RURAL communities can reduce poverty if they are empowered with projects such as livestock rearing and farming, first Republican president, Kenneth Kaunda has said.

The African Swine Fever (ASF) has now spread to three Tanzania mainland regions, latest reports show.

The recent uproar generated as a result of government's plan to spend N80 bilion for the importation of rice has been grossly misunderstood, hence the minister of agriculture and water resources, Dr. Abba Sayyadi Ruma, in this interview with Grace

As part of measures to solve the ongoing food shortage in the country, the Federal Government has suspended all levies and duties on rice imports for a period of six months, which ends on October 31, 2008.

The East African Community has called for proposals for the study of the establishment of an early warning system to monitor food security in the region.

Foreign nationals in Nigeria have commended Nigerian foods for their rich nutritional content and quality, describing them as the best in the world. This is coming as the leading Nigerian airline, Virgin Nigeria, has concluded plans to start serving the

FCT Administration has said that it has released about 240 metric tonnes of maize and 660 metric tonnes sorghum to the residents of Abuja so as to reduce the high cost food items in capital city

The key priorities for expanding rural access to clean drinking water are the provinces of Nampula and Zambezia, where about 40 per cent of the Mozambican population lives, declared the Minister of Public Works, Felicio Zacarias, on Thursday.

The World Food Programme will conduct an extensive food security assessment countrywide as the Emergency Management Unit considers a food crisis for Namibia "very much likely" because of recent floods and global food shortages.

THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a tax holiday for importers of rice for a period of six months in a bid to ameliorate the impact of the global food crisis on Nigerians.

An enterprise information system has been launched to help farmers improve their business capacity.

Reporters Without Borders has voiced concern about legal action against Nader Gohar, owner of the Egyptian TV news agency Cairo News Company (CNC), who was charged on 5 May 2008 with unlicensed broadcasting of food riots in the north of

Armyworms have invaded Kirinyaga and Tharaka districts, destroying large acreages of food crops and pasture.

The Catholic Relief Services plans to put up five eco-villages for displaced people at a cost of Sh250 million.

The Government has now backed the new voting system adopted by the Kenya Tea Development Agency that gives farmers with more shares more say in the control and management of tea factories in their areas.

The food crisis, the problem of commodities, and how developing countries should preserve their space to choose between options in economic policies - these were some of the key issues that emerged at the recent United Nations' premier trade and

IT is unprecedented that even with the failed maize crop registered in major and traditional food-production areas around the country due to floods caused by above-average rain, the nation has still managed a surplus crop.

This week's launch of a Sh3 billion loan facility for farmers could not have come at a more opportune time.

Sequel to the recent meeting between President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and State Governors on the global food crisis, the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday May 7 in Abuja approved measures to cushion the impact of the global food crisis on

There is still no decisive, immediate action on mobilization of investments in mechanized food crops farming in the country by the government.