US President Joe Biden on 15 December, pledged US$2.5bn in humanitarian assistance to address acute medium- to long-term food insecurity in Africa, said a report by Reuters
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Nigeria's yam exports experience downfall despite production going up
Despite being the fifth most widely harvested crop in Nigeria, yams are not seen to be widely exported
AU member states strive to boost food security and nutrition in Africa
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
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