The Nigerian government has undertaken a project that will entail the distribution of 10mn mobile phones to farmers to help them access agriculture inputs
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West African Agricultural Union to be established
The Agriculture and Allied Employees Union of Nigeria (AAEUN) and the General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) of Ghana have agreed to establish a West African Agricultural Union
Food security top of agenda for South African government
A new initiative that will make food more accessible to the poor will strengthen food security across South Africa, the countrys Ministry of Agriculture, Forestries and Fisheries has announced
Nigeria's Flour Mills to merge with Bagco and Bagco-North
Flour Mills of Nigeria has proposed a merger deal with Nigerian Bag Manufacturing Company (Bagco) and Northern Bag Manufacturing Company (Bagco-North)
EAGC launches market information system
The Eastern African Grain Council (EAGC) has launched a market information system that provides wholesale prices for staple food commodities in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda