Senegal launches agricultural project for food security and financial power for people south of country

25 september 2020 - 15:07:51 MTA

Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The African Network for Integrated Development (RADI), in its fight to ensure food security for vulnerable groups, launched Thursday in the [...] Full text...

Congo, EU, WFP sign tripartite framework to implement ''Promanioc project''

24 september 2020 - 18:19:29 KND

50Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese government, European Union (EU) and the World Food Program (WFP) signed here Thursday a tripartite monitoring framework to implement [...] Full text...

Red locusts invade Zambia

22 september 2020 - 13:36:15 MM

Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambian Agriculture Minister, Michael Katambo, has confirmed the invasion of red locusts in the country and disclosed that government will this [...] Full text...

Tunisia: FAO Regional Conference on Food Systems Transformation to kick off on Sept 21

19 september 2020 - 16:57:53 KND

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - “Transforming Food Systems to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals” is the theme of the 35th session of the Regional Conference of the [...] Full text...

IFAD Members to nominate candidates for next IFAD president

18 september 2020 - 10:54:45 DJ

Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is requesting its 177 Member States to nominate candidates for the Fund’s next President. In [...] Full text...

Niger govt. removes subsidy on fertilizers

17 september 2020 - 17:36:42 MTA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - After several years of subsidizing the price of fertilizer, the Nigerien government has withdrawn subsidies on the purchase and sale of [...] Full text...

World Bank supports agricultural yields in Ethiopia

17 september 2020 - 16:47:56 AO

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank Group has approved a US$80 million grant to support Ethiopia to bolster agricultural productivity and enhance market [...] Full text...

Congo sets up National Pesticide Management Committee

17 september 2020 - 09:47:07 BBA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State in charge of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday announced the setting up the [...] Full text...

WFP strengthens Congo's storage capacities with 4 mobile warehouses

16 september 2020 - 17:16:48 KND

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Representative of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Congo, Jean-Martin Bauer, on Tuesday handed over four mobile warehouses, rehabilitated by [...] Full text...

African Leaders for Nutrition call on leaders to embed nutrition within the Covid-19 response and recovery

15 september 2020 - 18:19:52 VAO

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) have unveiled a position paper calling upon African Heads of State and Government to [...] Full text...

Nutrition experts discuss ways to advance nutrition and gender at the African Green Revolution Forum

15 september 2020 - 17:58:31 VAO

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A panel of gender, nutrition and food specialists explored food access challenges that vulnerable groups such as women and children [...] Full text...

'Evenly-distributed rainfall will promote good agric production season in Niger'

09 september 2020 - 17:48:22 MTA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Forecasters say the avalanche of rainfall which hit parts of Niger in overwhelming quantity will likely promote abundant agricultural season in [...] Full text...

Mauritius: Sugar production estimated to decline this year

08 september 2020 - 16:49:49 KND

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture on Tuesday estimated that sugar production this year would be around 290,000 tonnes, instead of the [...] Full text...

AfDB partners AGRF as sponsor of virtual African Green Revolution Forum

07 september 2020 - 17:48:10 VAO

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) – Africa’s largest [...] Full text...

South Africa’s Backsaver Farming Equipment helps plant crops across Africa

07 september 2020 - 12:59:37 AR

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South African farmer and inventor Michris Janse van Rensburg has supplied hand planters to more than 10,000 farmers across Africa [...] Full text...

Botswana declares non-drought year

04 september 2020 - 14:16:18 DRW

Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has declared 2019/2020 season a non-drought year. Despite the announcement made on Friday through the Ministry of Local [...] Full text...

Congo, FAO organize workshop on use of pesticides

27 august 2020 - 18:13:33 MTA

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), [...] Full text...

'Return of the rains augurs well for good agropastoral campaign'

17 august 2020 - 15:21:20 MTA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The return of the rains after a dry spell points to a good agropastoral season in Niger, according to the country's [...] Full text...

Scientists warn industrial agriculture behind outbreaks of deadly viruses

13 august 2020 - 02:38:40 AO

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic-induced lockdowns and disruptions have shown that industrial agriculture is driving habitat loss and creating conditions for viruses [...] Full text...

Niger acquires new multifunctional aircraft for agric. use

07 august 2020 - 15:41:43 MTA

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger on Friday received a new two-seater AT 504 aircraft for agricultural use, acquired with State funds to reinforce the fleet [...] Full text...

Zimbabwe signs US$3.5 billion land compensation deal with former white farmers

29 july 2020 - 14:17:01 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has inked a deal with former white farmers to pay them US$3.5 billion compensation for developments done up [...] Full text...

Rwandan agribusiness entrepreneur listed for 2020 global 2020 SUN Pitch Competition

28 july 2020 - 15:46:13 TWA

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The Global SUN Pitch Competition,  which brings together 21 innovative small and medium enterprises from Africa and Asia to pitch their [...] Full text...

WB gives Sierra Leone $30 million to boost market access, agricultural productivity for smallholder farmers

22 july 2020 - 10:36:21 MA

Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $30-million International Development Association (IDA) grant to support agricultural productivity and [...] Full text...

19th Conference of CILSS Heads of State and Government opens

20 july 2020 - 18:26:12 MTA

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 19th Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel [...] Full text...

Benin hopes to produce 850,000 tonnes of cotton next season

19 july 2020 - 12:00:05 MTA

Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin is targeting to produce a minimum of 850,000 tonnes of cotton for the next season, reveals the Minister of Agriculture, [...] Full text...

