Egypt considers bill regulating food waste
The Egyptian House of Representatives is considering a new draft law on regulating food waste and encouraging its redistribution, recycling and donation.This is a...
Western Kenya farmer find export markets and fortunes in herbs and spice farming
In Siaya County of Western Kenya, a farming revolution is taking shape, chaperoned by a former civil servant who has transformed swathes of traditionally...
Ukraine/Russia war compounding food crises, poverty in Africa: Human Rights Watch
Countries in Africa rely on Russia and Ukraine for their wheat, fertilisers and vegetable oil supplies, and the war between the two countries has...
EU, FAO, Govt Tanzania launches National Campaign for healthier diets and good nutrition practices
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Tanzania, through the European Union (EU) funded AGRI-CONNECT flagship programme,...
Rwanda, DRC, Burundi to benefit from TAFS-WCA programme
Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Burundi are set to benefit from a regional initiative dubbed “Transforming Agri-Food Systems in West and Central...
AFEX tops agriculture and commodities list in FT’S rankings of Africa’s fastest-growing companies
AFEX, Nigeria's leading commodities market player and the country's first private sector commodities exchange, is proud to announce it has secured first place in...
Climate change storm threatens Kenya’s tea production
Kenya’s tea production is likely to drop significantly within the next decade because of climate change, threatening the country’s foreign earnings from the crop.This...
Nigeria, Ghana commence consumption GMO crops
Nigeria and Ghana have commenced the consumption of first genetically modified BT cowpea with a view to enhancing scientific bilateral collaboration to boost food...
Gabon launches new economic zone
Gabon has launched the construction of a new special economic zone (SEZ), the Mpassa-Lebombi, in the south-eastern province of Haut-Ogooué.The new zone aims at...
FAO to tackle infestation of locusts in Namibia
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations is supporting the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform in Namibia to step...