Hunger Crisis Deepens in Africa

Hunger Crisis Deepens in Africa

The UN agencies and African Union experts meet in Zimbabwe to draw up plans to avert severe food crises in 27 African countries where millions need food aid. At least 4 million Zimbabweans urgently need assistance.

Using Technology to Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

Hellen Mary Akiror's

Hellen Mary Akiror's livelihood relies on the right amount of rainfall coming at the right time.

How EU rural development money is actually being spent

Preparing the land in Transylvania.

Ensuring the long-term viability of the farming sector is a major challenge for central and eastern European countries. The EurActiv network looks at how EU money is being spent in five key countries  Greece, Romania, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

300,000 Nigerian Children At Risk Over Malnutrition

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says over 13 million children are suffering from chronic malnutrition in Nigeria out of which 300,000 could die.

‘Invest in Rural Infrastructure ’

Mr. Kanayo Nwanze

In a bid to curb youth migration from rural areas in Africa, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has called for more investment in rural infrastructure.

Shocking footage shows what happened to ship caught fishing illegally in Indonesian waters

Nigerian Boat in Dramatic Destruction over illegal Fishing

 

Indonesian authorities have hit upon a novel and no doubt effective way to deter illegal fishers - blow up their boats with dynamite.

Sokoto Govt. Inaugurates Technical C’ttee for Ferilizer Plant

Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal and CEO Prime Gold, Felix Okonti

Sokoto Sate Government has inaugurated a technical committee to oversee the proposed establishment of a ferlizer plant by Prime Gold Fertilizer and Chemical Company, an indigenous company based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

‘Government will soon authorize patronage of locally manufactured goods’-DG.MAN

MAN

The survival of the struggle for localization and the patronage of made in Nigeria goods will soon get a boost with the backing of a government policy framework which is underway .

Country Spends U.S.$1 Billion to Import Tomato Paste - UNEP

UNEP

The United Nations Environmental Programme, UNEP, has lamented that the Nigerian government spent about $1 billion on importation of tomato paste.

Maputo 10% Declaration on Agriculture, Nigerian's Perspective

Agric Budget

Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have lamented the poor budgetary allocation to the sector, which at 1.9% falls below the 10% declared by African heads of state in Maputo in 2003.