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The irony couldn’t have been starker in the mangrove swamps of southern Senegal where oystermen, exclusively women, work tirelessly in unforgiving conditions for meagre incomes.
Chi Farms Nigeria Limited, a Tropical General Investments Group subsidiary, is planning a $2.5bn livestock investment, following a recent visit from Brazilian meatpacking company JBS and the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission at its facility along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State in south-western Nigeria.
Madagascar and WFP sign agreement to strengthen food security.
In the face of growing climate challenges, listening clubs supported by community radios are proving to be essential spaces for exchanging and learning, providing agropastoralists with crucial agro-climatic information while reducing gender inequalities.
The Pan-African Farmers’ Organization (PAFO) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are enhancing their partnership to improve support for smallholder farmers across Africa.
The majhoul, imported from Morocco and a variety of dates known for its tender and sweet flesh, is now flourishing in the fertile lands of Misrata, Libya.
A surprising agricultural success story is unfolding in Libya, where Moroccan Majhoul dates are thriving in the fertile lands of Misrata.
Moroccan group OCP plans to increase its stake in Spanish company Global Feed SLU to 75 percent through its
subsidiary OCP International Cooperatieve UA, strengthening its position in animal nutrition.
The African Development Bank Group facilitated $2.2 billion in capital mobilization for its transformative Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Nigeria Phase II project during the Africa Investment Forum.
The groundnut marketing campaign officially began on December 5, in Senegal with the National Society for the Marketing of Oleaginous Seeds of Senegal (SONACOS) aiming to collect 300,000 tonnes for its factories this year, with a minimum price per kilo set at 305 CFA francs.