Major progress made towards eradicating sheep and goat plague – FAO
Globally, the number of outbreaks of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague, fell by
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Globally, the number of outbreaks of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague, fell by
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Read moreA free tool that will help farmers and pastoralists across Africa to predict and control locust behaviour has been launched. Kuzi—the
Read moreThe World Bank approved a $60 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to help African countries strengthen the resilience of
Read moreThe U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and the IKEA Foundation have announced
Read moreIn May this year, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to start the Young
Read moreFrench development agency, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), signed a €300 million loan to UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development
Read moreGerman Development Minister Gerd Müller has announced the launch of Agri-Finance Liquidity Facility (“ALF”) , a new initiative of the
Read moreThere are just hours to go until the 23 October deadline to enter the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) AgriPitch Competition.
Read moreIn the International Commodity Market, Maize and Soybeans prices increased marginally in September; by 4.1% and 7.3% M-o-M respectively. Paddy rice
Read moreThe AFEX Commodities Index composite retained its performance as that of the previous week, closing at 271.02 points since there
Read moreACI monthly prompt: CBN’s Policy Response on Maize caused by Lean Season. The open market prices surged for maize (14.72%
Read moreThe African Development Bank’s Youth Agripreneur AgriPitch Competition and DealRoom connects expansion-ready, youth-led African businesses with global investors (debt, equity and/or grant).
Read moreA panel of some of Africa’s most promising small and medium-enterprise (SME) agripreneurs gathered online to call for more selective
Read moreThe AFEX Commodities Index composite experienced no change in the week under review, as it closed at 249.47points. This is
Read moreNigerian Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono said the Federal Government will inject over N600 billion
Read moreThe Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Environment in partnership with IITA, under the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project
Read moreSterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, has extended coverage of its Farmers’ Radio programme to cover the six-geo-political zones
Read moreThe National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), under the supervision of Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has adopted 130
Read moreIn its move to digitize agricultural sector, the National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), under the supervision of Federal Ministry of
Read moreA farmer cooperative society in Mali has experienced a significant increase in production of quality seeds, setting an example for
Read moreYield improvement of important African food crops will get a boost with the launch of a new project to be
Read moreAfrican swine Fever (ASF), which may cause up to 100 percent mortality in pigs, has become a major crisis for
Read moreApplication Deadline: 23:59 CET (France) 11th January 2021. Olam International, in partnership with Agropolis Foundation, is on the hunt for ground-breaking scientific
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