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Nestle's sugar-coated infant milk not registered, sold in Nigeria – NAFDAC
28 Apr 2024 16:50 GMT
The Director-General (D-G) of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known in a statement obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
Adeyeye said the attention of NAFDAC’s Management was drawn to an online publication alleging that one of …
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Innovation key to food security challenges in Africa - WTO rep
28 Apr 2024 07:13 GMT
The Permanent Representative of the United Nations and World Trade Organisation, Ambassador Matthew Wilson, has described innovation as an essential answer to food security challenges being faced by third world countries.
He said this on Friday at the …
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How Africa-China cooperation is forging path to shared future
27 Apr 2024 19:54 GMT
… the Forum of China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) are … sector. Climate change, food security, debt management and pandemics … , the situations in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and DRC are … Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Ghana, Senegal, Morocco, Egypt and …
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Crisis on Our Plates: How Climate Change is Impacting Nutrition and Food Security
26 Apr 2024 19:50 GMT
Climate change is no longer a distant threat. It's transforming our food systems and exacerbating global health challenges. Join us for this engaging learning event on the nutrition-climate nexus to understand how climate change impacts nutrition, from …
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Sujimoto, Plateau launch 30,000-hectare rice farm to aid food security
26 Apr 2024 06:28 GMT
Chinyere Okoroafor
April 26, 2024
sujimoto Group, real estate developer, has partnered Plateau State to launch Sujimoto Rice Farm Estate.
Group Managing Director, Dr. Sijibomi Ogundele, leading a team to Jos, emphasised the impact of this partnership in …
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WFP Sierra Leone Country Brief, March 2024
26 Apr 2024 02:26 GMT
On 1 March 2024, WFP hosted school feeding stakeholders at RC Primary School Zimmi, Pujehun district to celebrate the African Day of School Feeding. The event showcased the Home-Grown School Feeding (HGSF) approach, particularly the positive impact on …
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Reflections on 63 years of Sierra Leone’s ‘Independence’
25 Apr 2024 15:36 GMT
… Leoneans, Guineans, Liberians, Gambians, Senegalese, Malians divided by a … dependency. Therefore, continental Africans continue to be trapped … a trip to Ghana and maternal mortality … revolution for food security, greater control of Sierra Leone/Africa …
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Is Africa’s soil healthy enough for food security? [Business Africa]
25 Apr 2024 15:40 GMT
Amid Africa's pursuit of agricultural prosperity, a pressing challenge emerges: the need to bolster soil health while mitigating the impact of pesticides. In Kenya, recent developments, such as the circulation of counterfeit fertilizers, underscore the …
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Studies Show Human Activity Causes Deadly Heat Waves in West Africa, the Sahel
25 Apr 2024 13:52 GMT
By Assan Bah
In a recent online press briefing, the World Weather Attribution Group, told reporters that deadly heat waves in the Sahel and West Africa would not have been possible without human-caused climate change.
The group which completed more than 60 …
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Climate change, direct threat to Ghana’s food, healthcare systems - Professor Lydia Aziato
27 Apr 2024 01:46 GMT
General News of Friday, 26 April 2024
Source: Richard Aniagyei, ISD, Contributor
2024-04-26
Professor Lydia Aziato, Vice Chancellor of University of Health and Allied Sciences
Climate change is no longer a distant threat, but a harsh reality already …