AllAfrica News: Food and Agriculture

Namibia: Agribank Extended Funding to Communal Farmers Without Collateral

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:06:34 GMT

[Namibia Economist] In the financial year ended 31 March 2020, Agribank extended funding worth over N$15 million to communal farmers without collateral, while over 8000 farmers countrywide benefited from training and mentorship interventions.

Africa: African food systems conference: Shaping the future of Agroecological Markets in Africa

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:24:09 GMT

[TrustAfrica] [Kampala, Uganda, October 27-29, 2020] The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) will convene the biennial pan African food systems conference from October 27th to 29th, 2020. Africa's food systems conference and celebration, held two times since 2016, is fast becoming the most prominent pan African civil society event, shaping discourses related to African food systems and sustainable farming.

Botswana: Food Insecurity Level At 38.9 Per Cent

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:02:54 GMT

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The agriculture sector has been challenged to solve undernourishment as evidenced by the emerging increase of the phenomenon, the Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Security, Mr Karabo Gare has said.

Nigeria: Buhari Worried About Increasing Poverty Rate - Sadiya Farouq

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:43:43 GMT

[Vanguard] Abuja -- Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq,has said President Muhammadu Buhari was really disturbed over Nigerian's increasing poverty rate,saying he was committed to tackling the development headlong.

Africa: Finding Legal Loopholes to Grant Vessel Licences Is Inherently Unethical - Greenpeace Africa

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:59:22 GMT

[Greenpeace] Dakar, Senegal, 15 October 2020 - The Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy of Senegal issued apress release on 12 October 2020 and rejected the key findings in Greenpeace Africa's report "Seasick: as COVID-19 locks down West Africa, its waters remain open to plunder"(1). According to the Ministry's press release: "The totally unfounded allegations contained in the said report are shocking given that (... ) the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy has always provided clarifications and denials,

Rwanda: Coalition Seeks to Unlock Organic Farming Potential for Youth

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 08:40:25 GMT

[New Times] As people are gradually being concerned about the choice of food they take, healthy diets are gaining much attention from consumers. And, organic farming is one of the best ways to get healthy foods.

Kenya: Bidco Africa to Contract Female Sunflower, Bamboo Growers

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:54:51 GMT

[Nation] Bidco Africa seeks to contract women and youth to supply sunflower and bamboo. The firm's agribusiness development lead Mr John Kariuki said they plan to engage those whose size of farms are more than an acre.

Ghana: Pack House to Boost Vegetable Farming Inaugurated

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:51:43 GMT

[Ghanaian Times] A vegetable pack house at Michel Camp in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region has been inaugurated to boost vegetable farming in the country.

Liberia: Liberia Poised to Get New Funding for Smallholder Farmers

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:33:39 GMT

[Observer] Agriculture Minister, Jeanine M. Cooper

Liberia: Agriculture Minister Calls On Donors to Align Funded Projects With National Priorities

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 07:21:05 GMT

[Observer] The Minister of Agriculture has called on donors to align agriculture projects with national priorities for the development of the agriculture sector instead of setting priorities that do not benefit the sector or country.

Burkina Faso: USADF is Nuts for World Food Day!

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 16:24:47 GMT

[USADF] The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) commemorates World Food Day, by taking time to honor our core programming -- agriculture. Like the famous African American inventor of peanut butter, George Washington Carver, USADF also believes, "...we must always keep in mind that anything that helps fill the dinner pail is valuable." And like Carver, we are nuts for the nut value chains that our partners have cracked across the African continent.

Zimbabwe: Why a Zimbabwean Farming Project Failed - Lessons for Rural Innovation

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 15:45:05 GMT

[The Conversation Africa] Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa commit resources to promote agricultural innovations. This is based on the assumption that rural livelihoods are mainly agricultural and that the innovations will increase agricultural production and household income.

Uganda: Effects of Pests On Economy

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 16:37:34 GMT

[Monitor] For us in the tropics, farming tends to be much more about fighting pests and diseases than other activities such as weed control or fertiliser application. Most agriculturists believe that the tropical climate of this region is very conducive to the rapid multiplication of pests and diseases and we have a wide variety of pests that make farming a lot harder and less paying than in other parts of the world. Every farmer today must have a budget for fighting pests or risk making heavy losses.

East Africa: East Africa Could Become a Major Marijuana Export Hub

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 08:52:12 GMT

[East African] The East African Community could become a mass producer of medical cannabis for export to fast-growing markets in the West.

Ethiopia: New USAID-Ethiopian Airlines Partnership to Source Food From Local Farmers for ...

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:58:32 GMT

[U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa] New USAID-Ethiopian Airlines Partnership to Source Food from Local Farmers for In-Flight Meals

Mozambique: Develop Actions to Guarantee Food Production

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:58:12 GMT

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario declared on Friday that it is urgent to develop actions that will guarantee food production and access to a healthy and adequate diet.

South Africa: Meet the Kos Gangsters of Ocean View

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:02:42 GMT

[Daily Maverick] In a field at Ocean View Organic Farm, Kos Gangster Sophia Grodes tells the story of how she came to be one of the original farmers at the co-op.

Seychelles: Govt Planting Hectares of Fruit Trees to Increase Food Security

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 12:49:10 GMT

[Seychelles News Agency] With the aim of contributing to the country's food security, Seychelles this week ventured into large-scale agroforestry, planting a diverse variety of fruit trees on several hectares of state land at Montagne Posee.

Nigeria: World Food Day - Poverty, Food Insecurity, Poor Investments in Agriculture, Worry Experts

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:18:24 GMT

[Premium Times] The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, in 1945, began celebrating the World Food Day on October 16.

Zimbabwe: Food Situation Is No Sign of a 'Crisis'

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:12:15 GMT

[The Herald] Correspondent