Improved local production of maize in Zimbabwe expected to up human consumption by 6 percent in 2025/26

18 june 2025 - 11:54:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Following the challenging maize crop in the 2024/25 marketing year due to severe drought conditions, Zimbabwe's [...] Full text...

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Serious food insecurity lurks over Malawi’s population

05 june 2025 - 09:20:25
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) – Over 20 percent of Malawi’s 25 million population faces high levels of food insecurity, up five [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian farmers clear more land to expand coffee plantations

26 may 2025 - 12:59:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's coffee sector is poised for expansion, with cultivated areas projected to grow from [...] Full text...

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Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes

18 april 2025 - 19:59:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water, or medical care three weeks after deadly [...] Full text...

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Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo

15 april 2025 - 20:09:32
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recent severe flooding caused by torrential rains has displaced nearly 10,000 people in Tanganyika province [...] Full text...

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DRC: Record 28 million people face acute hunger

27 march 2025 - 15:24:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Conflicts and rising food prices are plunging the Congolese people into one of the worst food [...] Full text...

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Conflict, weather events drive food insecurity in many countries: WB report

18 march 2025 - 10:08:21
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conflict and weather-related events continue to drive food insecurity in different countries, says the [...] Full text...

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South Sudan Community leaders call for peace between cattle herders and farmers (By Surur Ali Ayile, UN News)

09 march 2025 - 05:18:16
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The land in Lainya County in South Sudan is rich and fertile, with a long [...] Full text...

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New report forecasts better prospects for South Africa’s dairy industry

01 march 2025 - 11:55:25
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s dairy industry is likely to grow in the future due to improving economic [...] Full text...

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‘We’re afraid to return home’: Uprooted again, Congolese civilians face hunger and more insecurity (Feature by UN News)

26 february 2025 - 07:48:47
Goma, DRC (PANA) - Around 700,000 people were forced to leave Goma, one of the biggest cities in the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Thousands of people flee from eastern DR Congo into Burundi.

21 february 2025 - 06:30:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people [...] Full text...

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DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agency

20 february 2025 - 18:15:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands [...] Full text...

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Improved quality control kick-starts Kenya’s avocado output in 2025

15 february 2025 - 13:16:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s avocado production is expected to rebound by four percent in 2025, reaching 585,000 metric tons, [...] Full text...

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'Improved resilience to weather shocks can boost Zimbabwe’s recovery'

31 january 2025 - 08:38:20
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s economic outlook is positive, with recovery from the 2019/20 COVID-19 recession and the 2024 El [...] Full text...

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Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia

15 november 2024 - 17:06:17
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian [...] Full text...

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Expensive farm inputs, insecurity in producing regions, high transport costs impact grain yields in Nigeria

04 october 2024 - 08:26:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Imports of wheat, rice, and maize marketing in year 2024/25 are estimated to increase as the [...] Full text...

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We must do more to keep the air we breathe clean: UN weather agency

05 september 2024 - 12:44:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked climate change, wildfires and air pollution continue to have “a spiralling, negative impact on health, [...] Full text...

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Egypt’s cane sugar production drops

23 august 2024 - 07:14:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2.6 million [...] Full text...

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South Africa sets wheat import duties while local wheat area drops

14 august 2024 - 12:32:35
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Falling global wheat prices triggered, in July 2024, a wheat import duty of Rand 176.30 [...] Full text...

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Global food price index broadly unchanged in July

03 august 2024 - 07:16:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity benchmarks remained largely unchanged in July, with rises in vegetable oils, meat and [...] Full text...

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Strong regional demand to drive South Africa’s maize exports to neighbours

26 july 2024 - 11:18:26
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA)   South Africa’s maize area is forecast to expand in marketing year 2024/25 after an 18 percent [...] Full text...

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Malawi Economic Monitor calls for urgent, sustained reforms for faster, more inclusive growth

25 july 2024 - 07:40:09
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s current economic difficulties require a combination of immediate response measures and urgent reforms to address [...] Full text...

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UN and partners launch emergency appeal to address severe drought in Malawi

24 july 2024 - 05:46:58
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - UN agencies alongside humanitarian partners in Malawi have launched a Flash Appeal to help millions in [...] Full text...

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Mozambican farmers get $2 million fertilizer financing boost

19 july 2024 - 06:27:16
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - With the planting season fast approaching, Mozambican farmers are busy preparing their fields. Fertilizer is crucial for [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants DRC $260 million loan to strengthen agricultural sector

19 july 2024 - 05:47:57
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of [...] Full text...

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AfDB chief warns Nigeria’s food import policy could destroy its agriculture

13 july 2024 - 18:42:57
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said the decision [...] Full text...

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Empowering small emerging commercial farmers: Mozambique success story – World Bank Blog By Blessings Botha

01 july 2024 - 08:58:56
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Having seen so many smallholder farmers trapped in low agricultural productivity in Mozambique, I had always [...] Full text...

