EKMA promotes urban agriculture for food security, job creation
The Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA) in the Western Region has put in place measures to promote urban agriculture to create jobs, ensure income growth...
Morocco to host 5th African regional conference on water management
The international commission on irrigation and drainage (ICID) will organize its 5th African regional conference and the 72nd international executive council (IEC) meetings in...
IGAD, FAO call for urgent action to mitigate the impacts of drought across the...
A joint statement by the IGAD Executive Secretary, Dr Workneh Gebeyehu and the FAO Subregional Coordinator for Eastern Africa, Dr Chimimba David Phiri.
Vulnerable communities...
Gambia host Ladoum Sheep Show
Gambia through the Gam-Sheep Breeders and Professional sheep Breeders Association in collaboration with its Senegalese counterpart hosted ‘Ladoum-Sheep’ show at Abuko.
The event was supported...
Benin unveils agricultural financing plan for 2021-30
The government of Benin has unveiled the strategy it has set to finance the agriculture sector from 2021 to 2030.
The plan was revealed during...
Liberia, Sierra Leone kick-off Responsible Agriculture Investment Training
Liberia and Sierra Leone have kicked off a blended learning program training for policy makers and representatives of some government ministries and agencies from...
Africa’s Great Green Wall gives viable return on investments
Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) programme to combat desertification in the Sahel region is not only crucial to the battle against climate change but...
Data insight, a key component of growth in local agri sector, says Datacentrix
The continued strong performance of the local agricultural sector over the past decade, the critical nature of a connected supply chain in food security,...
First animal quarantine center in Liberia officially handed over
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNFAO), in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has officially handed...
CSIR-SARI introduces new varieties of ‘Frafra’ potato in Ghana
The Savannah Agriculture Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has introduced new varieties of the ‘Frafra’ potato crop to...