Zimbabwe: Cattle Shortage Leaves Zimbabwe's Fields Unploughed As Rains Fall

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Rains have returned but after losing their animals to drought, many farmers now face ploughing their fields by hand

Zimbabwe: 9 500 Tonnes Fertiliser Boost for Zim

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CHINA has handed over 9 500 tonnes of urea fertiliser to Zimbabwe amid indications that the Asian economic giant intends to unveil a $4 billion package for the agricultural sector.

New Report Ranks Countries on Food Waste, Nutrition, and Sustainable Agriculture

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The newly released 2016 Food Sustainability Index (FSI), developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) with the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition (BCFN) Foundation, ranks countries on food system sustainability based off three pillars: food loss and waste, sustainable agriculture, and nutritional challenges.

Tanzania Livestock Master Plan

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Masindi District Council has instructed the Chief Administrative Officer to sue the executive director of Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), Dr Andrew Seguya, for allegedly causing financial loss to the district.

press release - Buhari's School Feeding Programme Takes Off in Anambra

President Buhari

In another rollout of one of the Social Investment Programmes of the Buhari administration, the National Homegrown School Feeding scheme has entered implementation stage with the feeding of primary school pupils in Anambra State .

South Africa: Commission Turns Up the Heat On Margarine Firms

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Pretoria — The Competition Commission will today conduct a search and seizure operation at the premises of five companies involved in the manufacture and distribution of refined edible oils, baking fats and margarine in South Africa.The companies are operating in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

press release -Africa: Food Prices Are Broadly Stable Amid Record Cereal Inventories

FAO

Rome — FAO Food Price Index dips slightly in November, maize and rice on course for record output in 2016 -The FAO Food Price Index dipped slightly in November, marking a mild departure from its steady rise over the course of 2016.

Cover Crops in the Corn Belt: An Interview with Sarah Carlson

Sarah Carlson is the Midwest Cover Crop Director at Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI). Since 1985, PFI has facilitated farmer-led research and information sharing to help farmers from all backgrounds practice agriculture that benefits both people and the environment. Since joining PFI in 2007, Sarah has worked to promote the latest agronomic research on cover crops and small grains by conducting supply chain projects and publishing research reports. Additionally, Sarah uses her own experience as a trained agronomist and past results of on-farm research projects to help design solutions to integrated crop and livestock concerns.

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Food Farm News had the opportunity to speak to Sarah about her work with PFI, their efforts to support Iowan farmers, and what farmers are doing today to create more sustainable farming systems.

press release- South Africa: President Jacob Zuma Signs Siu Proclamation On Kwazulu-Natal Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Mjindi Farming

President Jacob Zuma

President Jacob Zuma has in terms of section 2 (2) of the Special Investigating Unit and Special Tribunals Act, 1996, signed a Proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate certain matters in respect to the affairs of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Mjindi Farming in the KwaZulu Natal Province.

PRESS RELEASE- FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT HAS NO RELATIONSHIP WITH PROMOTERS OF CAPFIS PROGRAM

Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

It has come to the notice of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development that certain individual/individuals have placed an advertisement in the internet inviting people to register in a certain programme named CAPFIS