5th Africa Agri Expo AAE 2022
DATE: 13 - 14 April 2022 5th Africa Agri Expo AAE 2022 – one of the leading agriculture events connecting Africa to the global agribusiness industry. Africa Agri Expo 2022, is a very well-established event promoting…
Day: January 12, 2022
Liberia: LACC Investigates Agriculture Minister Cooper, Others, for Alleged Corruption
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission says it has placed Jeanine Milly Cooper, Minister of Agriculture, along with her deputies and all other decision making officers of the Ministry under a full scale corruption investigation for what…
AFF prepares academic manual on forest protection
The African Forestry Forum (AFF) is working on an academic training guide for forest protection in Africa. The book, which will be published in French and English, aims to improve knowledge of the impacts of…
IVORY COAST: AfDB allocates $25 billion for green growth by 2025
©Blue Planet Studio/Shutterstock The African Development Bank (AfDB) will inject $25 billion into climate projects and green growth in Ivory Coast. This green financing will help accelerate the level of development and reduce emissions in…
Gambia employs leverage for agric products in China/ Gambia uses diplomacy as agric products still disallowed in China
Gambia employs leverage for agric products in China/ Gambia uses diplomacy as agric products still disallowed in China Ismaila Sonko A reliable source has informed The Point that Gambian agricultural products are disallowed in the…
Nigeria: The Antidote to Malnutrition
Government must do more to address the issue of poverty Unless Nigeria leaders take immediate steps to address hunger and malnutrition, especially in children and pregnant women, the poor indices on maternal and child mortality…
AGRICULTURAL TRENDS TO WATCH IN AFRICA IN 2022
Farming, one of the world’s oldest industries, is beset by numerous challenges; scarcity of arable land, the spread of pests and diseases, biodiversity loss, and increasing climate change pressures. Another projected strain for the agricultural…