Kenya: Alarm Over New Wave of Locusts
Kenya is staring at a possible crisis in the coming weeks as desert locusts land in the country after breeding near the Tanzania, Ethiopia and Somalia borders, where egg laying and hopper band formation has…
Day: December 18, 2021
West Africa: Processing cassava into packaged products for the international market
Mohamed Diaby, founder of Citrine, at the company's processing facility Value addition has become the buzzword in agriculture as farmers and companies seek to process and package primary agricultural commodities into new products with an…
Agriculture: 50% of seeds utilised in West Africa supplied from Nigeria – NASC
The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) has revealed that up to 50% of all quality seeds supplies in West Africa are originated from Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Director-General of the Council, Dr Philip…
35.8 Million Face Lean Season Food Crisis in West Africa and Sahel
Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and the Sahel, must not be ignored by the international community, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. The alert comes as…