At the high-level event of the 2022 African Year of Nutrition, co-organised by the African Union (AU) Commission, the Government of Cote D’Ivoire, African Development Bank (AfDB), along with several other partners and stakeholders, AU member states renewed their commitments towards nutrition on the continent
Agriculture
Tanzania and Netherlands work towards boosting potato production
Region Commission Juma Homera, during a recent conference, remarked that the government would continue its work with the Dutch government to ensure a continued increase in potato production in the country
Nigeria’s FMARD bags excellence award for good governance and transparency during procurement process
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ernest Umakihe has received, on behalf of the Management and Staff, an award of excellence, good governance and transparency in the area of procurement from the Centre for Transparency Watch
Virtual marketplace set up to bolster income of Namibian smallholder farmers
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is collaborating with Tololi Online (Pty) Ltd, an e-commerce platform to launch a virtual marketplace as part of efforts to improve market access and boost farmers’ income in Namibia
FAO on a quest to break Somalia’s hunger cycle
With famine fast approaching in Somalia, there is still time to turn the tide by addressing the immediate needs of rural communities who are among those at greatest risk, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) said on 20 December in the context of the recently released food security survey findings