Tuning in to Farmers’ Water Needs: Radio broadcasts aid Malawi irrigation efforts

 Radio broadcasts aid Malawi irrigation efforts

Several members of the Youth Economic and Social Action group led us across flood plains parched in the bright sun of the dry season in Malawi’s southern Chikwawa district. Lloyd, the lanky head of the group, pointed across the hardened dirt, ridges carefully drawn for a regulation soccer field. In a small stand of trees, solar panels sparkled in the afternoon sun.

Botswana: Nata FMD Free Without Vaccination

Vaccination

Central District Council deputy chairperson, Mr Ketswereng Galeragwe says the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has accepted Botswana's request for the disease status of Nata to change from Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) intensive surveillance to FMD free without vaccination.

Africa: Climate Smart Crops - a Necessity for Future Food & Nutrition Security

Climate change

Climate change is taking a severe toll on farmers, as they watch their livelihoods disappear with the onslaught of floods, droughts and rising sea levels and temperatures. With agriculture currently employing over 1.3 billion people throughout the world, or close to 40 percent of the global workforce, it is imperative that we incorporate climate resilience into all aspects of crop breeding and food innovation.

Import duties resurface, Goshenn Greenland calls for help.

motor cultivated tractor

The effort of the past administration to diversify and reposition the country’s economy through the removal of import duties on agricultural equipment, might have been faulted with by the Nigerian  Customs Service, which might lead to high cost in the production of food and in furtherance make farming more expensive for small holders farmers to participate in across the country.

Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa

Climate-Smart Agriculture

Africa contributes only 4 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while six of the 10 most affected countries by climate change are in Africa, warns a major agricultural research for development partnership, while stressing the urgent need to scale up climate-smart agriculture, improve forestry and transform the productivity of water use.

Update On Avian Influenza in the Western Cape

chicken

Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities and the state vet team briefed media on the current regional outbreak of avian influenza in the province.

Insecurity a threat to food security

The President, Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG) Sani Dangote & Alhaji Mansur Ahmed, the executive Director Stakeholder management and Cooperative Communication Dangote Group

·         Stakeholders applaud conference organizers.

As efforts to address the challenges of insecurity, food security and low yield in food production the AgrikExpo & the Nigerian Agriculture Business Group (NABG) today commenced its 6^th agricultural expo at the international Conference Center Abuja, theme: harnessing Nigeria’s agricultural potential for food security, youth development, and nutrition and wealth creation across the country.

Namibia: Dordabis Agri-Day a Success

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Rows of colourful gazeebos lit up the dry Windhoek Showgrounds last week when the Dordabis Farmers Association (FA) became the first member of the Regional Agricultural Union (RAU) to stage an agricultural open day.

Obaseki Embarks On Investment Drive in Indonesia

oil palm

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

grains

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.