South Africa and EU Spar Over Chicken Meat Imports

chicken

S. African poultry industry workers marched to the European Union's headquarters in Pretoria, accusing the EU of dumping cheap chicken in the country. The EU says it is not the cause of the industry's woes.

FG to launch N10bn Initiative for Women In Agriculture - PMB

President Muhammadu Buhari

The  Federal Government has kick started the Agricultural Policy through which it intends to achieve some key targets among which is using women to unlock food potentials via the launching of a N10
Billion Women in Agriculture Environment Impact Fund (WAEIF) in Abuja. This was made known via a press release issued by the Deputy Director (information) in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Mrs. A.B.Lere-Adams.

Gambia's Aquaculture On the Path of Sustainable Development

Senghore feeding the fish in one of his ponds

The Gambia continues to face escalating food and nutrition deficits, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA). As in most African countries, improved agriculture practices ensure food security, while agriculture itself is a prime source of income generation and poverty reduction for many rural households living below the poverty line.

Southern Africa Battles Army Worm Invasion

 Army Worm

Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe are urging farmers to act fast with pesticides to halt the spread of army worms now threatening crops. Army worms are a common pest, but this year's invasion has sparked particular concern.

Kenya: Number of Kenyans Facing Starvation Rises By 1.4m

United Nations World Food Programme

The number of Kenyans in need of relief food has risen to 2.7 million from 1.3 million last year, a government agency has said.

IITA boss warns against paying lip service to agriculture

Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole; Director General, I ITA, Dr Nteranya Sanginga; and the Director of Policy and Program, World Food Programme, Mr Stanlake Samkange in Abuja.

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.

FG inaugurates committee on the restructuring of Agric Bank

Chief Audu Ogbeh

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh  has inaugurated the National Council on Privatization (NCP), Steering committee on the restructuring and recapitalization of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) and the project delivery team  at the minister’s conference room, Abuja. The launch brought together stakeholders from different sectors to oversee the affairs of the bank, as it is being repositioned by the newly appointed committee members.

Kenaf production, a veritable platform says vice president's aide

Kenaf

Stakeholders, including agriculture experts, agronomists, academia, political appointees, financial experts, farmers and other relevant organizations recently met  in Ibadan to discuss ways of improving production of Kenaf and improve revenue generation among farmers.

JUST NAME IT - WE'VE DONE IT IN "HIS" NAME- By Sani Sagagi of Sasakawa 2000

Sani Sagagi

We made plans, held daily meetings, workshops, seminars, conferences, bazaars, exhibitions, press conferences, foreign trips, study tours and visits, uncountable foreign investor-teams came, we conducted baselines, thematic, commodities and markets studies,

Rwanda: Madhvani Group Speaks Out on Plans to Satisfy Country's Sugar Demands

Sugar

In recent years, sugar production in the country has not matched supply which has in turn had an impact on the trade deficit.