FAO presents report to Burkina leader Kaboré
28 march 2019 - 23:49:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Thursday received in audience the acting representative [...] Full text...
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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on Thursday received in audience the acting representative [...] Full text...
Congo adopts national strategy to strengthen capacities of civil society organizations
26 march 2019 - 23:29:36Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), Congolese sectoral executives, and civil society experts on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Liberia, IFAD partner to improve smallholder farmers’ incomes and climate resilience
25 march 2019 - 15:48:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - About 10,000 cocoa smallholder producers in Liberia will benefit from a new US$47.6 million project that [...] Full text...
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Burundi sets out to modernise agriculture
21 march 2019 - 08:44:50Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – With agriculture being the mainstay of the Burundian economy, the government has set out modernise the [...] Full text...
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Moringa to curb deforestation of Guinea
20 march 2019 - 09:53:16Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Moringa, a tree that has been known for thousands of years in India, the Middle East and [...] Full text...
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Safe drinking water, sanitation, are ‘basic human rights’: UN report
20 march 2019 - 09:28:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Safe water and access to proper sanitation are essential to eradicate poverty, build peaceful societies and ensure that no [...] Full text...
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Mauritius looks for a bright and prosperous agricultural sector
14 march 2019 - 16:43:34Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Agro-Industry and Food Security Minister Mahen Seeruttun on Thursday underlined the strategic importance of the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania commemorates International Day of Women's Rights
08 march 2019 - 21:18:08Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania Friday marked International Day of Women's Rights with a demonstration to highlight the plight of [...] Full text...
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First foundation stone laid for Mali's US$93m solar plant
08 march 2019 - 12:06:46Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The foundation stone of a photovoltaic plant estimated at 53 billion CFA francs (US$93 million) was [...] Full text...
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Thirty 30 killed by armed bandits northwest Nigeria
07 march 2019 - 08:37:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria police have confirmed that 30 people were on Tuesday killed by armed bandits who [...] Full text...
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President Barrow calls for Spanish investment in The Gambia
05 march 2019 - 17:09:43Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow Tuesday called on Spanish industries to invest in mechanized farming, fisheries and tourism [...] Full text...
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Titanium firm in Kenya uses corporate power to benefit farmers (Analysis by Kennedy Abwao, PANA Correspondent)
02 march 2019 - 10:26:15Kwale, Kenya (PANA) – Esther Ngwadeta speaks highly of her newest trade. She managed a harvest of five kilograms of [...] Full text...
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Titanium mining firm attacks poverty in Kenya’s coastal region (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)
28 february 2019 - 12:55:21Kwale, Kenya (PANA) – The sign-post is hard to miss on the narrow highway linking Ukunda, a small resort town [...] Full text...
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World Bank assesses agricultural support programme in Congo
14 february 2019 - 11:38:22Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A World Bank supervision mission, led by Joanne Gaskell, has arrived in Congo to assess the [...] Full text...
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Over 8,000 Malians in distress repatriated back home in 2018
10 february 2019 - 15:41:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - As part of the National Migration Policy implemented since 2014 by the Malian government, more than [...] Full text...
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AU Summit urged to approve fund against climate hostilities
09 february 2019 - 19:00:24Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ahead the formal opening of the African Union Summit on Sunday, heads of three major [...] Full text...
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FAO, Italian company step up efforts to tackle malnutrition, food waste
05 february 2019 - 10:02:09Rome, Italy (PANA) - An Italian food company, FICO Foundation and the UN Food and Agriculture Oraganisation (FAO) are joining [...] Full text...
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Finnfund invests in sustainable avocado farming in Tanzania
04 february 2019 - 14:50:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Finnfund, a Finnish development finance institution, has provided a Euro 2.5 million secured loan to Africado, [...] Full text...
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UN climate fund gives Congo US$10 million for vulnerable agricultural communities
01 february 2019 - 11:37:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to give Congo US$10 million to finance [...] Full text...
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Ghana's Cocobod sees US$200 mln financing deficit on price volatility - CEO
31 january 2019 - 11:57:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's cocoa industry regulator Cocobod will incur around one billion cedis (US$200 million) deficit in its [...] Full text...
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Crime threat to SA farming community a grave concern, says Institute of Race Relations
30 january 2019 - 13:36:05Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - South Africa’s agricultural sector continues to be threatened by a volatile security situation, and it is [...] Full text...
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Climate change, communal conflict fuel Sahel violence
22 january 2019 - 13:08:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The effects of climate change are exacerbating conflict between communities in both Mali and Niger, leading [...] Full text...
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Mozambique: Transformation of small-scale farm industry results in promising rice crop production (A feature by AfDB)
19 january 2019 - 07:10:50Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Locally-grown rice and vegetables are flourishing in Mozambique’s Massangena district, a testament to the success of [...] Full text...
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Gabonese prime minister reshuffles government
15 january 2019 - 11:54:31Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – Gabonese Prime Minister, Julien Nkoghe Bekale, on Monday reshuffled the government, just days after a botched [...] Full text...
