Tag: Africa Food Security
Kenyan Cane farmers welcome Sh1.5bn stimulus package for sugar sector
Cane farmers in Kenya have welcomed the allocation of Sh1.5 billion by the government to offset debts in a move to revive the sugar...
LIBERIA: FAO And Japanese Embassy Sign An Agreement On Fisheries/Agriculture
The Director-General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority NaFAA has expressed appreciation for the signing of the funding agreement between the Food and...
IFAD Equips 116 Nigerian Extension Agents with Agronomic Practices, Data Management
No less than 116 Nigerian extension agents have been equipped with good agronomic practices and data management by the International Fund for Agricultural Development...
Zambian smallholders to benefit from EUR 30 Million agriculture investment initiative...
First targeted European Investment Bank support for sustainable agriculture investment in Zambia; Initiative to increase access to finance, support job creation and enhance agricultural...
AFAN hails NALDA’s integrated farm projects to attain food security
Following predictions of food crisis in the country due to some factors, the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Monday, hailed move by the National...
Uganda Partners With EU To Improve Exports
The Uganda government has resolved to introduce a program dubbed “farming for exports” through which farmers are to be sensitized on how to produce...
Kenya: Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Pledges Fair Pricing For Farm Produce
Kenyas' Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Peter Munya says he is carrying out reforms in various sectors to ensure the farmers realize good returns on...
Obaseki Flags Off N-CARES Programme in support of EDO farmers.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Thursday, flagged off the Nigeria Coronavirus (COVID-19) Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (N-CARES) programme to support over...
Uganda offers free land and tax incentives to Kenyan investors
Ugandan government officials have promised free land and tax incentives to Kenyan investors who want to set up processing industries in the land-locked country.
Ugandan...
Liberia Launches Agriculture Matching Grants Worth US$22.38M
The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has launched agricultural matching grants worth US$22.38 million to financially empower smallholder farmers and agribusinesses in the sector.
The grant...