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Easing Guinea’s food insecurity: IMF’s Food Shock Window By Pilar Garcia Martinez, Joseph Ntamatungiro, and Neree Noumon

21 june 2024 - 15:42:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - IMF emergency financing has supported Guinea’s efforts to cope with the effects of macroeconomic shocks, underpinned [...] Full text...

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Import of alcoholic beverages up in Ghana

21 june 2024 - 12:10:51
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Alcoholic beverages imported into Ghana increased from $56 million in 2019 to $87 million in 2023.Due [...] Full text...

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Raising agricultural productivity, private sector investment can help Zambia achieve sustained and inclusive growth

06 june 2024 - 18:56:45
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - While Zambia’s economy is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and a previous recession, a new [...] Full text...

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Droughts and floods threaten ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ across southern Africa

23 may 2024 - 05:11:02
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Droughts and floods in southern Africa stemming from El Niño have left millions of people food [...] Full text...

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Kenyan farmers get fertilizer boost with $2 million from AfDB

27 april 2024 - 10:00:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a significant step to advance food security in Kenya, the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism has [...] Full text...

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Malawi drought threatens millions as WFP appeals for funding

03 april 2024 - 06:02:41
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Aid teams in Malawi are appealing for an additional $70 million to those affected by serious [...] Full text...

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Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices up in Benin

17 march 2024 - 15:44:54
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for February 2024 rose to 112.1 from 110.5 a month [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, AfDB launch project to bolster food security

11 february 2024 - 11:25:32
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has officially launched an African Development Bank (AfDB)-supported project to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria becomes second African country to approve biotech maize for commercial growing

07 february 2024 - 13:43:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In January 2024, Nigeria approved the commercial release of four TELA maize varieties, which have been [...] Full text...

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Houthi rebels’ attacks on ships in Red Sea trigger decrease in trade, global food security

05 february 2024 - 18:05:39
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Recent attacks by Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have triggered a [...] Full text...

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Rainfall gives South African maize growers hope of bumper crop

29 january 2024 - 07:12:59
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Maize production in South Africa is off to a reasonable start in marketing year 2023/24 [...] Full text...

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Food price inflation fears ease again: FAO

06 january 2024 - 04:53:21
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reported on Friday that the Food Price Index ended the [...] Full text...

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Mali expects to produce around 1.3 million tonnes of cereals this year in Ségou region

29 december 2023 - 14:16:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The region of Ségou, in central Mali, is expected to produce around 1.3 million tonnes of [...] Full text...

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Food price inflation globally exceeds overall inflation in developing regions: WB report

05 december 2023 - 07:56:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high globally and 61.9% of low-income countries have experienced [...] Full text...

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Boosting agriculture and food system resilience is critical for reducing poverty in CAR: World Bank Report

16 november 2023 - 17:48:26
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Reviving agriculture is critical to fostering economic growth and tackling widespread extreme poverty in [...] Full text...

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AfDB unveils 2023-2028 Country Strategy Paper for Congo

07 november 2023 - 10:46:02
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank's Country Strategy Paper (CSP 2023-2028) for Congo will focus on four [...] Full text...

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Low-income countries face severe food price inflation: WB

31 october 2023 - 06:58:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high, according to the global food security update released [...] Full text...

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Current El Niño likely to affect food security in several African countries

17 october 2023 - 07:30:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) –  Heads of international organisations have urged countries to balance short-term urgent interventions with longer-term [...] Full text...

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Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism extended to Mozambique

13 october 2023 - 08:32:16
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism will extend a US$2 million partial trade credit guarantee and [...] Full text...

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Young agricultural leaders in Tanzania use satellite data to improve farming systems

10 august 2023 - 10:58:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Accurate crop mapping is a crucial process to informing reliable crop production estimates, addressing [...] Full text...

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Black Sea deal collapse sparks rise in global food prices: FAO

04 august 2023 - 18:11:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices rose for the first time in months following the collapse of the landmark agreement to [...] Full text...

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World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity

18 july 2023 - 07:19:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...

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Africa50 invests over US$6.6 billion in infrastructure in six years

04 july 2023 - 07:03:48
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Africa50 has in six years of operation invested more than $6.6 billion in critical infrastructure, African [...] Full text...

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Macro-economic challenges hamper Zimbabwe maize farmers’ efforts to raise production

19 june 2023 - 09:28:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s maize crop for marketing year 2023/24 is estimated at 1.5 million metric tons, representing an [...] Full text...

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World Bank raises alarm on rising global food insecurity

06 june 2023 - 11:32:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...