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France calls for Malian govt response to violence in central Mopti region
02 january 2019 - 15:19:54Paris, France (PANA) – Expressing its concern, the French Government on Wednesday called on Malian authorities "to take a strong [...] Full text...
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Senegal, IFAD partner to promote climate resilient agriculture
20 december 2018 - 17:03:51Rome, Italy (PANA) - Over 43,700 vulnerable rural households in Senegal will benefit from a US$72.4 million programme that aims [...] Full text...
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‘Going green’ is good business says private sector at UN’s COP24 climate conference
10 december 2018 - 19:12:43Katowice, Poland (PANA) - Businesses across the world should no longer be viewed solely as greenhouse gas emissions culprits, but [...] Full text...
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Niger launches national nutrition policy
08 december 2018 - 14:54:53Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger’s national nutritional security policy for the period 2017-2025, launched on Saturday, will contribute to the [...] Full text...
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IFAD-financed projects support rural poverty reduction in Kenya - Report
05 december 2018 - 13:09:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rural development projects, financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), have contributed to increased [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta calls for modernised agriculture to bolster food security
04 december 2018 - 19:38:56Narok, Kenya (PANA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on farmers to adopt modern farming and livestock production technologies to [...] Full text...
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US$20 million facility for Meridian’s soft commodity value-chain operations in Southern Africa
04 december 2018 - 13:08:06Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its Trade Finance operations, has signed a US$20 million facility [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso wants to make farming sector more competitive
27 november 2018 - 16:45:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso is committed to making the farming sector "more competitive and [...] Full text...
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Farmers on the frontline in battle against drug-resistant microbes: UN health agency
15 november 2018 - 05:02:57Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed that as some 700,000 people are [...] Full text...
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Antimicrobial resistance a 'global health emergency,' UN warns
13 november 2018 - 03:41:18Rome, Italy (PANA) - By 2050, some five million people could die each year in Asia alone due to resistance [...] Full text...
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Reviving Lake Chad vital to basin countries' environment, conservation
09 november 2018 - 18:20:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said his administration will continue to keep the issue of [...] Full text...
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FAO encourages agriculture careers for students in central African schools
08 november 2018 - 15:18:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s representative in Co9ngo, Suze Percy Filippini, on Thursday said [...] Full text...
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Airbus releases report on aviation impact on Africa
01 november 2018 - 13:36:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Africa will achieve its potential demographic dividend by investing in its youthful and increasingly techno-savvy population, [...] Full text...
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Buhari receives AU Commission chairman, task the world on recharging Lake Chad
26 october 2018 - 18:34:07Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received visiting Chairman of the African Union Commission, Mr Moussa Faki [...] Full text...
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Zambian bank sues former First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa
26 october 2018 - 07:49:14Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A Zambian bank has sued former First Lady, Dr Maureen Mwanawasa, demanding payment of more than [...] Full text...
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AfDB showcase key agriculture initiatives at 2018 World Food Prize events
19 october 2018 - 14:30:25Des Moines, U.S. (PANA) : The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, led a Bank delegation to the [...] Full text...
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Gambian leader welcomes France's investment in farming
17 october 2018 - 18:55:16Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has lauded the initiative of the French government to invest massively in agricultural [...] Full text...
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World Food Day official ceremony highlights Zero Hunger goal still possible
16 october 2018 - 11:43:57Rome, Italy (PANA) - Speakers at the global World Food Day ceremony in Rome on Tuesday called for stronger political [...] Full text...
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Boosting farm productivity in Africa through the sustainable use of machines (Feature by FAO)
08 october 2018 - 03:48:00Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the African Union have launched a new framework [...] Full text...
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AfDB investments transform Madagascar’s key rice regions
02 october 2018 - 13:36:01Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Madagascar’s three key rice farming regions have witnessed an unprecedented transformation, with yields per hectare virtually [...] Full text...
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FAO's C'ttee on Agriculture focuses on boosting sustainable dev't through innovation
02 october 2018 - 12:56:08Rome, Italy (PANA) - Achieving sustainable development means shifting away from high-input and resource-intensive farming and food systems, FAO Director-General [...] Full text...
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IFAD, the Lab partner in fighting climate change in Africa
28 september 2018 - 17:06:26New York, US (PANA) - In the margins of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on [...] Full text...
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Gender gaps in African agriculture holding back progress - FAO
27 september 2018 - 11:01:57New York, US (PANA) - Gender gaps in agriculture in Africa are holding back progress towards ending hunger and must [...] Full text...
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Where conflicts arise, hunger increases says FAO chief
25 september 2018 - 10:28:56New York, US (PANA) - Without peace there will be no food security, and without food security there will be [...] Full text...
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African Agric Ministers, Private, Public Sector leaders push for more investment, less talk
16 september 2018 - 13:41:31Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Several African agriculture ministers recently joined public and private sector representatives, calling for more investment in [...] Full text...
