The Lagos State Government has introduced a three-pillar proposal to address Nigeria’s growing food insecurity, focusing on boosting food production, improving storage facilities, and reducing wastage. Speaking at the launch …
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AgricultureBusinessEconomyKenya News
Poultry Farmers urge the Government to reduce the high cost of poultry feeds
Poultry farmers are urging the Government to reduce the high cost of poultry feeds that are hurting their businesses. Currently, a 50 kilo of dairy meal goes for Sh2,800, up …
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AgricultureEconomyFood ProductionMarketsNigeria
Economic Community of West African States provided fruit fly surveillance facilities to boost Nigeria’s fruits export
The Project Coordination Unit of the Economic Community of West African States has provided fruit fly surveillance materials and phytosanitary equipment to the Federal Government to help restart the export …
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AgricultureBusinessEconomyMorocco
St. Vincent and Grenadines to welcome 500 tones of Moroccan fertilizers in 2023
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines expect to welcome 500 tones of Moroccan fertilizers in 2023, according to Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves. The shipment reflects growing cooperation between Rabat and Kingstown …
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AgricultureBusinessEconomyMarketsNigeria
AFEX commodities projects Rice, maize, sorghum, and cocoa to slump by 11.5%
The Nigerian commodities market player, AFEX has projected an average decline in production of up to 11.5 per cent across commodities like maize, paddy rice, sorghum, and cocoa. AFEX revealed …
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AgricultureBusinessEastern AfricaINVESTMENTManufacturing
Government partner with FFI to Establish a Green Fertilizer Plant in the country
The government has entered a partnership with Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) to establish a green fertilizer plant in the country in a bid to reduce reliance on imports. Under the …
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Poultry farmers calling to Government to Crackdown Unregulated Poultry Hatcheries
Poultry farmers are calling the Government to crackdown on unregulated poultry hatcheries as cases of day-old chick dying rises. The Kenya Poultry Breeders Association (KPBA) is requesting farmers to buy …
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Murang’a Dairy Farmers To Get Sh5 Subsidy For Every Litre Of Milk
Murang’a County will give farmers Sh5 per liter of milk as an incentive meant to increase the county’s production of milk from the current 600,000 liters per day to 1 …
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AgricultureBusinessFood ProductionKenya News
Farmers set to access GMO seeds next year as the country moves to commercialize biotechnology foods
Farmers will get access to genetically modified seeds next year as the country moves to commercialize biotechnology foods with half a million acres expected to be put under the crop …
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AgricultureBusinessEconomyKenyan News
Farmers in Nyeri County Count Losses As Drought Destroy Coffee Bushes
Coffee farmers in Nyeri County are set to earn less as prolonged drought revenged bushes. Delay of October short rains have caused berries to wither in Kirichu. Godfrey Muthodu, a …