News in Africa
Four Million Nigerians Under Threat Of Food Insecurity —UN
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, has said over four million people in Nigeria’s North-East region are...
President Buhari’s ABP Initiative Drives Nigeria’s Food Industry to Self-Sufficiency
ABP is a critical policy to reduce Nigerian’s reliance on imported food and industrial raw materials CBN collaboration with RIFAN...
Agriculture Ministers Commit to Focus on Innovation, Profitability of Farmers
Ministers of Agriculture from Africa and the Americas committed to working together to develop a cooperation agenda The ministers also...
Kenya’s food imports increase with worsening inflation
China is the most significant contributor of Kenyan imports accounting for 31.6 per cent of the total bill. This is...
Africa’s Cannabis Market to Hit U.S.$7.1 Billion By 2023
Africa's medicinal cannabis market will be worth $7.1 billion by 2023. Morocco legalized the product last year with the "illegal"...
Ivory Coast weather favourable for cocoa mid-crop, farmers say
Weather conditions last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa growing regions were encouraging for the growth of the April-to-September...
Nigerian Livestock Sector Currently Employs about 30% Of Rural Population — AfDB
AGRICULTURE has been described as a sector which can provide ample opportunities for the government to create jobs for the...
Agricorp International Commits $17.5m to Boost Productivity
AGRICORP International, a Nigerian agricultural company renowned for the production of spices, processing and exporting company has raised $17.5 million...
CFM Supports Women Farmers in Nigeria with Irrigation Systems
AS part of its ongoing strategic investment drive to support Nigeria’s food production self-sufficiency and food security aspirations, and its...
Nigerian Federal Government Pledge More Support for Moringa Farmers
THE federal government has said it will continue to encourage commodity associations to unify in order to make them more...