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In Nigeria’s Benue State in northern Nigeria, rural women are experimenting with new farming practices to cope with the effects of climate change while seeking to ease the burden of unpaid domestic work that limits the time they can devote to their farms and income-generating activities.
The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) and a researcher from Tufts University are denouncing the results of 20…
The symposium is expected to provide a major platform for knowledge exchange, innovation, investment and collaboration while showcasing Uganda’s growing apiculture industry
The Nigerian Government has in conjunction with the International Fund For Agricultural Development (FGN/IFAD), called on the Anambra State Government to adopt a regulatory framework for all the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) to ensure project sustainability.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the European Union (EU) and the Chadian authorities have launched the Alternative to Camps and Agricultural Resilience Project in Southern Chad (PACRAS), designed to promote the economic self-reliance and sustainable integration of refugees in the Logone Oriental province, in the south of the country.
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has intensified efforts to expand agricultural trade and investment between both countries, using its Freedom 250 initiative to bring American livestock expertise, technology and business opportunities closer to Nigerian agribusinesses and policymakers.
Persistent droughts and mounting water scarcity are placing severe pressure on Tunisia’s agricultural sector, forcing farmers from the north to the south to fundamentally adapt their land management practices.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu says his administration is targeting more than doubling the contribution of the country’s livestock sector to the national economy as part of the efforts to boost food security, create jobs and diversify the economy.
The Beninese government has awarded 561.8 million CFA francs in compensation to nearly 95,000 rice and cotton producers affected by yield losses during the 2025–2026 agricultural season. Presided over by the Minister of Agriculture,
Benin plans to invest up to $20.77 million in a long-term effort to tackle the degradation of agricultural land, considered one of the main obstacles to improving crop yields.