Agriculture & Food Security
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Ethiopia targets to increase area under wheat cultivation by 130% this summer
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced that the country’s summer wheat cultivation target stands at three million hectares, 1.7 million hectares more…
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Tanzania to implement stringent measures to curb aflatoxin
TANZANIA – The government of Tanzania has announced a series of stringent measures to control aflatoxin prevalence as the country bets to be the East African…
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Kenya to be self-sufficient in maize by next year: Ruto
KENYA – President William Ruto has assured Kenyans that by next year, the country will no longer import maize as the state now wants to…
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AfDB, Partners grant US$1B to boost Nigeria’s SAPZs as the country eye independence in wheat and rice by 2027
NIGERIA – The African Development Bank (AfDB), Islamic Development Bank (IDB), and the International Fund for Agricultural Development plots to grant US$ 1 billion to…
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China greenlights genetically modified crops, aims for food security and production boost
CHINA – China has approved the planting of dozens of genetically modified (GM) corn and soybean seed varieties in a move aimed at enhancing food security and…