Agriculture
Zimbabwe celebrates International Year of Millets
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On 23 March 2023, the commemoration of the International Year of Millets (IYM) was held in Masvingo, the country’s oldest city resonating with this year’s IYM slogan 'rich in heritage, full of potential
IFAD executive calls for accelerated investments in water solutions for small-scale farmers
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Ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) calls for accelerated investments to help small-scale farmers in developing countries access and manage increasingly scarce water resources in the face of a changing climate and more extreme weather events
FMARD and stakeholders organise meeting to advocate for animal welfare in Nigeria
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in collaboration with F & A Engineering Construction Links Limited organised a National Stakeholders Consultative meeting to stimulate the interest of stakeholders on the need to embrace animal welfare during emergencies and disasters in Nigeria, to prevent losses
Stakeholders agree to boost youth employment in West African agrifood systems
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Stakeholders at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Subregional Office for West Africa (SFW's) 14th multidisciplinary team meeting agree to boost youth employment in West African agrifood systems
In an attempt to transform West African agrifood systems and address challenges concerning youth and women in the region, more than 200 SFW stakeholders and partners proceeded with reviewing opinions and solutions, along with partnership development and resource mobilisation opportunities.
Despite several initiatives, programmes and projects aimed at the installation or integration of young people in the agro-sylvo-pastoral and fisheries sector over the past 15 years, challenges and issues regarding youth employability continue to persist. This is why Robert Guéi, FAO sub-regional coordinator for West Africa, launched this appeal: 'Let's make West Africa a land of opportunity for youth and women to build a better life for themselves while contributing to more productive agrifood systems.'
During the three days of exchanges, the experiences of agricultural entrepreneurship of young people in West Africa and elsewhere, through testimonies of young agripreneurs on their motivation, were shared. Adapted solutions, current challenges and opportunities as well as employment prospects for young people in the agroforestry and fisheries sector in West African countries were also discussed.
The MDT14 was an appropriate framework for exchanges between the FAO SFW and the FAO Country Offices in the sub-region, on the one hand, and between FAO, governments, sub-regional economic communities and specialised institutions, civil society and the private sector, on the other. Furthermore, success stories and best practices in Senegal were shared, along with previous year's achievements and action plans for 2023, that were presented during the panel discussions.
Africa's millet super foods hold key to address hunger and climate change
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At a special event at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Regional Office for Africa, millets took centre stage and were celebrated for their potential in addressing climate change, boosting nutrition and increasing farmers’ incomes
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