Kenya: Food Shortage Looms as Maize Harvest Declines

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A food crisis is looming in the country with this season's maize harvest expected to be 20 per cent less than the projected 40 million bags due to erratic rainfall coupled with Fall Armyworm invasion in the grain baskets.

East Africa: Limited Supply to Keep Maize Prices Up in Region

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Maize supply in East Africa is expected to remain restricted up to July 2018 due to Tanzania banning export of the grain to neighbouring countries.

Kenya: Farming Lovers to Meet at 'Seeds of Gold' Clinic

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The sixth edition of the Seeds of Gold Farm Clinic will be held this Saturday, September 30th 2017, at the Kalro Tea Research Institute (TRI) which was formerly known as Tea Research, in Kericho County.

Liberian Farmers Encouraged to Try Organic Farming

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The majority of farmers in Liberia lack knowledge in organic farming. Local farmers generally practice subsistence farming.

Angola: Cuanza Sul - Women Processors Increase Dry Fish Production

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At least 190.539 kilograms of fish were processed in 2016 by 83 women associated with the salting project in the coastal Cuanza Sul province, according to the provincial director of fisheries, Adão Pereira.

Syngenta promises Nigeria cocoa farmers copper free fungicide fighter soon

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* CRIN, farmers hail the efficacy of the product

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

Malawi: Project Lifespan Worries Dowa DADO

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Dowa District Agricultural Development Officer (DADO), Aaron Kachimela has lamented over the short life span of the Churches Action in Relief Development (CARD) project which is being implemented at the Dzaleka Refugees Camp in the district.

Uganda: Shs113b Fish Handling Project Fast Turning Into White Elephant

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The wear and tear is evident, but the road has since been reduced to a bushy footpath laden with black jack and a combination of thorny grasses.

Fadama threatens sanction against defaulters of MoU

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The National Coordinator, FADAMA III Additional Financing(AF) programme, Mr. Tayo Adewumi has threatened to sanction any state where there isdefault of Menoranda of understanding (MoUs) or a breach of guidelines, by withholding the disbursement meant for such state. The threat was issued at a technical meeting with agro-dealers, off-takers and officials in-charge of the programme from all participating states, held in Abuja.

‘Chief Audu Ogbeh should please tender his letter of resignation and leave the office immediately and let’s have an active minister or the President take over immediately’

Mr Shedrack Madlion

Mr Shedrack Madlion is chief executive of Admiral Environmental Care Limited, Kaduna. Here, in this exclusive interview with Food Farm News conducted via telephone, he expressed disappointment in the  whole agriculture system, especially with the recent rejection of Nigerian yam in United Kingdom. Excerpts…