The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has received a donation of 240 mt of vegetable oil worth over US$500,000 from the US government through its Agency for International Development (USAID), to support refugees in Uganda and South Sudan
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Youth in Western Bahr-El-Ghazal urged to take up farming
The Ministry of Agriculture in Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State, Sudan has urged youth in the area to pursue farming to become more self-sufficient
Morocco to record a 12% rise in citrus fruit production
Citrus fruit production in Morocco is expected to reach an estimated 2.55 mmt in 2021/2022, registering a 12% rise from the previous period
Minister encourages local beekeepers to boost honey production
The attorney general, minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security Maneesh Gobin launched a one-day workshop on the Apiculture Project titled ‘Alternative Livelihoods for Food and Income Security in the four Indian Ocean Island Nations’, at Voilà Hotel in Bagatelle
New sustainability target set to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% in eight years
Better Cotton has announced the launch of its new climate change mitigation target as part of a new strategy designed to deliver substantial environmental, social and economic impact across the cotton industry by 2030