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Trade and consumption of cheap junk food are an obstacle for healthy diets - FAO
15 september 2018 - 06:21:35Rome, Italy (PANA) - The globalized food system is not delivering the diets that people need for a healthy life, [...] Full text...
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AfDB boosts Cameroon livestock, fish farming with 84-million-euro loan
13 september 2018 - 16:00:05Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has extended a loan of 84 million euros to [...] Full text...
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Tobacco control, a ‘major component’ of environmental protection efforts – WHO official
05 september 2018 - 07:05:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - From deforestation to soil degradation and pollution, tobacco production and its use by consumers, is “tremendously [...] Full text...
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UN food agency chiefs pledge to redouble joint efforts in Sahel
18 august 2018 - 06:14:54Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund [...] Full text...
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FAO helps farmer field schools in South Sudan (A feature by FAO)
13 august 2018 - 09:12:44Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Akuilina Ihurre used to think she was too old to join a farmers’ group but [...] Full text...
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FAO works out new framework to bolster food security to help sustain peace (A feature by FAO)
12 august 2018 - 07:09:55Rome, Italy (PANA) - Civil wars and conflicts have increased markedly in the past decade, leading to the recent reverse [...] Full text...
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FAO sounds alarm on overlooked humanitarian emergencies
01 august 2018 - 11:58:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is sounding the alarm on [...] Full text...
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Morocco making giant strides in electrification (An AfDB Feature)
30 july 2018 - 15:32:07Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has emerged as a pioneer in renewable energy in Africa, revolutionizing its energy sector to [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, Benin Republic agree on joint committee to combat smuggling
25 july 2018 - 17:44:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday hosted President Patrice Talon of the Republic of Benin at [...] Full text...
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Water project in Cabo Verde saves communities, transforms livelihoods of women (An AfDB feature)
23 july 2018 - 18:02:45Santiago Island, Cabo Verde (PANA) - A water irrigation and supply system, funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), has [...] Full text...
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FAO, partners equip farmers to withstand impacts of climate change
22 july 2018 - 05:26:23Rome, Italy (PANA) - Millions of small-scale farmers will be better equipped to withstand the negative impacts of climate change [...] Full text...
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FAO reiterates support to Portuguese-speaking countries to eradicate hunger, malnutrition
17 july 2018 - 08:59:31Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde (PANA) - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva on Monday reiterated his support to the [...] Full text...
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International Day of Cooperatives sets stage for long-standing production, consumption
08 july 2018 - 06:34:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Each year on the first Saturday in July, the international community celebrates the International Day of [...] Full text...
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Poorer countries set to be 'increasingly dependent' on food imports, says FAO report
04 july 2018 - 06:37:07Rome, Italy (PANA) - Poorer countries with rising populations and scarce natural resources are likely to be “increasingly dependent” on [...] Full text...
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Ghana bans tilapia, ornamental fish import over virus scare
28 june 2018 - 09:36:31Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The government of Ghana has slapped a six-month ban on the import of all ornamental fishes [...] Full text...
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New UN-supported farming app is cream of crop in tackling Fall Armyworm
25 june 2018 - 19:54:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have a new digital weapon in their agricultural armoury to take on [...] Full text...
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How partnerships are the way forward in tackling global challenges (Feature by FAO)
24 june 2018 - 04:34:47Rome, Italy (PANA) - We can’t really talk about the planet’s most pressing environmental problems without talking about food systems. [...] Full text...
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Pollutants from agriculture a serious threat to world's water - FAO
20 june 2018 - 08:37:46Rome, Italy (PANA) - Water pollution from unsustainable agricultural practices poses a serious risk to human health and the planet's [...] Full text...
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Gambians have collective responsibility to fulfil hopes of the people - Barrow
15 june 2018 - 10:34:29Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow said on Friday that Gambians have a collective responsibility to fulfil the hopes [...] Full text...
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Two Killed in latest South Africa mosque attack
14 june 2018 - 09:59:46Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two worshippers have been killed and several others wounded in a pre-dawn attack on [...] Full text...
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Protecting the right to a childhood (A feature by FAO)
11 june 2018 - 11:43:42Rome, Italy (PANA) - Many of us look back on our childhoods with warm feelings. But for more than 150 [...] Full text...
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Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing affects all of us (Feature by FAO)
10 june 2018 - 07:06:58Rome, Italy (PANA) - With the health of our oceans at stake, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has quickly [...] Full text...
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AfDB approves new Country Strategy Paper 2018-2022 for São Tomé and Príncipe
08 june 2018 - 13:14:55São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a new Country Strategy Paper [...] Full text...
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Conflicts, weather expand list of countries needing food aid - FAO
07 june 2018 - 10:11:11Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food supply conditions remain broadly ample, but conflicts continue to acutely aggravate and prolong severe [...] Full text...
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From a small seed, a mighty trunk may grow (Feature by FAO)
03 june 2018 - 03:57:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Women are the backbone of rural economies, particularly in Africa, but they are much less likely [...] Full text...
