FG announces new tomato policy, increases tarrif to 50%

tomato

The Federal Government has announced the new policy for tomato aimed at reducing N52 billion spent on the annual importation of 150, 000 metric tons of tomato concentrate through the neighbouring countries into Nigeria.

Uganda: Scientists Now Fight Alien Crop Pest

Scientists

After finding a temporary pesticide combination that works against the fall armyworm, Uganda's scientists now seek a lasting solution to the pests that have invaded more than half of the country posing a significant threat to food security.

Ethiopia: Road That Connects Sugar Projects Takes Off

Sugar

This road will be the sixth project built to develop road infrastructure around Kuraz Sugar Project.

The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) has started to connect the Omo Kuraz Sugar Project with Turmi, in the Southern Nations, Nationalities & People's Regional State, 656.8Km from the capital.

Saving our Ocean- FAO calls for action

Ocean

From meals on our table and livelihood to healthy living, oceans provide much more benefits to the entire human race and without any doubt crucial to achieving food security.

Dangote soon to be largest exporter of rice in the world – AfDB President

 Aliko Dangote

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said that billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, may become the largest exporter of rice in the world by 2021.

Uganda: President Calls for Drip Irrigation As a Solution to Drought

Demonstration. President Museveni sets a plastic bottle for drip irrigation at the Presidential Demonstration Farm in Kityerera Sub-county, Mayuge District.

President Museveni has said that about half of the 122 million coffee seedlings distributed to farmers by the UPDF under the Operation Wealth Creation programme have dried up due to drought.

Kenya: Solar Boreholes, Irrigated Crops Throw Lifeline to Kenyan Herders

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Many Kenyan livestock keepers are losing their animals to drought - but some are staying afloat by using solar-powered pumps and growing vegetables.

Benin: Men and Women Farmers in Benin Are Responding Differently to Climate Change

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As climate change brings with it increased extreme weather events, one of the pressing issues for Africa's farmers will be how to address these challenges. One dimension to be factored in is that men and women farmers are responding to the pressures differently. The Conversation Africa's Samantha Spooner asked Grace Villamor about her research on gender-specific responses by farmers in Benin.

GES: Food prices expected to drop by mid April---Cellulant

Cellulant Nigeria

*Governments, development partners and private sector to collaborate.

There is high indication that food prices are expected to start going down as from middle of April 2017 just as a call went out to government and other relevant partners to collaborate in term of financial support for Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GES).This was contained in a statement made available by Cellulant Nigeria Limited in Abuja.

Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GES) 2016 Dry Season Report Released by Cellulant Nigeria.

Cellulant Nigeria.

The GES program which was launched in 2012 with the purpose of easing farmers access to farm impute resumed in 2016 after a year break in 2015. The FGN took the opportunity offered by the program to promote financial inclusion to farmers. Over 600,000 farmers were financially included and over 450,000 farmers received farm inputs across 30 states in 60 days.