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Zim to become Africa’s fertiliser production hub
12 May 2024 22:40 GMT
… role of fertiliser to improve agriculture and fertiliser management practices.
… but we depend mostly on imported fertiliser, making it very … full integration of this Pan-African institution into the main … in 2006 in Abuja, Nigeria, which endorsed the Abuja …
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Ghana to carry out nationwide survey on two emerging plant diseases – Dr Appiah
12 May 2024 14:19 GMT
The Plant Disease Research Centre, a unit under the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (BNARI-GAEC), in collaboration with two other institutions are discussing plans to conduct a nationwide …
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Viral disease cuts cacao harvests by half as trade drops
12 May 2024 08:15 GMT
By PAULINE KAIRU
Chocolate and related products are coming under threat from the Cacao swollen shoot virus disease (CSSVD), which has slashed some harvests by up to 50 percent.
Cacao, the primary ingredient in chocolate, is predominantly grown in tropical …
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What Hope For The Nigerian Masses As The Ruling Class Continues To Make Life Tou
11 May 2024 23:29 GMT
There is no denying the fact that Nigeria is a country that is bursting with potentials and richness in natural resources. Nigeria, once being referred to as the "Giant of Africa," is endowed with a plethora of natural resources and untapped …
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Experts identify opportunities for growth in Africa’s underdeveloped logistics sector
11 May 2024 15:52 GMT
Young African entrepreneurs are being encouraged to tap into opportunities that the continent’s burgeoning logistics sector presents in the wake of continental trade.
Africa’s logistics sector, described as being in its infant stages, is still viewed as …
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Nigeria-EU Trade Volume Hits €45bn
11 May 2024 10:29 GMT
Latest statistics have shown that Nigeria and European Union trade volume has grown to €45 billion.
The statistics showed that this was the case as at September 2023, even as the United Nations COMTRADE database indicated that Nigeria remains EU largest …
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Nigerian IDPs’ Struggle To Keep A Roof Over Their Heads
11 May 2024 09:45 GMT
Hajjara Habiba’s life has been a relentless cycle of displacement and hardship. Ten years ago, her world was upended when Boko Haram forced her family to flee their home in Baga and seek refuge in Maiduguri, Borno’s capital city in northeastern Nigeria. …
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Experts suggest options as inflation crosses 34%
13 May 2024 05:05 GMT
Taofik Salako, Deputy Business Editor
May 13, 2024
• Security, food, higher crude oil output, others should get govt priority
There is need for heightened fiscal policies and more aggressive implementation of government’s food and security programmes in …
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Saudi Arabia explores agro & food security cooperation with Nigeria
11 May 2024 04:01 GMT
… food security cooperation with Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen … the agriculture and food security sectors and exploring avenues to enhance trade … , Saudi Arabia hosted the Saudi-African Summit, which aimed to foster …
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West African agricultural commodities exchange aimed at boosting growth
08 May 2024 16:45 GMT
Ivory Coast’s agricultural commodities exchange is in its pilot phase to provide farmers and processors with a platform so that they can boost economic growth in the West African country.
Ivory Coast’s Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food …