Challenge Laid for Farmers
Times of Zambia
IT seems the trips being undertaken by President Hakainde Hichilema are bearing unimaginable results as evident by the many deals scored with the farmers now put under pressure not… Read more »
President Ramaphosa Urges Africa to Focus On Food Security
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa says food, fertiliser and grain shortages caused by the conflict between Ukraine and Russia must motivate Africa to "wake up" and take food security into… Read more »
President Kenyatta to Chair United Nations Ocean Conference in Portugal #AfricaClimateCrisis
Capital FM
President Uhuru Kenyatta will tomorrow, Monday, 27th June, co-chair the second United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon with his Portugal counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and… Read more »
Traditional Farming Methods Shouldn't Be Disregarded
New Frame
Research has found that new climate change resilience techniques must be based on a respect for indigenous knowledge if small-scale farmers are to take up these methods… Read more »
FAO Appeals for U.S.$172 Million to Help Avert Famine and Humanitarian Catastrophe
Shabelle
Rome - With the increasing risk of famine in the Horn of Africa due to severe and prolonged drought conditions, urgent life-saving and livelihood assistance is needed to avert a… Read more »
Global Food Prices Are Soaring!
The Point
Food prices have been on the rise in the past few months. And rice, a staple food in much of Asia and some parts of Africa could be next, industry watchers said. Read more »
Zema Boss Calls for Stronger Collaboration On Pesticides, Toxic Substances Control
Times of Zambia
The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) Director General, Douty Chibamba has noted the need to strengthen collaboration with other relevant authorities at points of entry… Read more »
Guterres Outlines Four Recommendations to Help Us All 'Save Our Ocean' #AfricaClimateCrisis
UN News
At the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to commit and unite around the protection and… Read more »
'Take Advantage of Demand for Organic Crops'
The Herald
Zimbabwe should take advantage of the growing global demand for organic crops to boost production of horticulture crops that are free from synthetic materials such as herbicides… Read more »
Less Bread Ahead - Hunger Gap Predicted
Ayin English
Musa Ali, a baker in Bahri, North Khartoum, is not looking forward to working in the days ahead. "The price of bread will go up --my customers will not be happy--and [they] will… Read more »
The Legendary Story of the Colonel Potter Will Get You Hooked On the History of Fly-Fishing in SA [analysis]
Daily Maverick
For close to 50 years, it remained the Potter family's best-kept secret. A secret forged from a twist of a chicken feather, a couple of turns of chenille yarn and a good measure of… Read more »
Ukraine Appeals for Support on War With Russia and Food Crisis
VOA
Ukraine's foreign minister says Kyiv is ready to export much-needed grain to Africa as soon as Russia lifts its Black Sea blockade. In a U.S.-arranged online briefing to… Read more »
The Meat Industry Is Telling Us Porkers [analysis]
Daily Maverick
It is a fairly well-known fact that the Normans, people who would later be known as French, contributed about 30% of the words that are now part of the English language, following… Read more »
UN Chief Says World Faces 'Real Risk' of Multiple Famines This Year
VOA
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an international conference on food security Friday that the world is facing the "real risk" of multiple famines this year and that… Read more »
Mozambican Government Bans Meat Imports From Zimbabwe
AIM
The Mozambican government has prohibited, as of Wednesday of the current week, the import of animals, and animal products and by-products from Zimbabwe due to the resurgence of… Read more »
