Obaseki Embarks On Investment Drive in Indonesia

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In a bid to revamp the agriculture sector; create jobs and reposition the state as the palm oil hub of the country, the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is currently in Indonesia to deepen his administration's partnership with the Asian country.

Zimbabwe: Millers Say Parirenyatwa Mad, Sue Over Food Fortification

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GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMZ) has approached the High Court to set aside the recently promulgated Food Fortification regulations by the Health Minister David Parirenyatwa.

Tanzania Goes for Climate Smart Agriculture

Climate Smart Agriculture

The government is implementing the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) initiative that will improve land and water management, with experts urging its speeding up to enable farmers shift from traditional to improved mode of farming.

Namibia: South Reels As Farmers Meat Market Prepares to Shut Doors

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The local meat export industry is to lose a gem in the mainstay of Namibian sheep farming when the Farmers Meat Market's Mariental abattoir shuts its gates on September 30.

Syngenta promises Nigeria cocoa farmers copper based fungicide fighter soon

Syngenta

* CRIN, farmers hail the efficacy of the product

 In compliance to the global ban on copper based fungicide cocoa production from the world, the Nigeria market will soon be flooded with a new chemical product named Pergado, a Sygenta product that was already in circulation at Cote de'Viore.

A misty morning near Endaselassie in western Tigray.

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Food alone cannot solve the world's malnutrition crises but only three countries are looking beyond hunger to the other major driver, according to a global study released on Thursday.

Ethiopia's Tigray Region Bags Gold Award for Greening Its Drylands

A misty morning near Endaselassie in western Tigray.

A major project to restore land in Ethiopia's Tigray Region to boost millions of people's ability to grow food won gold on Tuesday in a U.N.-backed award for the world's best policies to combat desertification and improve fertility of drylands.

Ethiopia: Nation Toiling to Harvest a Bumper Crop

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Agriculture and Natural Resources Ministry announced that over 90 percent of the cultivated land in the country has been covered by various crops. It also stated that it has been exerting efforts to overcome El Niño related challenges.

Nigeria's Vice President Commissions Green House Project

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN Thursday commissioned a number of projects and held meetings with Mambila Plateau Stakeholders in Jalingo, Taraba State.

KEYNOTE By Hon. Minister, Chief Audu Ogbeh At The 2017 Farmers’ Field Day and Seed Fair Organised By National Agricultural Seeds Council

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It is my pleasure and honor to deliver this keynote address at this year’s Seed Fair and Farmer’s Field Day, taking place at the instance of the National Agricultural Seed Council of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in conjunction with SEEDAN and IITA. I congratulate the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) for moving from its rented accommodation in the city to its headquarters here in Sheda.