News in Africa
Kenya Launches Ambitious 10-Year Irrigation Plan to Boost Food Security and Create 5 Million Jobs
The Kenyan government has unveiled the National Irrigation Sector Investment Plan (NISIP), a comprehensive 10-year strategy aimed at transforming the...
Smallholder farmers and small agribusiness enterprises across Africa to benefit $500 million AfDB facility
African Development Bank Group (AfDB) plans to launch a $500 million facility designed to unlock $10 billion in financing for...
Agriculture Must Embrace Technology to Thrive
Day 1 of the Africa Agri Tech Conference, held at the CSIR Convention Centre in Pretoria from 18 to 20...
FG, Olam Agri discuss agricultural investments to boost agribusiness growth in Nigeria
Olam Agri, a leading agribusiness company, has engaged in discussions with the Federal Government to explore strategic investments aimed at...
G20: Food security is vital for peace, stability and human dignity, FAO says
Food security is about peace, stability, and human dignity, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
WFP alarmed at soaring hunger as more flee displacement camps in eastern DRC
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has partially resumed food assistance in parts of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of...
African Union Adopts New Strategy for the Development of the Agricultural Sector
African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has called on African governments to make agriculture a real priority sector as...
Seafarers cautioned to observe all vessel safety precautions – NAFAG
Ghanaian Seafarers of the Fisheries Association have been cautioned to adhere to all vessel safety precautions in order to avoid...
Western Cape launches Africa Agriculture Strategy
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture launched its Africa Agricultural Strategy for the Western Cape.On Friday, 27 May 2022, Speaking...
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...