GOVERNOR Oserhiemen Osunbor of Edo State has attributed the prevailing rising cost of food in the country to over reliance on the importation of goods inspite of the nation's abundant agricultural and natural resources.

Together with hundreds of other drought-stricken residents of central Somalia, Fadumo Hussein, 35, arrived in the town of Adado on 28 April with her seven children, weak from lack of food and water. She and her family lost all their

The Swiss government has earmarked an amount of US$ 1million to support the promotion of Allanblackia seeds in the country.

THE Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources said yesterday the Federal Government had entered into an agreement with the Republic of Thailand to import tones of rice to stave off an impending food crisis in the country.

Director of a local non governmental organization working towards the provision of employments for youths Thursday revealed that 13,900 youths in nine districts in Sierra Leone need support in areas of agriculture and marketing.

Extensive drought and high inflation in the northern Togdheer region of the self-declared republic of Somaliland have pushed many families, both nomadic and urban, to the brink of starvation, local officials told IRIN.

Some 5,000 people whose homes were destroyed a week ago after heavy rains in northwestern Burundi urgently need shelter and food aid, local officials said.

On Friday May 2 2008, former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, would be joining a meeting of experts in Salzburg, Austria to discuss and try to find ways to avert the looming food crisis confronting the world.

Farmers may need to change their grain-marketing programs due to the higher risk in commodity markets and some of the resulting effects from that.

WILLIAMSBURG --- When one of Kathy Jones' customers wants their money, she has 24 hours to write a check.

CLARION --- High feed costs encouraged Joel Morrical to look into other options for feeding his ewes.

While the index funds in the commodity markets have boosted the price for ag commodities, the situation is getting attention from the government and various farm groups.

With Congress bearing down on yet another farm bill deadline, Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley said early this week there are some items included in the latest Senate proposal that would close loopholes and offset some of the spending items included

INDIANOLA --- Don't get Kelly Clevenger wrong. He enjoys high corn and soybean prices.

FARMERS can now treat their seeds and grain at home. Joseph Kavuma, the proprietor of Tonnet Enterprises, has come up with the seed and grain-treating machine. Tonnet is one of the leading firms in fabrication of Agro food processing machinery

THREE weeks to harvest, Joseph Epenu, a farmer in northern Uganda, lost his four acres of Epuripur sorghum to floods in September last year. He had planned to sell some of the sorghum to Nile Breweries and use the rest

Relief food should be rushed to villagers in some parts of Lamu District to avert death by starvation, the provincial administration said Tuesday.

NILE Breweries and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) are to carry out a $140,000 (sh240m) health programme for farmers who grow sorghum for the brewery, writes James Odomel.

UGANDA could become a net international exporter of rice. This means the country would hedge itself from the impact of rising food prices and new restrictions on rice exports from Asian countries.

Fish prices have risen in many places beyond the current rate of inflation in Uganda, -9.7%. This is a reflection more of the stock depletion rates in Lake Victoria than the higher costs we are meeting for fishing fleet and