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UN agencies fight against environmental risks that cause 12.6 million deaths a year
31 may 2018 - 19:45:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two United Nations agencies are combining their expertise to counter the growing threat of extreme weather, [...] Full text...
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FAO chief warns against use of antimicrobial medicines to promote growth in farm animals
30 may 2018 - 11:55:10Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Food and Agriculture (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva said on Wednesday that antimicrobials are [...] Full text...
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Getting medicine to flood victims in Somalia, no matter what
29 may 2018 - 19:58:02Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – Recent flash and river flooding in Somalia has affected an estimated 772,000 people and displaced nearly [...] Full text...
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CAR crisis ‘breaks my heart’, says senior UN aid official
29 may 2018 - 06:03:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The already serious humanitarian situation in Central African Republic (CAR) has worsened amid a spike in [...] Full text...
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Nigerian civil society organisations mourn victims of violence
28 may 2018 - 10:58:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian civil society groups have declared Monday "a national day of mourning and remembrance to honor [...] Full text...
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Climate and disaster risk financing gets fresh boost from AfDB
24 may 2018 - 13:11:52Busan, South Korea (PANA) - The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, and the Bank’s Board of Governors [...] Full text...
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African Ministers discuss innovative financing mechanisms to respond to climate change
24 may 2018 - 13:10:49Busan, South Korea (PANA) - Ministers of Finance, Agriculture and Governors of Central Banks from African countries have called for [...] Full text...
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IFAD says its support to Angola has helped small farmers
22 may 2018 - 11:02:55Luanda, Angola (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says development projects it has supported in Angola have [...] Full text...
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Family farming key to better diets in Guinea - IFAD
14 may 2018 - 11:51:09Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Republic of Guinea on Monday signed a [...] Full text...
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Kenya police investigate tragic dam collapse
11 may 2018 - 09:36:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan authorities have ordered "immediate and thorough investigations" into Wednesday night's dam collapse at Solai, [...] Full text...
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Kenya dam tragedy death toll climbs to 48
11 may 2018 - 08:41:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 48 people have been killed in Kenya's dam collapse at Solai as the death [...] Full text...
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44 dead, 40 missing in Kenya dam collapse
10 may 2018 - 22:31:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll in Kenya's dam collapse has risen further to 44, statement by the National [...] Full text...
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Death toll in Kenya dam collapse rises to 41 - Police
10 may 2018 - 16:31:52Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The death toll in Kenya's dam collapse has risen to 41, police said on Thursday. Among the [...] Full text...
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Conference on green business development opens in Mauritius
10 may 2018 - 10:21:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Business, Enterprises and Cooperatives Minister Sunil Bholah on Thursday again raised red flags about the [...] Full text...
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AfDB moves to accelerate Agri-Business Development in Ethiopia
09 may 2018 - 13:26:48Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed two grant agreements to finance agri-business development projects [...] Full text...
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Two UN agencies launch project to rebuild livelihoods in eastern DR Congo
20 april 2018 - 06:46:39Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two UN agencies are launching an innovative joint project to rebuild livelihoods shattered by [...] Full text...
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FAO calls for increased labour safety for dangerous agricultural, forestry jobs
17 april 2018 - 09:46:34Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged governments and the private sector to improve [...] Full text...
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Rights body asks Swazi authorities to stop forced evictions
11 april 2018 - 06:59:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rights group, Amnesty International, on Tuesday called on the Swazi authorities to halt forced evictions which [...] Full text...
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FAO promotes aquaponics (A feature by FAO)
09 april 2018 - 11:30:44Rome, Italy (PANA) - Aquaponics has become all the trend. The combination of aquaculture, the practice of fish farming, and [...] Full text...
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Family farmers must remain central to agroecology scale-up - FAO
06 april 2018 - 09:29:43Rome, Italy (PANA) - Family farmers must remain central to bringing agroecology to scale, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva [...] Full text...
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Zimbabwe government, companies failing to protect tobacco workers - HRW
06 april 2018 - 09:04:17Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Children and adults who work on Zimbabwe’s tobacco farms are facing serious risks to their health [...] Full text...
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IFAD chief visits Angola focusing on food security, rural communities
03 april 2018 - 17:53:12Luanda, Angola (PANA) –International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Gilbert F. Houngbo is due here on Wednesday for a [...] Full text...
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FAO espouses agroecology for sustainable food systems (A FAO feature)
02 april 2018 - 09:35:05Rome, Italy (PANA) - More with less. This is the challenge and the mantra for our future. There will be [...] Full text...
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WB gives 62 billion CFAF for Mali’s socioeconomic development
30 march 2018 - 11:57:52Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank has given Mali 112.8 million dollars, or about 62.04 billion CFAF, following the [...] Full text...
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Their 15-year mission a success, UN peacekeepers depart a stable and grateful Liberia (A UN Feature)
30 march 2018 - 05:04:54Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Liberia formally ceases operations on Friday after aiding the West [...] Full text...
