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Libya: Govt and FAO Renew Commitment to Develop the Country's Agriculture and Food Security
[FAO] Rome - Libya and FAO have commited themselves to work together to develop the country's agricultural sector and improve food security, signing a cooperation agreement at FAO headquarters.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 10:22

Namibia: 2012 Conservation Farmer of the Year Announced
[Namibian] Timm and Inéz Miller were crowned the 2012 Namibian Conservation Farmer of the Year winners by Conservation CATalyst.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:35

South Sudan: Kiir Calls On Citizen to Produce Own Food
[Citizen] Juba - President Salva Kiir on Wednesday calls on entire population in particular youth to engage in agricultural activities to produced own Food than importing from the neighboring countries.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 08:01

CMA Defends Action On CMC Board
[The Star] THE Capital Markets Authority yesterday defended its move to reconstitute the interim CMC board. The CMA claimed ousted CMC chairman Peter Muthoka and Joseph Kivai were removed from the board after a consensus. CMA through lawyer Alibahi Zul said Muthoka was in agreement with the decision, but later changed his mind during a meeting held in March.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:15

Kenya: Kitui Clerk to Clarify Market Dispute
[The Star] The Kitui County Council clerk will issue a statement on an alleged scam in which a plot at Mutomo Market has been grabbed. Douglas Obiria said he will clarify the issue. "This issue has been in the public domain for long and in the next one or two weeks I will make a public statement even if it means having a public baraza at Mutomo," Obiria said.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:05

Kenya: Ministry Launches Fish Farming Plan
[The Star] The government has constructed more than 300 fish ponds in 160 constituencies in five years, the Fisheries ministry has said. Speaking during the launch of the National Fish Farming Programme in Learning Institutions at Kithirune Girls Secondary School in Meru Central district, Fisheries PS Micheni Ntiba said the government has spent Sh6 billion on fish farming. "We have experienced enormous economic benefits from the fish farming projects. Kenya was not known anywhere for fish farming but we are now numbe
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:59

Kenya: Fish Farmers in Taita Want Market
[The Star] FISH farmers in Taita district who benefited from the government's stimulus programme which involved construction and stocking of fish ponds and dams have called on the government to find them a sustainable fish market. The farmers lament that most fish go bad after harvesting for lack of a vibrant market. The farmers complained that despite the government initiating the project in the region, they are now overwhelmed by the harvest.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:47

Uganda: Mak Aids Farmers With Milk Booster
[Observer] Dairy farmers struggling to raise their yields now have reason to smile: Makerere University's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has developed a milk booster.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:48

Sierra Leone: Palm Oil Plant Receives Boost from Business-Plan Competition
[State Department] This Is Part of a Series About African - This is part of a series about African-born entrepreneurs.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:37

Ghana: Goat Rancher Aims to Start an Industry
[State Department] This Is Part of a Series About African - This is part of a series about African-born entrepreneurs.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:25

Central Equatoria State to Embark On Agriculture
[Citizen] Juba - Deputy Governor of Central Equatoria State yesterday during the twenty nine anniversary celebration of SPLM/A since its foundation at late Dr. John Garang Mausoleum on behalf of the governor said it was a great day of which its fruits can be witnessed by the flying of the South Sudan flag among the flags of the world.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:15

Farmers, Buyers Differ Over Cotton Price
[Times of Zambia] FARMERS and a consortium of cotton buyers in the country have reached a deadlock over the price of cotton in this year's crop marketing season.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 14:32

Nigeria: Fashola Opens 20, 000 Metric Tons Rice Factory in Lagos
[Daily Trust] Lagos - Lagos State governor Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday commissioned 20,000 metric tons per annum rice processing factory in Imota, Ikorodu Local Government Area of the state.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:50

Sierra Leone: MRU Clinic On Agriculture & Fisheries Commences
[Concord] The Mano River Union (MRU) secretariat yesterday commenced a three-day international workshop on agriculture, forestry and fisheries at Hotel Bamoi in Freetown.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:03

Rwanda: Ailing Local Firm Seeks 400 Hectares of Land to Stay Afloat
[New Times] A local oil processing firm, Ikirezi Oil Processors, has asked the government to avail 400 hectares of land to enable it to grow rawmaterials for its business.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 11:54

Nigeria: Sokoto Partners Kebbi Govt, Turkey On Rice Production
[This Day] Sokoto State Government has entered into partnership with Kebbi State and Turkey for the production of rice through the establishment of an irrigation scheme that will cover 22,500 hectares of land.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:54

