Accra — Good afternoon. I want to start by thanking Pro Vice Chancellor Asante for that kind introduction and to say how delighted I am to be here at the University of Ghana. Professor, I actually came on this campus the first time in 1978. And as we were driving through – [Applause.], I remember […]
Tag: Food and Agriculture
THE government has urged farmers and livestock keepers to secure insurance of their crops and animals for the sake of avoiding loss that they may incur from different causes including natural calamities. The call was made by the Deputy Minister for Agriculture Anthony Mavunde when he visited the pavilion of the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) […]
THE government has embarked on the formalisation programme for sunflower producers in Dodoma and Singida regions in efforts to curb shortage of the edible oil in the country. Property and Business Formalisation Programme (Mkurabita)’s Director Jane Lyimo told the ‘Daily News’ during the ongoing Nane Nane exhibitions in the central zone that the move was […]
WORLD Food Programme (WFP) has launched a strategic food system plan aimed at supporting small scale farmers from farms in the value chain to market acquisition for their produce, especially sorghum, sunflower and soybeans. Speaking of the plan in Mbeya region on wednesday, WFP Head of Sub-office and Programme Policy Officer Neema Sitta said the […]
Long queues at De Doorns labour office where the system is often offline Seasonal workers from farms around De Doorns say it takes months for them to get their Unemployment Insurance Fund benefits. They say the system if often offline and they queue for ages. Some resort to sleeping outside the office in spite of […]
Jema — The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) is urging government to consider the option of decentralising the procurement process of food supply to the various Senior High Schools (SHS) in the implementation of the free SHS policy in the country. PIAC was of the view that the current arrangement where all schools under […]
During an August 4 visit, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced that the United States is providing $20 million, subject to congressional approval, in new additional resources for Uganda through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The assistance will be channeled through international and national partners and civil society organizations to […]
Prices of food items like rice, bread and beef have increased in the past few years, some by over 200 per cent. The increase in food prices in Nigeria is caused by many factors including the COVID-19 pandemic, insecurity and the Russia-Ukraine war, an official has said. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mahmood […]
The United Nations humanitarian agency has provided 9.5 million U.S. dollars to provide immediate assistance to communities in areas at the highest risk of famine in Somalia. Adam Abdelmoula, the deputy special representative of the Secretary-General and also UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, said the new allocation from the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) […]
So far 226 people in Nabilatu have died of hunger- government official John Longolio, the Town Clerk of the Nabilatuk Town Council in the Karamoja region has reported that the number of people that have died of hunger in the district has reached 226, yet the hope for food has been deemed. Longolio in a […]
Cape Town — It’s Silver for Simbine at Commonwealth Games 2022 Akani Simbine, 28, fought hard to win the silver medal in the men’s 100m final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Wednesday evening. Simbine had to settle for second behind Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala – Africa’s fastest man – after being unable to defend […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that more than 37 million people in the Greater Horn of Africa are facing acute hunger, as the region experiences one of the worst famines of the last 70 years. The agency pointed out that approximately seven million children under the age of five are acutely malnourished […]
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has been following, with deep concern, the worsening situation in the Federal Republic of Somalia due to severe drought for the fourth year in a row. H.E. Hissein Brahim Taha, the OIC Secretary-General, stressed that urgent relief intervention is critical to avert the risk of […]
One of the hardest decisions a government must make is who to support with the limited public funds at its disposal. In recent years the largest countries in sub-Saharan Africa have spent between 14% and 26% of combined annual public expenditures on agriculture. This reflects the fact that governments have prioritised access to fertiliser for […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing one of the worst hunger crises of the last 70 years. More than 37 million people are facing acute hunger, with approximately seven million children under the age of five acutely malnourished in the region. While finding food and […]
The cost is felt daily in homes as families pay more for chicken and eggs. A broiler sells for between N5500 and N7000 now as against N1500 and N2500 in 2018, while a crate of eggs rose from N800 to N1800. The average price of poultry feed in Nigeria rose at least 168 per cent […]
As climate change hits farmers and those who depend on them, creating a smarter food system is now critical Each year the country presiding over the UN Climate Summit – which this year is Egypt – can choose key areas in which to raise ambition through the ‘presidency programme’. The news that Egypt has chosen […]
Financial assistance must be expanded to help developing and least-developed country (LDC) members establish sustainable fisheries in light of the historic World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) agreement to curb harmful fishing subsidies, the Director-General of the global trade body, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said. The former Nigeria Finance Minister was quoted in a statement to have said […]