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Friday, 20 January 2017

South Africa: Eco-Friendly Farm Owners 'Lose Everything' in Paarl Wildfire

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A wildfire fanned by gusting winds engulfed large sections of an eco-friendly wine farm in Paarl, destroying a manor house and buildings, some of which are more than 300 years old.

Thursday, 19 January 2017

Zimbabwe: Senior Zapu Official Says Zanu-PF Thrives On Famine, Ruling Party Unhappy With Current Good Rains

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A SENIOR Zapu official says this season's predicted good harvest following good rains countrywide will deal Zanu PF's campaign strategy a major blow.

Wednesday, 18 January 2017

PRESS RELEASE- Agric MINISTER CHALLENGES COMMITTEE ON REVITALISATION OF COCOA PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA




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Chief Audu Ogbeh
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has challenged the committee on the re-lunch of cocoa programme in Nigeria to ensure that Nigeria moves from her current position of number seven (7) in world cocoa production to the number one position.

Ethiopia: Promoting Agricultural Investment for Stimulating Growth

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Fort over two decades now the government has showed a commitment towards enhancing agricultural productivity through attracting investment on agriculture both from local and foreign stakeholders. Legal frameworks are crafted and institutions are established for the provision of land for investors and licensing.

Sudan: Queueing for Scarce Bread in More Sudanese States

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Bread
People in White Nile, El Gezira and Atbara in River Nile are queueing in front of bakeries to obtain scarce bread, caused by a shortage of flour.

Tuesday, 17 January 2017

Tanzania: Alarm As 21 Million Livestock Face Starvation

Thousands of cattle, goat, sheep are in bad condition
As the drought scare continues in several parts of the country, the meteorological agency has revealed areas that received below average rainfall between October and December, further raising concern with regard to the survival of over 21 million livestock due to shortage of pasture and water.

Angola: Police Seize Eight Vessels in Maritime Exclusion Zone

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Police authorities seized eight fishing vessels in a maritime exclusion zone near bloc 4 in Soyo, northern Zaire province, last weekend.

Zimbabwe: Scurvy 'Hits' Zimbabwe's Psychiatric Hospital Amid 'Poor Nutrition'

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Zimbabwe
Authorities in Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo say they've sent a team to investigate reports that scurvy has broken out in a hospital there.

Monday, 16 January 2017

Zimbabwe: Armyworm Outbreak - Fears Zim's Maize Crops May Be 'Completely' Wiped Out

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Zimbabwe's maize crops could be "completely wiped out" following an outbreak of armyworms in the southern African country, reports say.

Kano produced over 1.5m tons of rice in 2016 – Ganduje

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Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has revealed that farmers in Kano State have produced 1,551,720 tons of rice in 2016 as against the 692,481 tons produced in 2015.