Statistics: The Challenges of Monitoring the 2030 Agenda

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which seeks the eradication of poverty and hunger and to which all countries have pledged to implement, requires a sweeping paradigm shift on several fronts.
Its advent also marks a turning point for the global statistical system.

A Conversation with Suzy Friedman of the EDF on Sustainable Crops and Consumer Expectations

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With a new strategic approach, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is reevaluating how to feed a growing population and commit to sustainability.

Zimbabwe: Prisons Have No Food for Babies - Report

 Food for Babies

Zimbabwe's Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) is reportedly failing to feed appropriate food to babies of jailed mothers as it is "receiving inadequate budgetary from treasury allocations".

African Economic Conference Closes With Call for Agriculture to Be At the Centre of Africa's Development

The 11^th African Economic Conference (AEC)

The 11^th African Economic Conference (AEC) wound up in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, after three days of intensive discussions on how African countries can achieve agro-allied industrialization.

NSCCIMA Seeks International Market For Nsukka-Pepper

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The Nsukka Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NSCCIMA) says it is seeking international market to sell a species of Nsukka-pepper.

Press Release- China Donates Mycotoxin Handbooks to Nigeria

Chief Audu Ogbeh

 

The Peoples’ Republic of China, through her embassy in Nigeria, has donated Mycotoxin handbooks to Nigeria to assist the country in her efforts to achieve food safety.

Drone to Monitor Crops in Rwanda's Northern Province

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The drone will serve 2,000 potato farmers from 20 potato cooperatives in the Imbaraga Cooperative Federation, located in Nyabihu, Burera and Musanze districts.

Bag of Rice Crashes to N8,000 in Ebonyi State

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A 50kg bag of rice is now selling for N8,000 in Ebonyi state, eastern Nigeria.This contrasts markedly with the over N20,000 price tag for imported rice.

Livestock Minister Discusses With FAO Representative in Sudan Project of Cooperation Among Countries of South in Sudan

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The Minister of Livestock Prof. Musa Tibin reviewed, at his office Wednesday, with the Regional Representative of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Sudan Abdu Gamma the project of cooperation among the countries of the South in Sudan.

Malawi: Heavy Rains, Floods Cause Havoc in Mchinji - Maize Gardens Affected

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Heavy rains which resulted in flush floods washed away crops and destroyed houses in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mlonyeni in Mchinji district on Monday.