On 17 March, Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, officially launched Africa’s Food System Forum 2023, Africa’s premier platform for advancing the agriculture and food systems agenda on the continent, at State House in Tanzania
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Africa receives support from Royal Innovative for agricultural growth
Royal Innovative, a company engaged in international trade, logistics, project management, and financing has extended support to help boost Africas agriculture
Tree locust menace closing in on Eritrea
As the prevalence of tree locust is steadily increasing, the Ministry of Agriculture, on 26 March, called on all bodies concerned to actively conduct surveillance to help control the menace
Lesotho hosts two-day Nutrition Financing Dialogue in Maseru
African Union Champion for Nutrition, King Letsie III is hosting a HighLevel Forum on Nutrition Financing for Heads of States and governments as well as representatives from international organisations and development partners at the Manthabiseng Convention Centre in Maseru
Zimbabwe celebrates International Year of Millets
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