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USAID, FAO working together to pre-empt the next global pandemic
09 march 2018 - 10:51:24Rome, Italy (PANA) - A United States-FAO partnership working to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to manage outbreaks of [...] Full text...
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NGOs engage stakeholders on environmentally-friendly businesses in Gambia
02 march 2018 - 11:50:42Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Two NGOs on Friday held a forum that brought together stakeholders across Gambia with the view [...] Full text...
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Explore opportunities along the food chain - FAO chief
22 february 2018 - 10:33:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Agriculture will continue to generate employment in Africa over the coming decades, but opportunities should be [...] Full text...
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French research institutes, FAO strengthen collaboration
17 february 2018 - 05:28:15Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and four major French research [...] Full text...
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'US$1.06 billion needed to help communities in 26 countries fight back against hunger'
08 february 2018 - 11:25:59Rome, Italy (PANA) - With conflict and climate-related shocks sending global hunger numbers marching back up after declining for decades, [...] Full text...
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Sub-drying fish, the Somalian way (An FAO feature)
28 january 2018 - 05:33:04Bossaso, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia boasts the longest coastline of continental Africa. Yet, its fisheries industry is one of the [...] Full text...
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President Barrow vows to bring ex-president Jammeh to justice
25 january 2018 - 14:42:35Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow, says his government is engaging the government of Equatorial Guinea in ensuring [...] Full text...
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IFAD chief appeals for attention to marginalized, poorest at World Economic Forum
23 january 2018 - 19:55:36Rome, Italy (PANA) - As an unprecedented number of government and business leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum (WEF) [...] Full text...
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President Barrow calls on Gambians to learn from China
23 january 2018 - 15:01:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on his compatriots to learn from China by opening up, [...] Full text...
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Nanotechnology's new cost-effective approach to address waterborne diseases in Rwanda (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)
17 january 2018 - 14:08:56Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With the use of nanotechnology application, including the distribution of equipment and powder products that come [...] Full text...
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AfDB inspires Nigerian school children with ‘Farming is Cool’ competition
17 january 2018 - 06:55:32Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - As part of its goal to see a generational shift in agriculture on the continent, the [...] Full text...
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FAO chief calls for end to 'triple discrimination' against indigenous women
15 january 2018 - 10:00:13Mexico City, Mexico (PANA) - Progress in the fight against hunger and extreme poverty hinges on eliminating the "triple discrimination" [...] Full text...
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At least 60 dead in largest-ever Listeria outbreak in South Africa– WHO
12 january 2018 - 19:43:30Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – What is believed to be the largest-ever outbreak of the bacterial disease Listeriosis – or [...] Full text...
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New UN agency projects to boost farming practices, improve farm animal health
30 december 2017 - 04:30:16Vienna, Austria (PANA) – People around the world, especially poor farmers in developing Asian countries, will benefit through the use [...] Full text...
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FAO hails UN resolutions honouring family farmers, bees, camelids, fisheries
21 december 2017 - 09:48:01Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has welcomed the UN's decision to create a decade [...] Full text...
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FAO launches dry season emergency support in Northeast Nigeria
18 december 2017 - 14:11:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) has launched its dry season [...] Full text...
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Hunger has `considerably declined` in northeast Nigeria - FAO says
18 december 2017 - 09:32:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - For the first time since the onset of the Boko Haram crisis, hunger has considerably declined [...] Full text...
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Gambian farmers adapt to climate change with new irrigation strategies (An FAO Feature)
17 december 2017 - 08:43:52Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Agriculture has a large role to play in reducing poverty in The Gambia. About 30 percent [...] Full text...
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FAO cautions that soils being neglected as 'World Soil Day' is marked
05 december 2017 - 10:30:39Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the world marks "World Soil Day" on Tuesday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) [...] Full text...
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UN agriculture agency helps CAR ex-fighters start life anew
02 december 2017 - 12:13:35Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Over 1,000 ex-fighters in the conflict-riddled Central African Republic (CAR) have traded their weapons [...] Full text...
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Southern Africa recovers from El Niño-induced drought – OCHA report
27 november 2017 - 17:01:56Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Southern Africa continues to recover from the disastrous 2015/2016 El Niño-induced drought, which by [...] Full text...
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IFAD hails France support to small scale farmers in developing countries
17 november 2017 - 11:44:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), is in Paris to [...] Full text...
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One in 10 children work, ILO reports at start of conference to end underage labour
15 november 2017 - 07:07:19Buenos Aires, Argentina (PANA) – An estimated 152 million children around the world work, a practice that the international community [...] Full text...
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Greener livestock supply chains offer quick wins in climate battle - FAO
14 november 2017 - 19:08:58Bonn, Germany (PANA) - The agricultural sectors are where efforts to end hunger and prevent planetary overheating can come together, [...] Full text...
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Antibiotic resistance is ‘crisis we cannot ignore,’ UN warns
14 november 2017 - 06:55:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – As World Antibiotic Awareness Week began on Monday, the United Nations, through its Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...
