Among 41 countries that struggle with three forms of malnutrition such as childhood stunting, anaemia in women of reproductive age and overweight among women, 30 are in Africa, according to the United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund’s (UNICEF) 2018 Global Nutrition Report
Agriculture
African Farming’s Agroinvestment Summit set to open on 3 December
The 2nd edition of African Farmings Agroinvestment Summit is all set to be held from 3-4 December 2018 at the Shehu Musa YarAdua Foundation Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria
AURAK signs MoU with International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture
The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has hosted a signing ceremony to celebrate the new MoU partnership between AURAK and the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)
Adesina takes initiative to boost agricultural innovation and economic growth in Africa
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has committed to the eradication of poverty through agricultural innovation and promoting good governance through the works of developing Africa’s economy
FAO launches Forest and Farm Facility phase II in Ghana
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Ghana’s Forestry Commission have launched the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) phase II in Ghana to empower forest and farm producers for sustainable development, poverty reduction and climate change