East Africa: Fishing a Living From the Indian Ocean

fish business

The fish business on the island in Kilwa District, Lindi Region has transformed dramatically with vendors purchasing deep freezers to preserve fish for sale.

EU Lifts Another Three-Year Ban On Beans Exportation

NAFDAC

The Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Yetunde Oni, has stated that the ban placed on exportation of beans by the European Union due to its claim of being substandard and poisonous has been lifted for the next three years by the union.

Uganda: Shortage Hikes Sugar Prices

Shortage Hikes Sugar Prices

Consumers now have to weigh what to purchase and leave out on their daily shopping lists as tough times hit hard.

Nigeria: Ban Export of Food Items, Tambuwal Tells Govt

Tambuwal

Against the backdrop of concerns in some quarters of an outbreak of famine in Nigeria next year, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has urged the Federal Government to immediately stop the export of food items to neighbouring countries, especially through the land border.

Bangkok’s Snake Farm: Saving lives and teaching the world about snake penises

Snake Farm

Did you know that a king cobra has venom powerful enough to bring down an elephant? Were you aware that snake anti-venom is produced by injecting venom into horses? How about about that snakes have two penises, called hemipenes, that they alternate?

Rice Revolution Berths in Cross River

Governor Ben Ayade

Governor Ben Ayade has launched Cross River State into the current rice revolution. About 18 months ago, precisely May 29, 2015, Professor Ben Ayade, assumed office as the governor of Cross River State, amidst great expectations from the people he was set to lead.

Bakers, Soft Drink Makers Decry Increasing Sugar Prices

store

Sectors that use sugar as one of the key ingridients are in the red, following a surge of about 30 per cent in the prices of the sweetener. Sugar prices have been gradually going up since September, with a 50-kg bag now going for Rwf45,000 at depots, driven by huge shortages on the local, regional and international markets. Appolonia uwanziga examines the impact of the rise on local industries, especially bread makers and soft drink companies.

Uganda: Promoting High Value Cassava Products

Value Cassava Products

Cassava is identified as one of the emerging market oriented commodities will improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers in Uganda if it is grown and processed as high quality product to attract industrial market potential.

Academy Declares GMOs Beneficial for Consumption

NAS

The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has declared that genetically-modified foods are safe for consumption for now.This was against the warning by the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) to the public to be wary of the products that are on sale in some stores. It said none of the products had been approved for local consumption.

Breaking news: Crisis deepens, office of a director, Animal Department FMARD sealed off, as another receive threat letter.

FMARD

Breaking news: Crisis deepens, office of a director,  Animal Department FMARD sealed off, as another receive threat letter.
The office of the Director, Animal and Husbandry Department, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has been sealed off, while information reaching us says another Deputy Director in person of Mr. Taiwo has received a threat letter. Sometime we wrote on Rescuing animal productivity from FMARD internal crisis.