Zambia Women Contribute to Cassava Growing Boom

Cassava farmer

Born in a small town of Mufulira, on the Copper Belt province of Zambia in 1960, Winnie Nachivula, is making a mark in the cassava production in Zambia which currently stands at over 1 million metric tonnes per year, making it the most important crop grown in Zambia after maize.

Nigeria: Inflation - Mixed Outlook As Food Prices Remain High

farmer

Against the backdrop of deceleration of inflationary pressures announced by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, last week, further insight into price movements in the first quarter of the year has indicated a mixed result.

Nigeria: Obasanjo, Farmers' Group Plan to End Hunger

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked Ogun state and Federal governments to give farmers in the country more support in order to end hunger in the country.

Kenya: Worrying Scenario As Bigger National Food Crunch Looms

armyworm

There is a bigger national food crunch than was projected or anticipated due to drought and the armyworm invasion.This is already being reflected in the upward surge of prices of many basic foods.

Uganda: Vicious Circle of Poverty and Food Insecurity

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

A poor household is usually malnourished, and vulnerable to disease and other evils. Uganda is known to be well endowed with fertile soil and bi-annual rainfall. Yet we have thousands of households that are too poor to produce enough food for their nutritional requirements or to produce anything to generate income.

Nigeria: How Displaced Families in N/E Nigeria Tackle Food Insecurity- Sola Ogundipe

FAO

For almost a decade, conflict spearheaded by the Boko Haram insurgency sparked off large-scale violence and insecurity in the northeastern region of Nigeria, resulting in one of the largest humanitarian crises in Africa.

FG /states to collaborate for turnaround of economy, says- Lokpobiri

Heineken Lokpobiri

The Federal Government is collaborating with interested states through the Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP-3) as vehicle to actualize the speedy turnaround of our economy. This was made known in a press release issued by Deputy Director, Information, in the ministry, Mrs. A.B. Lere-Adams,

Zimbabwe: Tobacco Sales Up 44 Percent

Tobacco farmers at auction floor

Over 20 million kilogrammes of tobacco worth $52,5 million have been sold so far across the country's auction and contract floors, according to statistics released by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB).

Zimbabwe: Zim's Fertile Farm Land Lying Idle

Zim's Fertile farm

MORE than half of Zimbabwe's irrigable land is underutilised due to dilapidated state-owned irrigation equipment, posing a threat to the country's food security, a study by the Auditor-General has revealed.

Lack of capital, skills block farmers’ access to benefits-Kwara governor

Kwara state Governor Abdulfatah  Ahmed

Kwara state Governor Abdulfatah  Ahmed   has identified lack of capital, relevant skills  and the absence of adequate information as factors hindering farmer abilities to derive greater benefits from animal production.