Dodoma — THE Speaker of Parliament, Dr Tulia Ackson, has told Members of Parliament to advise maize farmers in their areas to sell their crops to the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA), which provides better than prevailing market prices. She issued the call in the National Assembly on Thursday after the Minister for Agriculture, Mr […]
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TANZANIA: HELLO to our industry friends and everyone reading this in Tanzania and the world. Do you know the feeling when you spot a goldmine waiting to be explored? That is where we are right now with our livestock and fisheries – our very own ‘ Green and Blue Economy’. Let’s unpack this exciting journey […]
BETWEEN 8 and 22 September, a delegation made up of technical staff from the World Food Programme (WFP) Centre of Excellence against Hunger Brazil, the Federal University of Campina Grande and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC, in Portuguese) conducted a technical mission to Tanzania. The aim of the mission was to carry out technical activities […]
As the world gears up for COP28, one stark reality cannot be ignored: global efforts to combat the climate emergency are falling short, and vulnerable communities in developing nations are bearing the brunt of the consequences. While discussions around mitigation strategies dominate the conversation, millions of small-scale women farmers in Africa are already grappling with […]
There is a need for coping strategies aimed at limiting the adverse effects unleashed by climate change on coffee producers, Geraldine Mukeshimana, the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources said. The call was made while opening the third World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF), taking place in Kigali from February 13 to February 14, with the […]
Preparations for the next summer cropping season, starting in the final months of this year, have started with the Government targeting a cereal production of 3,7 million tonnes to ensure national food and nutrition security, as well as ensuring farmers grow enough for their own family sustenance with some left over for sale. Farmers are […]
The first phase of the Horti-Export project contributed significantly to Rwanda’s horticultural export growth by expanding its market base, and its second phase will further increase such gains, sector actors have indicated. They made the observations on Thursday, March 2, in Kigali, during the launch of the Horticulture Export Development project (Horti-Export) Phase 2, and […]
Sargassum is a genus of brown seaweed. Over 300 species are distributed across the world in both temperate and tropical climates. The species fluitans and natans are unique because they spend their life cycle floating on the ocean, never attaching to the sea floor. Other seaweed species reproduce and begin life on the ocean floor […]
As countries grapple with the challenge of advancing their national food systems transformation pathways, agriculture ministries, which are often tasked with meeting this challenge, are increasingly asking how food systems transformation differs from the process of agricultural transformation that they have traditionally been mandated to steward. In this blog, we argue that these transformations differ […]
Ongwediva — Desperate farmers who are unable to afford feed, particularly those who live on the outskirts of towns in northern Namibia, are now depending on dumpsites. Farmers from the villages have started to take their livestock to the nearest dumpsites to feed them cardboards and any other materials to prevent the animals from succumbing […]
The effects of El Niño drought are tightening their grip on Zimbabwe’s rural communities, forcing desperate farmers to sell off their prized livestock – primarily goats and cattle- to abattoirs, butcheries and middlemen at heavily discounted prices. El Niño, a phenomenon, characterised by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Pacific, disrupts rainfall patterns and often […]
Feeding Africa’s growing population is a big development challenge for governments, policy makers and agriculture experts. Adding to the challenge is the high level of food loss and waste that most small-scale farmers experience. The African Postharvest Losses Information System reports indicate that countries in Africa waste more than 30% of fresh fruits and vegetables […]
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Zambia: Producing Millet As Cash Crop
The production levels of millet are declining in many countries including Zambia despite its potential to address food and nutritional security as well as to generate incomes. Millets have been part of the traditional food of tropical communities for centuries as they were among the first staple food crops cultivated across Asia and Africa. The […]
Parliament has begun public hearings on the Mines and Mining Amendment Bill that seeks to harmonise perennial disputes between farmers and miners by providing for various conflict resolution mechanisms that include negotiations, referring disputes to the courts and an option allowing the farmer to sell the property to the miner among other proposed measures. The […]
Monrovia — The 23rd annual meeting of the Fisheries Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF-FAO) has officially commenced in Liberia with Liberian Fisheries Director General stressing that the role of continent fisheries is cardinal to the livelihoods of coastal dwellers. The four days technical fisheries meeting taking place at the Farmington Hotel in Margibi […]
Thupeyo Muleya — During most summers in Zimbabwe, a conversation hardly passes without someone mentioning the hot temperatures around Beitbridge district, with maximum temperatures in summer frequently hitting 42 degree Celsius, hard on humans, but ideal when there is water for citrus. In most cases, visitors to the area fail to cope with the heat […]
Ethiopia’s agricultural sector plays a vital role in its economy, employing a significant portion of the population and contributing to both food security and export revenues. In a society where agriculture is the primary source of employment, it offers food security, industry inputs, job opportunities, and other advantages. Ethiopia’s diverse climate, unique topography, and rich […]
Maputo — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday announced the immediate disbursement of 10 million US dollars for post-flood reconstruction activities. Nyusi was addressing the nation on the floods crisis, after overflying the worst affected áreas, in the Umbeluzi and Incomati river basins, in Manhica, Boane, Magude, Namaacha and Moamba districts, all in Maputo province. […]