Kenya: Samburu County Government Rejects 8,000 Bags of Maize

A woman fetches water from a dug sandy hole in Ntepes in Opiroi, Samburu.

The Samburu County Government has rejected 8,000 bags of maize it bought from the National Cereals and Produce Board.

Nigeria to Stop Russian Wheat Imports

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The government has decided to stop wheat imports to help save its foreign currency reserves.

Kenya's Food Crisis to Worsen, Agency Warns

Kenya's Food Crisis to Worsen

  *Food Crisis to Worsen, Agency Warns 
According to an agency monitoring drought, food shortage has been increased by conflict in some counties, the most serious case being along the border of Isiolo and Garissa, where pastoralists' clashing is common.

Nigeria: Chi Farms Partners USAID to Empower 6000 Farmers

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Chi Farms Limited, a leading company in the poultry, cattle, catfish, feed milling and food processing business in Nigeria and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have partnered to empower small holder farmers in Nigeria and boost food security.

The Buzz on Livestock Fly Control

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The biting stable fly is a painful nuisance to pastured cattle. Unfortunately, there’s nothing that can be done in pastures to reduce stable fly numbers except control the sites where they develop as maggots. The time to do that is before the insects have the chance to breed.

Sokoto trains 115 LG workers

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State

The Sokoto State Government has commenced the training of no fewer than 115 Local Government workers on modern agricultural extension services.

IPCR Engage Farmers Herders In Dialogue

IPCR Engage Farmers Herders in Dialogue

Access to land either for grazing or farming, plus conflicting land use laws have been identified as the major problems leading to clashes between farmers and herders.

Buhari Vows to Revamp Agriculture in Niger Delta

Buhari Vows to Revamp Agriculture in Niger Delta

President Muhammadu Buhari at the weekend in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, vowed to revamp the economy of the Niger Delta to ensure that in the next few years, agriculture would coexist and compete favourably with proceeds from the export of oil and gas resources.

VP Osinbajo woos Russian farmers

Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, invited Russian farmers to invest in Nigeria, produce and export to Europe to earn foreign exchange.

Why the diet of a milk-producing cow should be the most important priority of any dairy farmer

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The diet of a milk-producing cow is perhaps the most important consideration of any dairy farmer. The reason is that the quantity and quality of milk extracted from cows is somewhat dependent on the quality of what they feed on.