May 16
Tanzania: Tanzania's Greener Future - Reducing Methane in Waste and Livestock Sectors [press release]
World Bank
Did you know that nearly 60% of the waste in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is food waste? It ends up in waste disposal sites where it produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas whose… Read more »
Africa: One Acre Fund Gets $10 Million From Proparco to Increase Food Security in Africa
New Times
One Acre Fund received $10 million in funding from Proparco on May 15, 2024, to enhance food security in Africa. A non-profit organisation, One Acre Fund assists smallholder… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Millers in Negotiations With Brazilian Partners for Supply of 400,000 Metric Tonnes of Yellow, White Maize
New Zimbabwe
A 20-member Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) delegation is in Sao Paulo, Brazil to negotiate delivery of approximately 400,000 metric tonnes of yellow and white maize,… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Rice Farmers Fear Production Decline in Kano
Daily Trust
Rice farmers in Kano State are worried that production in the state may decline over critical input costs and the failure of the federal government to implement its new scheme in… Read more »
Tanzania: Saudi Arabia's Donation to Boost WFP Refugees Response in Tanzania
WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is pleased to announce a donation of 25 metric tons of nutritious dates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the King Salman… Read more »
May 15
Zimbabwe: Govt Clears 90pc of Payment Arrears to Wheat Farmers
The Herald
The Government has almost cleared its entire debt to wheat farmers for last year's deliveries of the crop, as it steps up provision of input and other support to growers for the… Read more »
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Kenya: Milking Cash from Pasture
Mastercard Foundation
Sylvester Wazome is a trailblazing young pasture farmer from Wundanyi, Taita Taveta County, Kenya, who, through the Livestock Feed Commercialization Project, has become a role… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 'Enough Water for 120 000 Hectares of Wheat'
The Herald
With wheat planting for the 2024 winter season in full-swing, Government has assured farmers that the country's dams have enough water to irrigate 141 000 hectares of the cereal. Read more »
Nigeria: NAFDAC Warns Kebbi Manufacturers Against Use of Cancerous Chemicals On Consumables
Vanguard
The Zonal Director, Northwest of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control NAFDAC, Mrs Josephine Abbas, has warned manufacturers and producers in Kebbi state… Read more »
Nigeria: Jigawa Disburses $250,000 ACReSAL Loan to 10 Farming Communities [press release]
Premium Times
The ACReSAL project in the state entails the disbursement of $25,000 (about N37 million) each to Agufa, Hantsu, Gilima, Dabi, Gamsarka, Yandutse, Shafar, Safa Babba, and Gamafoi… Read more »
South Africa: Victims of 2022 Kwazulu-Natal Floods March to Demand Housing
GroundUp
Hundreds come to central Durban to hand over memo to Premier's office Read more »
Sudan: Small Window Remains to Avert Disaster in Sudan's War-Torn Regions, Warns WFP Deputy Executive Director
WFP
The UN World Food Programme warns that the window to save lives is closing as famine looms in Sudan's war-torn regions with civilians trapped by intensified fighting in northern… Read more »
South Africa: SA Poultry Industry Warns of Imminent Breakout of Avian Flu [analysis]
Daily Maverick
State vets call for a coordinated approach between farmers and the government to effectively manage future animal disease outbreaks. Read more »
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Kenya: TVET Impact Story - Nyandarua National Polytechnic
Mastercard Foundation
Partner Spotlight – The Nyandarua National Polytechnic Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, UN Seek $306m for Food Aid in 3 States
Vanguard
The Federal Government, in partnership with national and international partners, yesterday launched an appeal seeking $306 million to fast-track food assistance, nutrition supplies… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Rolls Out a Soil Mapping Exercise
The Herald
IN a move reaffirming the significance of soil health to agricultural productivity, Government has embarked on a comprehensive soil mapping exercise to address the challenges posed… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Tobacco Stalk Destruction - Kutsaga Warns Delinquent Farmers
The Herald
Tobacco farmers who fail to clear their fields of residue from the previous crop by May 15 (today) of every year risk getting penalised for every hectare found containing evidence… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Financial Discipline Key in Commercialising Agricultural Enterprises
The Herald
Agri-Insight Read more »
May 14
South Africa: Soup Kitchen Serves Eastern Cape Children the Only Meal They'll Eat That Day
GroundUp
The Human Rights Commission has recommended that child malnutrition in the province be declared a disaster Read more »
Mozambique: Insurgent Food Raid on Macomia Was Big and Well Organised
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
The insurgent raid on Macomia town Friday morning 10 May was the largest and best organised since the insurgents took the coastal town of Mucojo, 40km east of Macomia town, on 10… Read more »
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Malawi: Malawi - African Development Fund Commits $22.7 Million Grant to Bolster Agricultural Productivity and Climate Resilience
African Development Bank (AfDB)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on 15 May 2024 approved a $22.7 million budget support grant for Malawi to implement a national program to reform the… Read more »
Rwanda: Why Rwanda Is Mulling GM Maize Crop Varieties
New Times
Rwanda is mulling over the adoption of genetically modified maize crop varieties to cope with the devastating pests such as Fall Armyworm that affect maize production, Rwanda… Read more »
Africa: Bringing the World's Food Production in Line With Global Climate Goals
IPS
Food systems--how we grow, transport, prepare, and dispose of the food we eat--are responsible for roughly one-third of all global greenhouse gas emissions. And those gases are… Read more »
Africa: WHO Director-General's Remarks At the Summit On Clean Cooking in Africa - 14 May 2024 [press release]
WHO
Your Excellency President Gnassingbé of Togo, Read more »
Nigeria: Thieves Invade Taraba Farms Midnight, Harvest Rice
Daily Trust
Thieves have invaded many rice farms and harvested over hundred bags of paddy rice in Taraba State. Read more »
Tunisia: Agriculture - Showroom Dedicated to Promotion of Olive Oil Inaugurated in ONH
Tunis Afrique Presse
A showroom dedicated to the promotion of Tunisian olive oil was inaugurated, Tuesday, at the National Olive Oil Office (ONH), by Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Natfoods to Put 5 000ha Under Winter Wheat Crop
The Herald
Michael Tome Business Reporter Read more »
May 13
Nigeria: How Farmers Can Avoid Losses, Boost Food Production Amid Delayed Rainfall - Experts
Premium Times
Nigeria has been experiencing severe heat waves, with temperatures rising to about 40°C in some parts of the country. Read more »