'A healthy diet must not be a luxury for Africans,' says Senior FAO Official

15 july 2020 - 14:54:41 VAO

Rome, Italy (PANA) - “If swift action is not taken to reverse the hunger trend and make healthy diets accessible for all Africans, decades of [...] Full text...

COVID-19: ‘Country-driven’ approach needed to limit pandemic damage to food security

15 july 2020 - 06:10:55 AR

Rome, Italy (PANA) - A ‘business as usual' approach is no longer an option, the head of the UN agriculture agency said on Tuesday, launching [...] Full text...

African agricultural insurer hires former AfDB VP Jennifer Blanke

14 july 2020 - 21:48:11 AO

Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The immediate former Vice-President for Agriculture at the African Development Bank (AfDB), Jennifer Blanke, has been appointed to the board [...] Full text...

AfDB invests in empowering women and youth in Madagascar ‎

14 july 2020 - 15:01:05 VAO

Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - In Madagascar, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is prioritizing the empowerment of women and youth. The AfDB media outlet reported that the [...] Full text...

COVID-19: IFAD chief spots crucial partners to build a better post–pandemic world

14 july 2020 - 10:40:04 AR

Rome, Italy (PANA) -  Indigenous peoples and their unique knowledge are essential to address the COVID-19 outbreak and to build a more sustainable, resilient world [...] Full text...

UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally

13 july 2020 - 20:36:23 MA

Rome, Italy (PANA) - In much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said here Monday while launching [...] Full text...

Tunisia, FAO sign two technical cooperation deals

09 july 2020 - 22:05:23 MSA

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian minister of Agriculture, Fishing and Sea Resources and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday signed deals [...] Full text...

Covid-19: Pandemic makes Mauritians aware of food security, self-sufficiency

09 july 2020 - 11:08:10 NA

Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security minister Maneesh Gobin said on Tuesday that the Covid-19 pandemic has made people aware of [...] Full text...

Data-driven advisory services are key for Africa’s agricultural development - AfDB

08 july 2020 - 14:37:13 VAO

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - What are some of the barriers preventing small farmers in Africa from adopting digital advisory services? What do we mean [...] Full text...

AfDB elevates Kenyan Wambui Gichuri to post of VP Agric, Human and Social Development

05 july 2020 - 07:14:33 VAO

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the promotion of Wambui Gichuri to the post of Acting Vice President,  [...] Full text...

COVID-19: DRC and IFAD partner for better nutrition, resilience for small-scale farmers facing pandemic

03 july 2020 - 13:00:53 AR

Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Friday announced support for a new programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

China donates 6,000 tonnes of rice to Niger

01 july 2020 - 17:30:32 KND

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The People's Republic of China on Wednesday in Niger, donated 5,959 tonnes of rice, valued at 50 million Yuan (about 4.1 [...] Full text...

World Bank provides US$150 million to Niger for a water resources programme

30 june 2020 - 15:22:10 KND

Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The World Bank  has approved additional funding of $150 million from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Water Resources Development [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: UN food agency warns that tens of million could go hungry because of pandemic

29 june 2020 - 16:58:48 MA

Rome, Italy (PANA) - Tens of millions more people are likely to go hungry this year because of the COVID-19 crisis, the UN World Food [...] Full text...

Malian elected president of African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association

26 june 2020 - 14:42:20 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Moustapha Ben Barka of Mali and vice president of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) has been elected president of the [...] Full text...

Togo avails over 120,000 tonnes of inputs for farmers in 2020-21 crop season

24 june 2020 - 15:56:16 KND

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo has made more than 120,000 tonnes of agricultural inputs available to farmers for the 2020-2021 campaign, PANA learned from official [...] Full text...

Without funds, ‘no choice’ but to suspend most aid flights, warns WFP

19 june 2020 - 17:15:24 AR

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday issued a critical warning, declaring that it may soon have “no choice” but [...] Full text...

As climate change ravages Southern Africa, two Zimbabwean farmers turn to drone irrigation (Feature by Tatira Zwinoira)

16 june 2020 - 17:48:43 T Z

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, aged 25, remembers standing in the center of his 15-acre sugar cane field in January marveling at the [...] Full text...

Coronavirus: AfDB unveils roadmap to safeguard food security in Africa

09 june 2020 - 21:16:02 AO

Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes to assist African countries in [...] Full text...

From farm to fork: Women championing agricultural transformation in Africa (An AfDB Feaure)

09 june 2020 - 16:29:37 VAO

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the face of agriculture, adapting and [...] Full text...

Togo targets to produce 152,000 tons of cotton in 2020-2021 season

09 june 2020 - 14:43:45 MTA

Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo aims to produce at least 152,000 tonnes of cotton for the 2020-2021 season, after the poor harvest of the previous [...] Full text...

Malian government offers 35 billion CFAF subsidy to the cotton sector

08 june 2020 - 15:04:04 KND

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government will grant an exceptional subsidy of CFAF 35 billion to the cotton sector, in the form of a [...] Full text...

China supports Gambia's agricultural sector with machinery, equipment and fertiliser

07 june 2020 - 14:01:30 MSS

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Chinese government has donated agricultural machinery, equipment and fertiliser to Gambia's farming community, the minister of agriculture, Ms. Amie Fabureh, [...] Full text...

IFAD-backed projects boost agricultural productivity, incomes in Madagascar: Report

04 june 2020 - 12:05:11 DJ

Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Rural development projects financed and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have helped to reduce rural poverty and [...] Full text...

Congolese government calls for more investment in agriculture

03 june 2020 - 18:40:32 KND

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Minister of State for Agriculture and Livestock, Henri Djombo, on Wednesday stressed the need to invest more in the [...] Full text...