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UN roots for enhanced gender equality in agriculture in Rwanda
13 november 2017 - 11:30:11Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - UN agencies will avail financial resources and technical expertise to the Rwandan government in a move [...] Full text...
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Papal gift helps hungry families in South Sudan - FAO
13 november 2017 - 10:14:59Yei, South Sudan (PANA) - Hungry families in South Sudan will be able to make ends meet thanks to vegetable-growing [...] Full text...
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FAO launches handbook to improve safety in banana farming sector
09 november 2017 - 06:12:01Geneva, Switzderland (PANA) – The United Nations agriculture agency and the Government of Ecuador launched on Wednesday a practical guide [...] Full text...
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WFP chief warns of 'looming humanitarian catastrophe' in DRC's strife-torn Kasai region
30 october 2017 - 21:19:42Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Some 3.2 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) conflict-ravaged south-central Greater Kasai [...] Full text...
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ADF paves way for Guinea-Sierra Leone border road reconstruction with €48 million loan
28 october 2017 - 06:55:18Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved funding of 48 million [...] Full text...
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Global programme seeks to contain serious threat to the world's bananas
18 october 2017 - 11:12:42Rome, Italy (PANA) - A fungus poses major risks to the world's banana production and could cause vast commercial losses [...] Full text...
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Floods leave 22 families homeless in central-southern Rwanda
18 october 2017 - 08:18:38Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Heavy rain in several parts of Kamonyi, a district in the central-southern Rwanda, has destroyed [...] Full text...
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Greenpeace urges Kenya government shift to ecological farming
17 october 2017 - 09:58:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government been called upon to support and enable a food sovereignty system that calls [...] Full text...
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US: UN highlights rural women's participation in sustainable, climate-resilient agriculture
15 october 2017 - 18:03:10New York, US (PANA) – Women and girls are central to the sustainability of rural households and communities, improving rural [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO launches €45 million initiative to curb unsustainable wildlife hunting
10 october 2017 - 12:07:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - A €45-million multi-partner programme launched on Tuesday at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) seeks to [...] Full text...
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Liberia: Liberian parties' flag bearers charged to respect electoral peace accord
09 october 2017 - 10:39:38Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The Head of ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Liberia, John Mahama, has urged flag bearers of [...] Full text...
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Liberia: ECOWAS election observers in Liberia charged on professionalism, impartiality
08 october 2017 - 16:28:10Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Members of the ECOWAS 71-member Election Observation Mission to Liberia have been charged to demonstrate the [...] Full text...
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Liberia: President Johnson-Sirleaf receives head of ECOWAS observer mission
07 october 2017 - 20:43:46Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Liberia’s out-going President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has reaffirmed her commitment to successful transfer of power through credible [...] Full text...
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Liberia: US nudges Liberians to uphold peace, respect democratic process
06 october 2017 - 14:04:29Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) – The Embassy of the United States of America in Liberia has appealed to Liberians to remain [...] Full text...
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Italy: Bioversity Int'l launches 1st scientific review of agrobiodiversity’s untapped potential
26 september 2017 - 14:46:59Rome, Italy (PANA) – Investments in agrobiodiversity play a critical yet overlooked role in tackling wider global targets such as [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: Global warming brews trouble in coffee homeland Ethiopia
26 september 2017 - 14:41:50Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ethiopia is likely to lose half of its coffee growing area due to global [...] Full text...
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US: 'Farming, rural non-farm activities can provide solutions to rising youth employment in Africa'
21 september 2017 - 11:13:44New York, US (PANA) – Farming and rural non-farm-based activities still have untapped potential to generate employment opportunities for Africa's [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IFAD, Heifer partner to bolster rural farmers
18 september 2017 - 12:48:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heifer International and the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) have agreed to seek opportunities for [...] Full text...
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AfDB advocates strategies to deepen industrialization of cassava
12 september 2017 - 14:46:14Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has intensified financing for the production of crops with the [...] Full text...
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AfDB announces new youth training drive to promote agricultural industrialization
12 september 2017 - 13:28:16Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a new youth training drive in partnership with [...] Full text...
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Niger: Niger puts 172,800 ha under irrigation farming
10 september 2017 - 14:10:12Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger intends to produce 700,000 tons of cereals under an irrigation programme due to be launched [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: 'Agriculture projects have to be bankable,' says AfDB official
08 september 2017 - 14:52:37Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Agricultural projects developed for Africa must be bankable and incentivized in order to attract private [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: African leaders to accelerate Africa’s path to prosperity by growing economies, jobs through agriculture
06 september 2017 - 14:24:03Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Over 750 delegates and high-level dignitaries, including African Heads of States, Ministers, and key stakeholders [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: 'The future of Africa depends on agriculture' - AfDB Chief Adesina
06 september 2017 - 14:10:41Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - "Agriculture is instrumental in Africa’s poverty: it must also be instrumental in its wealth. Only [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UK, Nigeria to partner on stimulating private sector led investments
31 august 2017 - 14:44:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government said Thursday that it is willing to work with authorities in the [...] Full text...
