AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture

Namibia: Amazing Albatrosses - 'Scarecrows' Cut Seabird Deaths By 98%

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:07:18 GMT

[RFI] Conservationists and fishermen in Namibia have reduced the accidental deaths of seabirds including endangered albatrosses, from up to 30,000 per year more than a decade ago, to just 215 at the last count: and it's all down to the simplest of bird scarers.

Liberia: Nafaa Inspection Team Arrests Illegal Ghanaian Fishermen in Grand Kru

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:23:13 GMT

[LINA] Pleebo -- The compliance and enforcement team of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), has arrested several illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishermen, comprising mainly Ghanaians.

Central African Republic: Rise in Food Prices Due to Escalating Conflict Tips More People Into ...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 09:14:46 GMT

[World Bank] Bangui -- ccording to the latest « Price monitoring Bulletin » produced by Central African Institute for Statistics, Economic and Social Studies (ICASEES) with support from the World Bank, the prices of basic imported food products, including milk powder, salt, sugar and onions, have spiked from 15% to 240% in markets surveyed across Bangui, Bimbo and Bégoua during the first week of January.

Mozambique: Illegal Fishing Declines in Bazaruto National Park

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:06:44 GMT

[AIM] Maputo -- The administration of the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park (PNAB), Mozambique's largest marine conservation area, has recorded a significant reduction in illegal fishing cases, by nearly half, in 2020 compared with the previous year.

Egypt: Water Crisis Extends Beyond Impact of Ethiopia's Nile Dam

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 09:57:15 GMT

[African Arguments] The long negotiations between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia on the terms under which the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be filled and operated have shown little sign so far of agreement.

South Africa: Wineries Out of Business, Jobs Lost - the Reality of the Booze Ban

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:23:25 GMT

[Daily Maverick] With alert Level 3 lockdown regulations extended, including the ban on alcohol sales and on-site consumption at restaurants and tasting rooms, wine businesses are reeling. Not all of them will recover.

South Africa: A No-Alcohol Pairing With DW Eleven-13's Marthinus Ferreira

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:20:50 GMT

[Daily Maverick] It's a wide-eye moment when an inventive pairing results in a symbiosis that makes both the food and the drink taste better than they did individually.

Namibia: Farmers Warned of Guard Dog Scam

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:28:12 GMT

[Namibian] Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) has warned farmers of a livestock guard dog scam. In a statement on 28 December 2020, the fund said it had received a number of reports of livestock guard dogs(LGDs) being sold to farmers by persons not associated with the CCF.

Tunisia: Inscription of Couscous and Charfia Fishing On Unesco's List of Intangible Cultural ...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:03:59 GMT

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A special day was organised Wednesday afternoon at the Chedli Klibi City of Culture by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs to celebrate the official inscription of "the knowledge, know-how and practices related to the production and consumption of couscous" and the Charfia fishing in the Kerkennah Islands on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)'s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Namibia: Live Poultry Imports From 10 European Countries Suspended

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:51:25 GMT

[Namibian] THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, through its veterinary department, has announced the suspension of live poultry imports from 10 European countries due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Somalia: First Floods, Then Desert Locusts

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:45:17 GMT

[FAO] Farmers in central Somalia cope with back-to-back threats

Kenya: Why Lake Victoria Fish Are Dying

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:54:31 GMT

[Nation] On Tuesday last week, William Onditu woke up early as usual, armed himself with nets and headed to Kiwa Beach to catch fish.

Kenya: Multinationals Challenge Parts of the New Tea Law

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:47:57 GMT

[Nation] Fifteen large-scale tea growers have challenged sections of the recently enacted tea law, saying it's discriminatory and will cause them losses.

Nigeria: How Bauchi Graduates Found New Love in Agriculture

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:13:59 GMT

[Leadership] Bauchi -- They live approximately 100 kilometres apart, but Ishaq Mohammed and Happiness Zakka share many things in common--they are both graduates of National Certificate in Education (NCE). They both applied severally to get employed under the state's Ministry of Education for teaching jobs, but they were not lucky to be employed by the state government, and finally, they resorted to agriculture to make ends meet.

Tanzania: Kasanga Modern Fish Market Halts Operations

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:44:53 GMT

[Daily News] KASANGA Modern Fish Market in Kalambo District, Rukwa Region, has halted operations after its buildings submerged due to floods caused by rain from October last year.

Nigeria: How Nigerian Govt Distributed Rice Seeds to Companies in 2020

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:55:29 GMT

[Premium Times] Nigeria officially banned the importation of rice two years ago, to improve the local production of rice.

Mozambique: FAO Steps Up Support for Cabo Delgado Displaced

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:43:57 GMT

[AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is providing agricultural inputs for the victims of terrorism and other needy population groups in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

Kenya: Cane Growers Raise Alarm Over Impending Sugar Importation

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:46:26 GMT

[Nation] Cane growers have raised alarm over an impending importation of 57,473 metric tonnes of sugar aimed to cover the deficit of the sweetener under Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) safeguard for 2020.

South Africa: Minister Mourns the Passing of Professor Mohammad Karaan

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:42:00 GMT

[SAnews.gov.za] Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, says she is greatly saddened to learn about Professor Mohammad Karaan's passing.

Kenya: Honing My Culinary Skills Enriches My Financial Independence

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 14:28:49 GMT

[Nation] What started as a heavy responsibility bestowed upon a Standard Four girl as her mother set out to fend for the family may have seemed burdensome but in the long run, the role enabled her pursue her business dream.