Press Release- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Inaugurates Ministerial SERVICOM Committee

FMARD

 

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Shehu Ahmed, on Thursday, 1^st December, 2016 inaugurated the SERVICOM Committee of the Ministry.

Nigeria: Cotton Price Goes Up in Katsina As Production Drops

cotton seed

The decline in cotton production in Katsina State this year has resulted in high demand and price for the produce.

Zimbabwe: Zim to Sign Maize Importation Deal

maize farm

Zimbabwe will, by next week, sign a 100 000 tonnes maize importation deal with Mexico following successful negotiations with the central American country's agriculture minister held in South Africa last Saturday.This year, Zimbabwe is the biggest buyer of Mexican maize, having already imported about 517 000 tonnes from the central American country since the beginning of the year.

Nigeria: Boko Haram Food Crisis Demands Cooperation and Accountability

Starving children.

Snatched schoolgirls and suicide bomb blasts have long been the enduring images of Nigeria's Boko Haram conflict. But now the violence is represented by thousands of new faces: those of starving children.

Uganda: Catholic Body Donates 12 Tons of Food to Isingiro Hunger Victims

AMDA

Archdiocese of Mbarara Development Association (AMDA) has donated ten tons of posho and two tons rice to people affected by hunger in Rugaga Sub county, Bukanga Isingiro district.

Kenya: Food Prices in Nyeri Fall Even As Residents of Semi-Arid Kieni Constituency Starve

President Uhuru

With the coming of the short rains and intensified irrigation, the prices of foodstuffs in Nyeri County have gone down due to increased production.

Liberia: FAO Urges Strong and Effective Action

FAO

At the end of activities marking the celebration of World Food Day (WFD) in Liberia, the Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called on food security actors including the Government of Liberia to take more appropriate actions to mitigate the impact of climate change by supporting sustainable and climate smart agriculture gender and environment sensitive.

Ogbeh Dismisses Famine Fear

Chief Audu Ogbeh

The minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, at the weekend, said the country would not experience famine next year contrary to fears in some quarters.

FG- World Bank Fadama 111 Additional Financing (AF) at Rahab village rice production site in Sokoto state.

Publisher Food Farm News  Ayeni Oladehinde and Rice Farmer at Rahab village rice production site in Sokoto state.

During a visit to FG- World Bank Fadama 111 Additional Financing (AF) at Rahab village rice production site in Sokoto state.

Uganda: Solar Cold Storage for Fruits and Vegetables

 Solar Cold Storage

Perishable food especially fresh fruits and vegetables usually get wasted as soon as they are harvested because they are cut off from their source of water and nutrition.