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Uganda: FAO chief says Uganda 'leading example' of sustainable refugee response
30 august 2017 - 19:31:39Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The head of the United Nations agriculture agency on Wednesday called for greater funding for a [...] Full text...
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Mali: Gov't, BNDA sign deal on coherent funding mechanism for the Malian agric sector
28 august 2017 - 15:04:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) – A partnership agreement aimed at developing a coherent funding mechanism, appropriate for covering the investment needs [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: New weather report highlights key drivers of vulnerability
21 august 2017 - 09:10:34Zanzibar City, Zanzibar (PANA) - A new official report released on Monday by the the Kenyan-based Intergovernmental Authority on Development [...] Full text...
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Morocco: Morocco plans US$ 268 million agric expenditure over 4 years
15 august 2017 - 15:36:15Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco has earmarked 2.6 billion Moroccan Dirhams (about US$ 268 million) to develop 92 agricultural projects [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: 'Food insecurity soars in conflict-ridden DR Congo'
14 august 2017 - 12:00:25Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Amid rising violence and displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 7.7 million people face [...] Full text...
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Italy: New IFAD-supported project to boost rural economy, livelihoods in Angola
10 august 2017 - 09:33:22Rome, Italy (PANA) – A total of 60,000 Angolan rural households in Cuanza Sul and Huila provinces will benefit from [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Specialist force deployed to deal with intruder at Kenya's Deputy President's home
29 july 2017 - 20:33:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A lone intruder, armed with a machete, stormed the rural home of Kenya's Deputy President, William [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: AfDB to invest US$ 24bn in Africa's agriculture in next 10 years
24 july 2017 - 18:54:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) will invest US$24 billion in agriculture in Africa over the next [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Food crisis in northeast Nigeria 'inches closer to famine', warns aid agency
24 july 2017 - 11:46:38Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The food security crisis in north-east Nigeria is forecast to deteriorate between now and the end [...] Full text...
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Italy: Zambia to benefit from US$22.2 million from IFAD to boost food security
10 july 2017 - 10:52:49Rome, Italy (PANA) – Over 61,000 smallholder farmers will benefit from a financial agreement signed in Rome between the International [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO and IOM call for renewed focus on rural development
06 july 2017 - 19:59:05Rome, Italy (PANA) - Climate change poses a major risk for rural people in developing countries, often leading to distress-driven [...] Full text...
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Italy: Water use innovations crucial to face climate change in Arab countries - FAO
04 july 2017 - 16:50:39Rome, Italy (PANA) - Arab states must continue to seek innovations to overcome water scarcity in the face of climate [...] Full text...
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Italy: Africa Agriculture ministers urged to address rural youth unemployment
03 july 2017 - 10:01:19Rome, Italy (PANA) - Youth employment should be at the centre of any strategy to face economic and demographic challenges [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: EU supports smart agriculture in Mauritius
01 july 2017 - 15:55:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The European Union (EU) is providing new support to the tune of 3 million euros to [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB President, Adesina, wins 2017 World Food Prize
28 june 2017 - 13:11:14Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For helping Africa get it right in agriculture and making it a key player of [...] Full text...
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Italy: Soil pollution comes under scrutiny at FAO plenary assembly
23 june 2017 - 09:20:48Rome, Italy (PANA) - Soil pollution, due mostly to human activities that leave excess chemicals in soils used to grow [...] Full text...
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Italy: 'South Sudan famine ebbs, but situation still desperate as hunger spreads'
21 june 2017 - 08:05:31Rome, Italy (PANA) - Famine has eased in South Sudan after a significant scale up in the humanitarian response, according [...] Full text...
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US: Help preserve land – our 'home and future' – UN
17 june 2017 - 14:02:38New York, US (PANA) – With hundreds of millions of people around the globe directly affected by desertification – the [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: AfDB approves US$100m for soft commodity value chain operations in sub-Saharan Africa
15 june 2017 - 07:32:19Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$100 million facility to finance Export Trading [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: AfDB supports Nigerian University's expansion with US$40 million loan
14 june 2017 - 06:45:31Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an agreement for a corporate loan to finance the [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: Nigeria's returning refugees need humanitarian assistance – UNHCR
03 june 2017 - 04:22:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As thousands of Nigerian refugees return from Cameroon to north-eastern Nigeria, straining the few existing services [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: WHO highlights threats of tobacco to development worldwide
30 may 2017 - 09:29:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and [...] Full text...
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Italy: FAO issues alert over lethal virus affecting popular tilapia fish
26 may 2017 - 11:42:47Rome, Italy (PANA) - A highly contagious disease is spreading among farmed and wild tilapia, one of the world's most [...] Full text...
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DRC: Nearly 400,000 children at risk of severe acute malnutrition in DRC's Greater Kasai – UNICEF
24 may 2017 - 15:36:06Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The crisis in Greater Kasai in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has severely [...] Full text...
