Nigeria’s government will from 2014 cut wheat imports by 20 per cent, saving more than US$800mn from its annual wheat imports bill of more than US$4bn, the country’s minister of agriculture Akinwumi Adesina has announced
Agriculture
Kenya purchases tractors for Kwale food production
The Kwale county government has spent more than US$900,000 in buying tractors, motorcycles and ambulances for use in emergency services offered to Kwale residents
Tanzania to boost coffee production
The Bukoba District Council is seeking to roll out a pilot project in seven villages across Tanzania aiming to increase coffee production in the country
Zimbabwe aims to increase wheat production to 29,000 tonnes
The Zimbabwean government has unveiled plans to increase wheat production by 17.6 per cent from output recorded in 2013
Forum to boost Zimbabwe’s food security through biotechnology
Zimbabwe has launched a forum to publicly discuss the use of biotechnology for boosting the country’s food security
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