Nigeria: Osun Empowers Farmers With N500 Million Loan
[This Day] To ensure sufficient food production, the Osun Government has disbursed a sum of N500 million government-guaranteed credit facility to about 5,000 farmers for the 2012 planting season
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:53

Nigeria: North Can Survive On Agriculture - Amaechi
[Leadership] The chairman Nigerian Governors' Forum(NGF) and Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi has advised the Northern States' governors to invest heavily in agriculture as the sector alone can rescue the region from economic hardship.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:38

R498 Million to Support Small Farmers
[BuaNews] Mbombela - A total of R489 million has been set aside to support small farmers in Mpumalanga this financial year.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:07

Africa: More Nations Hit Agricultural Investment Target
[SciDev.Net] Nairobi - The number of African countries delivering on the Maputo Declaration to boost investment into agricultural and rural development to ten per cent of their national budgets is growing, a conference in Kenya has heard.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:01

Support Small-Scale Farmers, Says Pinda
[Daily News] PRIME Minister Mizengo Pinda, has urged financial institutions to create linkages with savings and credits co-operative societies (SACCOs) countrywide to enhance access to financial services amongst the rural population, especially small-scale farmers.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 06:15

Govt Establishes Authority to Improve Agriculture
[Daily News] THE Government has established an authority which will ensure farmers apply proper agricultural inputs to improve agricultural production.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 05:57

Eritrea: Fruits and Vegetables Farmers in Naro-Ans Step Up Endeavors to Meet Local Demand
[Shabait] Adobha - Fruits and vegetables farmers in Naro-Ans, Adobha sub-zone, said that they have registered increased production through integrating financial and labor resources, besides efficiently utilizing their farmlands.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 05:44

Cote d'Ivoire: Traders Resist Rice Price Rules
[IRIN] Abidjan - South of the Sahel, where drought, high food prices and other factors have pushed some 16 million into hunger, 320,000 people in Côte d'Ivoire are also grappling with food insecurity. A combination of forces is causing region-wide high prices for rice, but the government's efforts to make the staple food cheaper lack teeth and are proving difficult to impose.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 21:56

Malindi Farmers Want Fruit Processing Factory
[The Star] MALINDI residents are now appealing to the Ministry of Industrialisation to set aside funds for establishment of a fruit factory. The residents said it will be better if their fruits were taken to a factory for them earn a decent living.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 17:46

Kenya: Seeds Boost to Increase Food Production
[The Star] KENYA will be among eight countries that will benefit from an alliance seeking to strengthen the capacity of seed industries in Africa. The move will see farmers access affordable, reliable, high quality seeds and quality planting materials.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 17:28

Kenya: Milk Prices Remain High Until Next Month
[The Star] The price of milk is set to remain high in the coming weeks despite the heavy rains which had been expected to stabilise the supply. The main milk processor and traders say the milk quantities collected from farmers is still not enough to see normal prices on the shelves. A half litre of milk is currently selling between Sh40 th Sh50 from Sh25-Sh32 range in early March blamed on the prolonged dry season reducing animal feed. "We still don't have enough milk, the supply did not increase instantly with the r
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 17:25

Kenya: Thika Farmers Stage Demo As AGM Cancelled
[The Star] Shareholders of Kagaa Farmers Co-operative Society near Thika are up in arms after the cancellation of their special annual general meeting by a tribunal. The members bitterly protested the move which took them by surprise. The meeting had been convened by the area district co-operative officer David Ndegwa at the society's Kabuku estate offices in Kabati and its key agenda was election of directors.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 17:23

Kenya: Flower Farms Lose Millions As Rains Disrupt Operations
[The Star] The flower sub-sector has suffered severe losses as a result of adverse effects of the ongoing heavy rains, strong winds and rapid fluctuations in temperatures. Several farms in Eastern and Western parts of the country had their green houses blown off while others around Lake Naivasha have been submerged by flood waters. In Athi River region and Nairobi, heavy rains and strong winds damaged expensive greenhouse structures in a number of farms, some estimated at 10,000 square metres.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 17:22

Government Approves Minimum Cotton Prices
[AIM] Maputo - The Mozambican government on Tuesday fixed the minimum producer price for first grade raw cotton in this year's harvest at 10.5 meticais (about 38 US cents) per kilo
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 17:10

How We Can Attract the Youth to Agriculture
[New Vision] RECENTLY, Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II called on the youth to remain in the rural areas instead of migrating to cities in such of elusive opportunities.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 16:59

