Zimbabwe: Compensation for Seized Land 'An Urgent Issue', Germany Tells Zimbabwe

A Tobacco farm in Zimbabwe.

Germany has reportedly demanded compensation for land seized from its citizens during Zimbabwe's controversial land reforms, saying this was "an urgent and important issue".

East Africa: Tanzania Inks Cassava Export Deal to China

Cassava

Tanzania has secured a cassava exporting deal to China for unlimited amount, thanks to an agreement signed in Beijing yesterday after the end of Belt and Road Forum.

Ghana: Fisheries Minister Inaugurates Task Force On Inspection of Fishing Vessels

Task Force On Inspection of Fishing Vessels

An eight-member Task Force that will enforce fisheries law and regulations has been inaugurated in Accra.

Kenya's Deputy President Defends Intervention in Maize Crisis

A couple at the Ronald Ngala branch of Tuskys Supermarket in Nairobi purchase a packet of maize flour on May 17, 2017.

Deputy President William Ruto Tuesday went full-throttle to defend the government's intervention in the maize shortage, debunking what he said were lies well told to criticise its solutions.

Why Africa is Due to Import U.S.$110 Billion Food By 2025

Tomatoe

The African continent has the potential to feed itself and even have surplus food to export to other parts of the world. But instead, the continent imports $35 billion worth of food and agricultural products every year, and if the current predictions hold, the import bill will rise to $110 billion annually by 2025.

PRESS RELEASE - FG UNVEILS STRATEGY TO TACKLE NUTRITION AND BOOST ECONOMY-LOKPOBIRI

Senator Heineken Lokpobiri

The FG has again expressed determination to ensure that agriculture and food system support access to nutritious foods at every stage of human life from the pregnant mother to the unborn child and also from birth to the elderly.

Child Malnutrition Surges in Somalia

Child Malnutrition Surges in Somalia

The projected number of children expected to suffer has skyrocketed, doubling since January of this year. The country's combination of drought, dislocation, and disease is proving fatal for children.

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced in a statement on Tuesday that the number of children projected to suffer from acute malnutrition in Somalia during 2017 increased by 50 percent since initial estimates at the beginning of this year.

Thousands of Ghanaian Farmers to 'Plants for Food and Jobs'

Under a campaign, farmers would be supported in the effort to increase production

More than 27,000 farmers in the Brong-Ahafo Region have registered to benefit from the 'Planting for Food and Jobs' campaign, Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, said last week.

IAR 2017 Annual Research Review and REFILS demand for timely inputs supply

IAR 2017 Annual Research Review and REFILS Group Picture

·        *Advocate for mandate review of research institutes

·        *Says 2016 cropping season successful…

The 2017 annual research review and planning meeting organized by Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR) attracted many stakeholders with a call for the need to review mandates of these Institutes just as proper funding was among the focal points.

Poverty is Sexist, Bill and Melinda Gates Say in Annual Letter

Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation

Bill and Melinda Gates have released their annual letter, and this time it is addressed to their "dear friend" Warren Buffett, who donated most of his fortune to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in order to fight disease and reduce inequity.

In the 2017 letter, they reply to a letter Buffett sent them, asking the Gates's to "reflect on what impact his gift has had on the world".

Here are excerpts taken from the letter - you can also read the full letter here: