Nigeria Targets Seven Million Tonnes of Rice By 2018

Chief Audu Ogbeh

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, says the Federal Government is targeting the production of seven million tonnes of rice by 2018.

GE's Gas Engine Technology Provides Cost-Effective, Grid-Stability Solution for Cameroon Poultry Hatchery

Douala, Cameroon. AGROCAM, a leading poultry hatchery located in Douala, previously used a diesel generator to ensure routine operation of its hatchery, which proved to be costly. According to Noutchogouin Philippe, managing director, AGROCAM, "GE’s natural gas-fired Jenbacher gas engine now produces nominal electrical output to power the hatchery and egg tray production facility, providing a highly efficient, economical solution to meet our needs and realize substantial annual savings."

• Given the critical nature of poultry hatcheries, a half-hour power outage can completely cripple a business, leading to a complete overhaul of the hatchery installations

• Sold through Distributor Clarke Energy, GE's Jenbacher J316 Gas Engine is an Economical Alternative to AGROCAM's Backup Diesel Generator
• Solution Provides More Sustainable Supply of Electricity for the Customer and Cameroon 

Africa: Oslo Conference Calls On Donors to Fight Famine, Starvation

United Nations

An international donor conference in Oslo, Norway aiming to raise a chunk of the 1.4 billion euros the United Nations says it needs to address deepening food insecurity in the region this year. Earlier this week the United Nations said 1.4 million children were in danger of dying because of famines in Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia and Yemen.

Uganda: Government Gives Shs15 Billion More for Food Relief

Uganda.

The government has allocated Shs15 billion more towards addressing the food crisis in several parts of Uganda.

South Africa: Launch of Operation Phakisa On Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

Jacob Zuma

Address by President JG Zuma on the launch of Operation Phakisa on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Roodeplaat, Pretoria

Zimbabwe: 'Whites Want Us to Keep Working for Them' - Mugabe

farming

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says he's worried that whites "have taken over once again" - especially on some farms.

South Sudan: EU Responds to Famine in South Sudan With €82 Million in Emergency Aid

European Commission

The European Commission announced an emergency aid package worth €82 million as famine is declared in South Sudan for the first time since the country gained independence in 2011.

Sudan: First Vice - President Informed On Preparations for Winter Harvest Season

Sudan

The First Vice - President of the Republic, Lt. Gen. Bakri Hassan Salih, received in his office Tuesday the Minister of Agriculture, Prof. Ibrahim Al-Dekhairi, and discussed the preparations for the winter agricultural season, especially regarding wheat which was cultivated at an area of 627,000 feddans (acres).

Liberia: WFP-Supported Smallholder Rice-Producer Project

Rice

With funding from the Government of Japan, the project titled, "Community based sustainable food security of smallholder rice producer farmers in target countries of West Africa" is jointly implemented by the World Food Programme and the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in Liberia's central region of Bong County.

Stakeholders Make Case for Increased Use of Fertilizers in Africa

fertilizer

Hundreds of fertilizers stakeholders including suppliers, farmers' organizations and government officials from 55 countries attended the 8th Annual Argus Africa Fertilizer Conference, which ended Friday in Cape Town, South Africa. Discussions were focused on ways of boosting Africa's agricultural productivity through increased use of fertilizers.