Improving cross-border trade policy
Africa can feed itself. It can also feed people beyond the borders of its 54 countries. We have that potential and key to unlocking it is the streamlining of cross-border trade policy. The opposite is…
Month: August 2022
Promote agriculture so that more women are landholders and not labourers
As we take the time to celebrate and reflect on our roles, successes and dreams during this Women’s Month, we must use this time to take action against the overwhelming and crippling gender inequality in…
How Africa’s first cassava-based sorbitol factory became reality in Nigeria
Last Thursday, August 4, a cassava-based sorbitol factory, said to be the first in Africa and second largest in the world, built by Psaltry international, was launched in Iseyin area of Oyo state, with a…
Giraffes, Parrots, and Oak Trees, Among Many Species Facing Extinction
Around one million species are facing extinction, according to a report from IPBES, an independent intergovernmental science and policy body supported by the UN. It may be surprising to learn that even giraffes, parrots, and oak…
Food Security Finance Benefits West Africa’s Farming Community
An additional two million farmers in Chad, Ghana and Sierra Leone will benefit from the $315 million recently approved as part of the second phase of the West Africa Regional Food Systems Resilience Programme (FSRP-2).…
AFEX proffers solution to food system challenges in Africa
Food Network and chain specialists have harped on the need to create transformative business ideas that can increase better opportunities for food producers, ease participation for various levels of investors in supply chain activities and…
How agritech can be game-changer in your agribusiness
Technology continues to transform industries globally as the trend towards digitising operations to enhance efficiency continues. According to Oxford Business Group’s Agriculture Africa Report 2021, the sector contributes around 15% of the continent’s GDP and…
IAEA and FAO Workshop Strengthens Food Safety Network Across Africa
Supporting initiatives to enhance food safety across the continent was the focus of an African Food Safety Workshop jointly held by the IAEA, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the National Metrology…
Nigeria Partners Czech Republic On Agricultural Development, Technology
To revolutionize farming and food processing through adoption of modern technology, the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has said it will partner the Republic of Czech to develop Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The…
Cocoa farmers to benefit $400 LID along counterparts in Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire — FG
Inaugurates National Cocoa Management Committee. As Nigeria begins new cocoa revolution. By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Government, Tuesday, disclosed that cocoa farmers will benefit from Living Income Differential (LID) of $400 per tonne along…