A workshop focusing on plant biosecurity awareness and two video clips in English and Mauritian Creole on the topic, were launched by the Attorney General, Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security Maneesh Gobin, in Port-Louis
Agriculture
Norway supports locally-produced school meals in Malawi
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received a contribution of US$1.5mn from the government of Norway to support the provision of locally-produced school meals for 50,000 primary school learners in Malawi
Workshop on integrated rice-fish farming training held in Liberia
Africa Rice, an agricultural research centre, conducted a three-day training workshop on an integrated rice-fish farming system in Fish Town, River Gee County of Liberia
Mauritius Government committed to promote local production
The Attorney General, minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Maneesh Gobin has said that the Mauritius Government still encourages local food production through natural means
EU provides critical support as WFP faces funding shortages in Sudan
The World Food Programme (WFP) has received a US$11.32mn contribution from the European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department (ECHO) for life-saving food assistance in Sudan, in addition to US$14.72mn received at the beginning of 2021