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India: 3,000 delegates storm Indian city for AfDB's biggest agric-based meeting
21 may 2017 - 12:47:13Ahmedabad, India (PANA) - The Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre in the Gandhinagar area of Ahmedabad in Gujarat State [...] Full text...
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India: Indian city agog ahead of AfDB annual meetings
17 may 2017 - 14:26:07New Delhi, India (PANA) - The Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar area of Ahmedabad in Gujarat State, [...] Full text...
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Zambia: World Bank approves $32 million for Zambia to improve rural livelihoods
10 may 2017 - 14:23:22Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved US$32.80 million to improve rural livelihoods, [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Botswana suspends rifles licence issuance
08 may 2017 - 09:10:32Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana has suspended rifles licences issuance, as part of efforts to fight wildlife plundering and escalating [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Aquaculture projects to kick off in Botswana
03 may 2017 - 09:54:48Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced plans to commence aquaculture projects in June to help eradicate poverty. Ghulam Kibria, Deputy [...] Full text...
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UK: Tobacco giant BAT urged to respect human rights
25 april 2017 - 11:54:25London, UK (PANA) – Two human rights groups on Tuesday asked British American Tobacco (BAT) to strengthen its processes for [...] Full text...
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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo’s first 100 days, controversial bond reported in Ghana
22 april 2017 - 06:53:36Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media once again focused on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s first 100 days in [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Consolidating nation-building, democracy in the New Gambia (By Paul Ejimeh, PANA Guest Writer)
20 april 2017 - 17:36:50Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - By African standards, many had expected the worst the moment the Gambia’s authoritarian ruler for 22 [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Conflict in South Sudan affecting food security in "stable states"
30 march 2017 - 16:46:30Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The ongoing conflict in South Sudan is affecting food security in some of the country’s [...] Full text...
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Kenya: IRRI, FAO team up to bolster rice production
30 march 2017 - 15:21:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The FAO and the International Rice Research (IRRI) have agreed to cooperate more closely to support [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari hails Saudi, Nigeria relations
30 march 2017 - 15:17:30Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The relationship between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia is a mutually beneficial one, which should grow stronger [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: FAO-supported farmers expect good harvest in Northeast Nigeria
29 march 2017 - 13:40:50Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says farmers under its support programmes in Northeast Nigeria, the [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief tasks South Sudan leadership on cessation of hostilities
24 march 2017 - 14:49:56New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed the need for the leadership of South Sudan to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: UN official addresses AU PSC on alarming situation in South Sudan
17 march 2017 - 19:12:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - To pull South Sudan back from the abyss and from a growing famine, the international [...] Full text...
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UN: UN panel on narcotics discusses peace, security
14 march 2017 - 19:36:04New York, US (PANA) - The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs opened its 60th session in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: EU to support climate smart agriculture in Mauritius
14 march 2017 - 14:57:04Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has allocated MRs 115 million Mauritian Rupees (38 rupees = 1 euro) [...] Full text...
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Egypt: FAO says water scarcity in North Africa needs 'urgent, massive response'
09 march 2017 - 16:43:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Access to water is a fundamental need for food security, human health and agriculture, and its [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: UN rights experts call for global treaty to regulate dangerous pesticides
08 march 2017 - 05:50:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two United Nations human rights experts are calling for a comprehensive new global treaty to regulate [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Ghana reiterates commitment to IMF programme
02 march 2017 - 17:59:37Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday said the government remains committed to extended credit facility [...] Full text...
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UN: UN Security Council members begin 5-day mission to Lake Chad Basin
02 march 2017 - 06:27:38New York, US (PANA) - UN Security Council members on Thursday began a five-day mission to the Lake Chad Basin, [...] Full text...
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Rwanda: Addressing challenges facing street vendors in Rwanda (A feature by Aimable Twahirwa, PANA Correspondent in Kigali)
28 february 2017 - 15:56:56Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Jobless and widowed, Margaret Mukansonera continues her petty trade through the pavements and street corners in [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius launches first organic farming zone
28 february 2017 - 09:33:50Britannia, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday evening launched the island's first organic farming zone at [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Failure to observe peace deal blamed for famine in South Sudan
23 february 2017 - 18:11:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Failure to adhere to the 2015 peace agreement of South Sudan is the main cause of [...] Full text...
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Italy: UN agencies demand 'immediate, safe' access to famine-hit areas in South Sudan
22 february 2017 - 13:09:41Rome, Italy (PANA) - The heads of three UN agencies have renewed their appeal to the South Sudan parties to [...] Full text...
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US: US 'gravely concerned' about famine in parts of South Sudan
22 february 2017 - 09:31:10Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is "gravely concerned" by the 20 February declaration of famine [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Agriculture minister says country will commercialize agriculture
20 february 2017 - 15:49:48Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Minister of Agriculture, Omar A. Jallow (OJ), has said that agriculture has to be [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Famine hits parts of South Sudan - UN agencies
20 february 2017 - 11:31:17Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Famine was declared on Monday in South Sudan where war and a collapsing economy have [...] Full text...
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