March 25
Kenya: Coffee Farmers in Mt Kenya Seek Direct Access to Buyers
Capital FM
Coffee farmers in the Mt Kenya region want the Kenya Kwanza government to open up marketing of the crop through the scrapping of the Nairobi coffee exchange and allowing farmers to… Read more »
March 24
Ethiopia: Locust Swarms in Three Districts of Northwestern Tigray Threaten Farmers Reeling From War Impacts
Addis Standard
Tigray's Agriculture Bureau has said that locust swarms are threatening the livelihoods of farmers yet to recover from impacts of the two years' war in three districts in… Read more »
March 23
Kenya: Economists Say Newly-Arrived Ukrainian Wheat Could Ease Hunger
VOA
Kenyan economists say newly-arrived wheat imports from Ukraine could help ease hunger in drought-stricken areas and bring down high food prices. Thirty thousand tons of wheat… Read more »
Kenya: Take a Break From Ugali, Consume Rice, Potatoes - Linturi to Kenyans on Maize Shortage
Capital FM
Kenyans have been implored to consume other foodstuffs away from maize due to the current shortage being witnessed across the world. Read more »
March 22
Africa: Millions of Women Starving as They Eat Least and Eat Last #AfricaClimateCrisis
allAfrica
On International Women's Day, Human Rights Watch (HRW) hosted a Twitter Space meeting looking at the impact of food scarcity on women. Eating Last and Eating Least: The Food Crisis… Read more »
Kenya: Entrepreneur Using Organic Microbes to Unlock Hidden Nutrients in Dairy Feeds
IPS
Using naturally occurring microbes, a Kenyan entrepreneur has developed a molasses-based supplement that pre-ferments animal feeds to unlock all the necessary nutrients that would… Read more »
Malawi: Food Prices Skyrocket As Cost of Cyclone Freddy Becomes Evident in Malawi
WFP
Prices of staple foods are soaring in Malawi, ten days after Tropical Cyclone Freddy made its second passage over the southern African country, worsening levels of food insecurity… Read more »
Rwanda: Kayonza - Coffee Growing Boosts Financial Freedom for Women
New Times
A cooperative of 157 women and three men in Rukara sector, Kayonza District, has found financial success by embracing coffee growing instead of subsistence farming. Read more »
Rwanda: How Women Are Championing Nutrition Through Agribusiness
New Times
Adeline Umukunzi stands in a field in Musanze District picking nutritious mushrooms from inside a small covered structure. The structure provides an environment with moisture, low… Read more »
Gambia: FAO, Partners Present Lab Worth D84 Million to NEA
The Point
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in collaboration with the Global Environmental Fund (GEF) on Monday handed over a well-upgraded and equipped laboratory to the National… Read more »
Rwanda: Improved Water Use Keeping Malnutrition at Bay, But Farmers Need Support [opinion]
New Times
The world marks World Water Day on March 22 amid growing calls for the protection and conservation of water sources to mitigate desertification. Water is life, and nowhere is this… Read more »
Namibia: Hungry People Grab Food At Independence Celebration
Namibian
CHAOS ensued at yesterday's 33rd Independence Day anniversary at Outapi in the Omusati region as some people grabbed food initially meant for Very Very Important Persons (VVIPs)… Read more »
Namibia: Dumped Manganese Removed
Namibian
THE manganese dumped on the Keetmanshoop to Lüderitz road in the vicinity of farm Brakwater was removed on Tuesday. Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto to Visit Kisii, Nyamira Counties With Basket of Goodies
Capital FM
President William Ruto is set to make his maiden three-day visit to Gusii region since he was elected in August last year and launch several projects and tour Kuria in Migori… Read more »
March 21
Africa: Healthy Forests, Healthy Planet, Healthy Humans #AfricaClimateHope
UN News
Forests are often called the lungs of the planet, because they absorb harmful carbon dioxide and produce life-giving oxygen so it's no exaggeration to equate healthy forests with… Read more »
Kenya: Pastoralists Suffer Despite Millions of Dollars Used to Protect Them From Drought - What Went Wrong? [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Across the arid landscape of northern Kenya, roadside signs proclaim projects aimed at creating "resilience" among pastoralist communities. This is a region where frequent… Read more »
Ghana: Farmers in Ghana Can't Predict Rainfall Anymore, Changing How They Work #AfricaClimateCrisis [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Climate change affects all spheres of life, particularly those aspects that depend on the environment. Farming communities are a case in point. Read more »
Senegal: Navigating Water Tenure in Senegal [press release]
FAO
Levelling the playing field on access to a vital resource Read more »
Ethiopia: Amid Soaring Price and Chronic Shortage, Ethiopia's Staple Grain Becomes Latest Political Boiling Point
Addis Standard
Ethiopia's capital city Addis Abeba is hit by unprecedented price hike coupled with chronic shortage of Teff, Ethiopia's staple grain. But for political actors and activists… Read more »
March 20
Mozambique: Do 90% Eat 3 Meals a Day?
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Do 90% eat 3 meals day? Yes just after harvest. But 7 months post-harvest 90% won't eat 3 meals. Read more »
Uganda: Cocoa Is Big Business, but Farmers Aren't Reaping Its Rewards
Global Press Journal
Many of Uganda's small-scale farmers rely on someone else to dry their beans, a practice that keeps them in a cycle of poverty. A new processing factory aims to change that. Read more »
Nigeria: Beans Are a Favourite Food in Nigeria - 4 Safe Ways to Preserve Them [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The beans known as oloyin in Yoruba, or as cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata), are a favourite food among Nigerians, who eat them in a variety of dishes including soups and stews or as a… Read more »
Ethiopia: Konso Zone in Need of Urgent Assistance As Drought Devastates Thousands
Addis Standard
Solomon Soka, member of the House of Representatives for Konso Nation and director general of Information Network Security Administration (INSA), requested urgent attention to the… Read more »
Namibia: Schlettwein Calls for Intensified Collaboration Among Sectors to Safeguard Water for the Future #AfricaClimateHope
Namibia Economist
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Hon Calle Schlettwein called for intensified collaboration among sectors to ensure sustainable water supply and to safeguard… Read more »
Liberia: Government Negotiates Reduction of Rice Price for Firestone Workers
FrontPageAfrica
The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Labour has succeeded in negotiating a reduction in the price of rice for workers of the Firestone Rubber Plantation Company. Read more »
