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World Cocoa Foundation Launches Cocoa Livelihoods Program in Cameroon
At a ceremony held in Yaounde, the World Cocoa Foundation launched the Cocoa Livelihoods Program (CLP) in Cameroon. The ceremony was timed to coincide...
Zuma vows not to apply Zimbabwe style land reform in South Africa
South African President Jacob Zuma says radical changes need to be effected to the nation’s “willing buyer, willing seller” model for land transactions but...
Uganda: Karamoja asset programme set to tackle rustling
Karamoja region, located 400 kilometres north east of Uganda's capital
Kampala, is known for its cattle rustlers who attack and kill one another to rob...
Africa: AU and U.S agree to cooperate on world issues
High-level bilateral talks between the African Union and the United States on fighting hunger, climate change, and boosting peacekeeping operations has ended with agreements...
FAO steps up aid to Sahel pastoralists: Poor rains impact food production in Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mali
FAO is stepping up aid to herders and pastoralists in Niger and Chad amid a growing food crisis caused by last year's poor rains...
The 6TH comprehensive Africa agriculture development programme (CAADP) partnership platform meeting
Agriculture is the cornerstone of the African economy and it is crucial for African governments to step up their investment in this sector if...
Warrantage scheme boosts Niger farm incomes
An ingenious financing scheme designed by FAO to allow African smallholder farmers to make more money is to be scaled up in Niger, where...
Ethiopia: Egyptian bank begins feasibility studies in Afar region
The Government of Ethiopia has approved the lease of 22,000 hectares of land to the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), which intends to invest...
US: Acclaimed Ethiopian agronomist gives back
As the world’s population grows, so does the need to produce more food. A new generation of agricultural researchers and mentors to encourage them...
U.S. – Ghana: The biofuel scam
US Department of Agriculture figures reveal that a quarter of US cereals grown in 2009 went to biofuel, turning cheap food into expensive fuel....
Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Staff Mission to Chad
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission led by Mr. Christian Josz visited the Republic of Chad during March 4-17, 2010 to conduct discussions...
International panel engages EAC on agricultural innovation
An International Advisory Panel on Agricultural Innovation in Africa Project led by Professor Calestous Juma of the Harvard Kennedy School, USA, paid a working...
Direct government intervention in providing agricultural inputs can be disruptive, new ECA report says
Direct interventions of governments in providing agricultural inputs can be more disruptive than supportive, and in almost all cases, the resources used can be...
Namibia to follow Zimbabwe land reform example?
Namibian government could take the Zimbabwean route in distributing land to its black population after expressing frustration over the slow pace of land reform.
With...
High-level Conference in Abuja to Promote Agribusiness and Agro-industries in Africa
Ways to boost the development of agribusiness and agro-industries in Africa will be the focus of a high-level conference hosted by the Government of...
Egypt: African and Arab ministers in meeting to improve agricultural productivity and food security
African and Arab Ministers are meeting in Sharme El Sheikh, Egypt today to agree on a Joint Action Plan that will guide their collaboration...
Egypt-Ethiopia: Egypt becomes biggest commercial land acquisitor in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is set to grant 20,000 hectares of land to Egypt, making the latter the biggest foreign acquisitor of agricultural land in Ethiopia.
A...
Cote d’Ivoire: UN Mission aids agricultural sector as mission comes to an end
Cote d'Ivoire has recieved a boost of $10 million dollars from a United Nations agency. The fund is to assist the West African country's...
Land grabs in Africa: “The stakes are huge”
The sale or lease of millions of hectares of African farmland to foreigners in recent years has set alarm bells ringing on and off...
Food could become scarce by 2050
By 2050, global food production will have to double from current levels to keep up with a hungry world, but the delicately balanced ecosystem...
Mali: Gov’t land deals forcing local farmers out of vocation?
There are growing fears in Mali, amongst farmers, over land availability, as the government leases out large portions of arable lands to foreign investors....
Nigeria’s agricultural success story and ex-Zimbabwean farmers
One of the less-popular towns of Nigeria, Shonga, is gradually fast becoming a food hub in both Nigeria and Africa, thanks to white Zimbabwean...
Somalia: Livestock-based economy receives major boost
Somalia’s livestock-based economy has received a major boost as its major market, Saudi Arabia lifts its 11 year ban on imported livestock from Somalia....
Zimbabwe: Food crisis looms as Agricultural budget dips and land invasions continue
Another crippling hunger is looming in the southern Africa country with reports that a majority of the country’s large-scale producing White commercial farmers are...
Tanzanian farmers to be nudged towards the market
FAO is to provide the United Republic of Tanzania with advisory support for farmers that will help them better respond to market opportunities and...
South Africa Land Reforms: Zuma gov’t strategically assists White farmers’ investments abroad
Fearing that the ongoing land reform would stifle their businesses, White South African farmers have begun acquiring lands in twelve African countries. After criticizing...
Tanzania: Livestock get a new lease of life
A kid, his legs clenched firmly in the grip of a teenage rancher's hands, is unwillingly wrestled over to the opening of a hastily...
US-Senegal: MCC to bring Senegal a step closer to greater food security
The board of directors of the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), chaired by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, approved a five-year, $540 million...
Syngenta CEO Expresses Commitment to Bringing Technology and Agronomic Knowledge to African Farmers
At the opening session of the Pan Africa Chemistry Network (PACN) Sustainable Water Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Syngenta CEO, Mike Mack, emphasized the important...
Zimbabwe: Economic recovery compromised
Zimbabwe’s food security has eased with the formation of the inclusive
government, which has relaxed import regulations although basic
commodities remain unaffordable to many of the...