Rights in District Decisions Making
New Republic
Under the auspices of the Foundation for Empowerment of Rural Dwellers (FERD), rural women in Todee District are exerting efforts aimed at ensuring that their rights are upheld and… Read more »
Malawi: GMO Cotton Rolls Out, Farmers Already Touring It for Better Yield.
Nyasa Times
A research trial on Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) on cotton has proved to be effective in increasing cotton yields in the country. Read more »
Tanzania: Firm Puts 10,000 Farmers On Mentorship Database
Daily News
EAST Africa Foods Tanzania (EAF) has selected and put into its database some 10,000 farmers and 7000 retailers to join a new class of entrepreneurs' network. Read more »
Africa: AU Sells Nigeria School Feeding Programme to Other African Countries
Leadership
African Union (AU) has called on African leaders to emulate Nigeria in transitioning its school feeding programme from federal government-led to state government's ownership. Read more »
Uganda: 200 Agriculture Students Set for Internship Program in Europe
Observer
More than 200 agriculture students will go for an 18-month paid internship program across Europe, including Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands and Germany. Read more »
Nigeria: Sundry Foods Opens 3rd Kilimanjaro Restaurant in Kaduna
This Day
Sundry Foods Limited (SFL), has announced the opening of a new Kilimanjaro restaurant in Kaduna - the third in 9 months in the former capital of Northern region. Read more »
June 30
Senegal: Fishermen Left Stranded As Senegal's Most Sought-After Catch Moves North
RFI
Coastal communities in Senegal are reeling as stocks of sardinella - the country's most consumed fish - disappear from local waters. While fishermen blame industrial trawlers,… Read more »
Africa: School Feeding - AU Lauds Nigeria, Says 65.4m Kids Now Beneficiaries in Africa
Vanguard
The African Union AU has lauded the Nigerian homegrown school feeding initiative, noting that no fewer than 65.4 million children in 51 countries now benefit from various school… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Desperately Needs to Tackle Food Crisis but Youth Are Fleeing Agrarian Communities
Premium Times
Abdulkadiri Babalakin, who grew up in Odo-Omo, a village in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State, said things weren't exactly like that in the past Read more »
South Africa: Tears of Gratitude As SA Harvest Brings Much-Needed Food to Nelson Mandela Bay [analysis]
Daily Maverick
After devastating floods in Kariega earlier this month, thousands of people were displaced, shelters were overrun and families lost precious possessions as robbers looted their… Read more »
East Africa: Ethiopia Plans to Harvest 616 Min. Quintals of Crop in Meher Season
Ethiopian Herald
The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) expressed that efforts are being exerted to harvest 616 million quintals of agricultural products this Meher season. Read more »
Nigeria: Relief As Foundation Gifts Food Items to Delta Communities
Vanguard
In the heart of Delta State, where the struggles of daily life have been exacerbated by the recent economic shifts, a light ray of hope seems to have illuminated the abodes of some… Read more »
Nigeria: Adeleke Assures Stakeholders of Agric Inputs in Osun
Leadership
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has assured stakeholders in the agriculture sector that farm inputs, tractorisation and the issue of food security are being addressed by his… Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria Lost 'Cocoa Crown' and Chocolate Scheme Died After Obasanjo Left Office
Vanguard
·Says we can regain top spot Read more »
June 28
Africa: 2024 SDG Report Highlights Stalled Progress and Growing Inequities As 2030 Deadline Approaches
Africa Renewal
Urgent call for stronger global cooperation to fulfil the 2030 promise Read more »
Nigeria: Traders Blame High Cost of Food Items On Insecurity
Daily Trust
Traders in Onitsha commercial centre of Anambra State have blamed the high cost of food items in the country on the insecurity bedeviling the nation. Read more »
Sudan: UN Warns of Unprecedented Hunger Catastrophe in Sudan
RFI
Severe food shortages have spread to 14 regions across Sudan, including previously unaffected areas, with over half of the country's population facing "crisis or worse" conditions,… Read more »
Nigeria: Food Insecurity - UN Allocates $11 Million to Nigeria
Premium Times
Mr Griffith said acute malnutrition in the country is heightening at a rapid pace, while food insecurity is at its worse state in seven years. Read more »
June 27
Sudan: Sudan Experiencing Unprecedented Hunger, Food Security Experts Say
VOA
A new U.N.-backed report says hunger in war-torn Sudan is at unprecedented levels, with more than 25 million people experiencing emergency levels of hunger, 755,000 in catastrophic… Read more »
Sudan: Famine Risk Is Real for 14 Areas of Sudan Amid Ongoing Fighting
UN News
The risk of widespread famine in Sudan caused by war there was confirmed on Thursday by leading hunger experts who warned that the country faces "the worst levels of acute food… Read more »
Africa: Saving Soils in Africa the Only Path Left to a Future
The Herald
Could the soil of Africa be developing an unstoppable malaise that will transform our continent from an innocent victim of climate change into its main driver? Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Is Facing an Unprecedented Hunger Catastrophe, Say UN Agency Chiefs [press release]
WFP
New data reveals that over 750,000 people are experiencing catastrophic levels of food insecurity with 25.6 million people in crisis levels of hunger ROME/NEW YORK - Alarming new… Read more »