The recent two-day National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign 2011 has led to the outcome that 245 million tons of Rabi as needing to be produced for the next season, as well as a focus on location-specific high yielding crop varieties. “The conference advised the States to specially concentrate on critical areas such as […]
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Rabi Conference Accords High Priority to Enhancing Food Grain Production to Achieve 245 MT Target
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North Korea Food Crisis Worsens as Prices Jump, Aid Vanishes
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North Korea is facing a shortfall of 700,000 metric tons of food this year due to summer floods and a harsh winter, a drop in aid and trade, and rise in food prices. South Korea is seen as a crucial factor in helping its northern brother, but policy continues to keep the amount of aid […]
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Ghanaian United Front Party Focuses on Agriculture and Value Addition to Primary Products
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New political party having a focus on private sector development in the economy, business, and entrepreneurship for youth. Agriculture a focus, as well as primary product value-addition. http://www.dailyguideghana.com/?p=23241
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Checking Post-Harvest Losses in Nigeria’s Agriculture
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Many challenges in Nigeria limited the food production capacity. Post-harvest losses have happened from several different aspects such as pest management, storage, natural disasters and processing. Ms. Oluwatoyinbo advocated the states and the local governments to join this campaign against post-harvest losses. Analysts also advocate private sector to support development of food processing facilities and […]
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‘Only 15% of Nigerian Roads in Good Shape’
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The Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP) released this scary statistics that only 15% of Nigerian roads in good shape. The RAMP chief stated that the high transport cost have continued to impact negatively on the economy. The Federal Government was going to implem RAMP in Kaduna and Cross River states to meet the demand. http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/15442-%E2%80%98only-15%25-of-nigerian-roads-in-good-shape%E2%80%99.html
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Hillary Clinton makes Remarks on the Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa
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Remarks made at IFPRI in Washington, D.C. http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2011/08/170417.htm
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Ghana Can Become Net Exporter of Food
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Ghana is also preparing to become a major supplier of food in the African continent, as its success with farms under the National Service Scheme (NSS) has paved the way for a possible rebirth of an agricultural economy. Governmental importance on the projects aid in developing such farms as sources of future employment for youth, […]
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Bakers Sensitised on Use of Alternative Flour in Pastry Preparation
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A two-day workshop on the use of alternative flours use in baked goods preparation recently ended, as the Ghanaian government is pushing to improve the market for various types of flour products. This endeavor is also seen as a means of improving food security and as a way for generating employment in the African country. […]
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LIBERIA: FAO Holds Food Security Assessment Workshop
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International NGOs, UN agencies, and the Ministry of Agriculture/CARI Wednesday attended a one-day food security assessment workshop to gauge prevailing food security needs of Ivorian refugees and host families in Nimba, Grand Gedeh, and Maryland Counties. http://www.shout-africa.com/business/liberia-fao-holds-food-security-assessment-workshop/
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Nigeria: FG Promises to Tackle Food Shortage Through Biotech
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The Nigerian Federal Government is aiming at biotechnology as a means of dealing with food security, although legal uncertainties are frustrating the support for the cause. http://allafrica.com/stories/201108011730.html
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