Following complaints on diversion of subsidized fertilizer for profit making by some unknown persons masquerading as farmers in Kaduna State, Governor Mohammed Namadi Sambo has ordered that the three major fertilizer stores located at Kafanchan, Zaria and Kaduna be sealed
Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Alhaji Abba Ruma, yesterday justified the change in fertilizer distribution policy, even as he declared that 71per cent of the approved major farm input for the 2008 has already been delivered to farmers through
If Land Affairs and Agriculture Minister Lulu Xingwana did not do the honourable thing and resign from the cabinet, then President Thabo Mbeki should dismiss her immediately, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said yesterday.
Namibia has finally received US$304.5 million equivalent to N$2.32 billion from the Millennium Challenge Account earmarked for rural farming, tourism, education and training.
The Poverty Alleviation Fund programmes have improved the lives of residents of Muduma sub-county in Mpigi district, the minister for the presidency has said.
The Kano State Government has reiterated its determination to resuscitate the Kano State Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO) as a way of accelerating food production and enhancing internally generated revenue.
THE rainy seasons in Uganda have changed in the last two decades, affecting agriculture, leading to increased poverty and posing grave health risks, according to a report to be launched today by Oxfam, an international NGO.
Dr. Juergen Zattler is the deputy director general for Germany's Multilateral and European Development Policy. He told Alice Kiingi during a recent interview in Berlin how the soaring food prices are a big turn for local farmers.
The district will receive sh1.1b for the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) this financial year, the chief administrative officer, Henry Makumbi, has said.
Federal Government said yesterday that it had uncovered a cartel that hijacked and diverted fertilizer distribution, thus raising the spectre of food crisis in the country.
The United Nations World Food Programme warned today that greater numbers of people fleeing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were stretching the agency's resources to the limit as thousands gather in camps in search of safety.
A HEALTHY nation, as the old saying goes, is a prerequisite for enhanced development both in the social and economic sectors. On the other hand, a nation of ailing citizens provides a breeding ground for sustained hunger and poverty, which
Until a few months ago, Safia Jibril was able to feed, clothe and educate her nine children thanks to the US$100 that her husband's brother in the diaspora sent every month.
Farmscape for July 17, 2008 (Episode 2908) The Canadian International Grains Institute is confident two key changes in the registration requirements for new varieties of wheat will speed up the development of higher yielding varieties specifically suited for livestock and
Continuing its commitment to product excellence, H.J. Baker & Bro., Inc. has created a new Process Engineering Manager position. (PRWeb Jul 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1109574.htm
Local authorities in the North Rift region, the country's food basket, that depend on grain sales for revenue are facing hard times following reduced output from farmers.
Debswana values agriculture and the role it plays in the lives of people, said Debswana Group Corporate and Public Affairs Manager, Ester Kanaimba, at the Botswana Agricultural Teachers Association's national agricultural show held in Sebele last week.
Kinyara sugarcane out-growers have asked the Government to establish a sugar policy outlining how cane producers and the manufacturers should share the sugar output.
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday warned fertilizer companies that they face prosecution unless they make available 25 000 tonnes of the commodity that they promised to supply after accessing US$10 million from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in April.
