‘I came to Nigeria to see what is common and different between the Nigeria and Burkina’ Faso agriculture, so that we will see if there is room for exchange …’

Ouedraogo Inoussa is the director of LAVODEC (Entrepec agricole) and President de L’union Nationale des Cooperatives des Entrepreneurs Agricole du Burkina’Faso, and Alhaji Yakubu Mishelia Debiro, MD Debiro Farms

Ouedraogo Inoussa is the director of LAVODEC (Entrepec agricole) and President de L’union Nationale des Cooperatives des Entrepreneurs Agricole du Burkina’Faso. He was in Nigeria to buy ginger and also see how his country could benefit from Nigeria and vice versa especially in cooperative related matters. In this interview he tells how cooperative administration is structured in Burkina Faso. Excerpts…

Africa: AU Members Urged to Prioritise Agriculture

Maize is the staple food of several African countries.

Addis Ababa — The African Union (AU) has called on the member states to prioritise agriculture in order to grow their economies.

Foundation Establishes N2bn Palm Plantation In Kwara To End Importation

Mike Omotosho‎

Worried  about 55 per cent importation of the total volume of palm oil consumed in Nigeria, the Mike Omotosho‎ Foundation has established a N2 billion  palm plantation in Kwara State.

Oyo To Empower 717 Rice, Cassava Farmers

Rice

The Oyo State government is set to empower 717 cassava and rice producer under the state’s funded Anchor Borrower’s programme.

Mike Koch on the True Cost of Food

Mike Koch, FRESHFARM Executive Director

Mike Koch, Executive Director of FRESHFARM, is speaking at the third annual D.C. Food Tank Summit, Let’s Build a Better Food Policy, which will be hosted in partnership with George Washington University and the World Resources Institute on February 2, 2017.

South Africa: Debate Over Glyphosate Rages in South Africa

RoundUp is a pesticide that is manufactured by Monsanto. The major ingredient is glyphosate.

South African's staple food is maize; most of it is genetically modified and sprayed with the weedkiller glyphosate. There is an ongoing dispute over whether or not the pesticide is healthy for people and the planet.

Ebonyi Lawmaker Trains 50 Youths on Fish Production

Hon Linus Okorie

The member Representing  Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal constituency, Hon Linus Okorie as part of his determined effort to ride the constituency of social vices and empower the teeming youths of the constituency, yesterday commenced the training of 50 youths on fish production.

Kenya: Antibiotics in Meat - Why Kenya Needs to Do More

meat

Fast food chain Burger King has made a commitment to only serve chicken meat from animals that haven't been fed antibiotics in the US and Canada. But the same rules won't apply in Kenya.

Press Release- Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development holds Strategy Retreat to unlock institutional effectiveness for the Green Alternative

Chief Audu Ogbeh

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in collaboration with Synergos (a non-profit organization that fights poverty and its effects) has recently held a 2-day strategy retreat for its Directors towards unlocking institutional effectiveness of the sector using the new agriculture roadmap “ the Green Alternative”

Benue Govt Cedes Land In Agatu LGA For Use as Cattle Routes

Gov. Samuel Ortom

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has provided land in Agatu Local Government Area of the state for use as cattle routes.