IITA boss warns against paying lip service to agriculture

Dr Nteranya Sanginga

There are negative consequences if Africa continued to pay lip service to agriculture, and failed to invest in the sector, the Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga has warned.

Stakeholders chart way forward to boost, identify potentials in Kenaf production

 Kenaf

Stakeholders include Agriculture experts, Economists, academia, political appointees, financial experts, farmers and other relevant organizations on Tuesday meet in Ibadan to discuss way of improving production of Kenaf and improve revenue generation among farmers.

Ogun State honours IITA, AATF and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for commitment to agriculture

Ogun State honors IITA, AATF and the Bill & Melinda Gates for support to agricultural transformation! Dr Alfred Dixon receiving a plaque from Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun (right), while Enock  Chikava of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation watches in Ogun  State.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation were honoured by the Ogun State Government for their work on agricultural transformation in Ogun State in particular, and Africa in general.

Press Release- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Inaugurates Ministerial SERVICOM Committee

FMARD

 

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Shehu Ahmed, on Thursday, 1^st December, 2016 inaugurated the SERVICOM Committee of the Ministry.

Nigeria: Cotton Price Goes Up in Katsina As Production Drops

cotton seed

The decline in cotton production in Katsina State this year has resulted in high demand and price for the produce.

Zimbabwe: Zim to Sign Maize Importation Deal

maize farm

Zimbabwe will, by next week, sign a 100 000 tonnes maize importation deal with Mexico following successful negotiations with the central American country's agriculture minister held in South Africa last Saturday.This year, Zimbabwe is the biggest buyer of Mexican maize, having already imported about 517 000 tonnes from the central American country since the beginning of the year.

Nigeria: Boko Haram Food Crisis Demands Cooperation and Accountability

Starving children.

Snatched schoolgirls and suicide bomb blasts have long been the enduring images of Nigeria's Boko Haram conflict. But now the violence is represented by thousands of new faces: those of starving children.

Uganda: Catholic Body Donates 12 Tons of Food to Isingiro Hunger Victims

AMDA

Archdiocese of Mbarara Development Association (AMDA) has donated ten tons of posho and two tons rice to people affected by hunger in Rugaga Sub county, Bukanga Isingiro district.

Kenya: Food Prices in Nyeri Fall Even As Residents of Semi-Arid Kieni Constituency Starve

President Uhuru

With the coming of the short rains and intensified irrigation, the prices of foodstuffs in Nyeri County have gone down due to increased production.

Liberia: FAO Urges Strong and Effective Action

FAO

At the end of activities marking the celebration of World Food Day (WFD) in Liberia, the Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called on food security actors including the Government of Liberia to take more appropriate actions to mitigate the impact of climate change by supporting sustainable and climate smart agriculture gender and environment sensitive.