Namibia: Great Prospects for Etunda
[New Era] Oshakati - A year after President Hifikepunye Pohamba expressed disappointment during a visit to Etunda - the ambitious irrigation project established to boost local food production - the project seems to be flourishing once again.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 15:40

Nkwinti Clarifies Land Distribution Target
[BuaNews] Pretoria - Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti has clarified government's commitment to distribute 30% of the country's agricultural land by 2014.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 14:47

State Moots Agro Boost Plan
[Times of Zambia] GOVERNMENT will soon embark on drawing up detailed investment plans to enhance various types of investment development in the agricultural sector.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:33

Conservation Farming Increases Agro Business Gains
[Times of Zambia] IN Zambia conservation farming has been proven to be a sustainable method of enhancing crop yield especially among small-scale farmers who can not afford fertiliser to enrich their fields.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:33

Zimbabwe: Storm Brews Between Tobacco Auction Floors
[The Herald] A storm is brewing between the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board and four auction floors operating in Zimbabwe over a local company buying the crop from non-contracted farmers in Karoi and Rusape. The auction floors believe the Mashonaland Tobacco Company's moves have caused a drastic decline in tobacco deliveries to the licensed floors hampering business in the process.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 10:50

Nigeria: Vice President Receives Japanese Trade Delegation, Urges Investment in Agric Sector
[Nigeria First] The Vice President, Arc Mohammed Namadi Sambo has said that Nigeria has over eighty five million (85 million) hectares of arable land yet to be cultivated.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 08:51

Nigeria: Abia Govt. to Disburse N1 Billion Loan to Farmers - Commissioner
[Daily Trust] Chief Ike Onyenweaku, Commissioner for Agriculture in Abia, has said that the state government will disburse the N1 billion loan to farmers in the state during this farming season.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 04:15

Somalia: Voucher Programme Aids Somaliland Economy
[UN News] Thousands of people in Somaliland, in northern Somalia, are getting more fresh meat in their diet as a result of an innovative UN initiative that provides parents with vouchers to help them afford nutritious food from local traders, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 20:52

Kenya: Trans Nzoia Women's Loans
[The Star] WOMEN in Trans Nzoia county have been urged to form or join groups to help them share investment ideas to improve their livelihoods. Trans Kenya Women Sacco CEO Martha Ouma said the groups will enable them access loans from the organisation after they are registered.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 18:37

Africa: Small Farmers Key to Africa Growth
[The Star] A couple of years ago I visited a feisty grandmother in village near Lake Victoria in Kisumu County. Ann is 75 years old and barely ekes out a living on her family farm. She happily volunteered to give me a tour of her half-acre estate. We stopped at a vantage point, a little mound on the edge of the farm, for a picturesque view of her field and the village beyond.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 18:19

Congo-Kinshasa: Efforts Underway to Rehabilitate Agriculture Sector
[allAfrica.com] The United Nations Development Programme's Africa Human Development Report 2012 released today said the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the potential to become sub-Saharan Africa's breadbasket, yet it has the highest estimated prevalence of malnutrition in the world. Nearly 70 percent of the country's 68 million people are classified as under-nourished by the United Nation, and 38 percent of children have stunted growth due to malnutrition.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 18:01

Kenya: Farmers Trained to Raise Production of Male Fish
[The Star] THE Ministry of Fisheries Development has established an ambitious programme to train fish farmers on how to breed male fish with the aim of improving quality of meat and ensure constant supply of fish in the local and international market.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 17:55

Tanzania: Farmers Press for Agro-Bank
[Daily News] BANKS should adapt friendly loan portfolios to address the seasonal needs of smallholder farmers in the ongoing financial sector restructuring exercise.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 15:31

Nigeria: Abia Govt. to Disburse N1 Billion Loan to Farmers - Commissioner
[Leadership] Chief Ike Onyenweaku, Commissioner for Agriculture in Abia, has said that the state government will disburse the N1 billion loan to farmers in the state during this farming season.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 15:10

Cameroon: Oil Palm Production - Conservationists Call for Sustainability
[Cameroon Tribune] The influx of investors in the oil palm sector in Cameroon has rekindled hope considering the strong economic benefit this may bring to the country and a significant reduction in poverty, but this lofty idea can be jeopardized by the negative effect it could bring in if not well handled. Meeting in Yaounde recently, experts in the environmental sector and other actors expressed the desire for government and other stakeholders to build up a national palm oil strategy that can "steer the rapid expansion of t
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 14:27