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Angola to accelerate job creation and growth in private enterprise

03 june 2023 - 07:54:09
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola aims to accelerate economic diversification, private investment, and jobs by creating more favourable business conditions [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Year-on-year inflation in March 2023 stands at +32.6 pct

18 april 2023 - 13:16:36
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Year-on-year inflation in March 2023 stood at +32.6%, against 28.0% in the previous month, the Burundi [...] Full text...

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Africa experiencing surging food price inflation: WB

28 march 2023 - 06:33:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...

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High crop prices prompt Kenya farmers to increase maize, wheat production

23 march 2023 - 11:28:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya expects a rise in maize and wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 to 3.18 [...] Full text...

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Armyworm outbreaks, drought, high fertiliser prices affect grain production in Tanzania

23 march 2023 - 08:16:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s maize production in marketing year 2023/24 is  anticipated to increase 3% to 6.1 [...] Full text...

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WFP responds to impact of cyclone Freddy in Malawi

19 march 2023 - 05:22:44
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stepped up an emergency response to help an [...] Full text...

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FAO rolls out its "Soil Doctors" programme in Burkina Faso

16 march 2023 - 17:59:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is running its global "Soil [...] Full text...

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Food crisis looms in Malawi due to failure to protect farming against climate hazards

26 january 2023 - 12:39:30
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi faces another food crisis on the back of a series of climate events, after drought, [...] Full text...

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South Africa on promising start of grain marketing this year: Report

26 january 2023 - 11:05:27
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s grain production is off to a decent start in marketing year 2022/23, said [...] Full text...

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African heads of state pledge to make food sovereignty a priority

25 january 2023 - 20:02:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - African heads of state and government pledged on Wednesday in Dakar to make food sovereignty a [...] Full text...

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Burundi reccords average inflation of +1.9 pc for the year 2022

24 january 2023 - 18:38:49
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies of Burundi (ISTEEBU) has published the Household Consumer Price [...] Full text...

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The Rockefeller Foundation, WFP launch initiative to strengthen school meals

19 january 2023 - 05:20:54
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$ 10.7 million grant from [...] Full text...

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Inflation in Tanzania remains consistent with target - Central Bank

02 january 2023 - 11:14:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine and the resurgence of [...] Full text...

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‘Intense diplomatic efforts’ continue to ensure food and fertilizers reach those in need

30 november 2022 - 07:33:52
New York, US (PANA) - The first shipment of fertilizer donated by Russian producers to countries hit hard by rising [...] Full text...

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Kenyan technology start-up boosts e-commerce in agroprocessing industry

25 november 2022 - 10:57:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - When Peter Njonjo, a former employee of a multinational company, set out to create Twiga Foods [...] Full text...

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UN warns of worsening conflict, displacement in Sahel without immediate climate action

16 november 2022 - 12:38:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed [...] Full text...

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Guterres welcomes Russia's decision to end suspension from Ukraine grain deal

02 november 2022 - 18:46:59
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday "warmly" welcomed Russia’s decision to resume its participation in [...] Full text...

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Islamic Development Bank supports agriculture in Benin with $18.4 million

18 october 2022 - 18:03:58
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has granted Benin US$18.40 million to support the country's agriculture, the [...] Full text...

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Benin experiences variation in agricultural commodity prices in early October

17 october 2022 - 19:12:08
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The prices of a kilogram of maize and yam fell in the first week of October [...] Full text...

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West Africa hard-hit by climate crisis as deadly floods decimate lives and livelihoods - WFP

17 october 2022 - 19:01:49
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Above-average rainfall and devastating flooding across West and Central Africa has affected five million people in [...] Full text...

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Join forces to prevent ‘food availability crisis’ urges FAO chief

28 september 2022 - 18:57:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine stokes a crisis for countries who are struggling just to access [...] Full text...

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Nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees return home from Zambia with UNHCR support

27 september 2022 - 14:38:14
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with the governments of Zambia and the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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World food prices drop for fifth consecutive month: FAO

03 september 2022 - 05:10:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Inflation rate at 18-year high, driven by prices of food

15 august 2022 - 15:41:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s headline inflation has increased to 19.64 per cent in July, bringing the country’s inflation figure [...] Full text...

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Japan renews commitment to food and nutrition assistance in Lesotho

10 august 2022 - 05:28:11
Maseru, Lesotho ()ANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday welcomed a 250 million Japanese Yen (approximately [...] Full text...

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World sees major fall in food prices for July, but future supply worries remain: FAO

05 august 2022 - 11:14:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs [...] Full text...

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ADF approves $14.4 million loan to boost food security in Zambia

28 july 2022 - 06:22:48
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has [...] Full text...

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ADF approves US$5.6 million grant to bolster food security in Mozambique

27 july 2022 - 09:59:16
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Fund (ADF) has granted Mozambique $5.6 million in additional funding for Post-Cyclone Idai [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $3.5 million for Gambia rice project

24 july 2022 - 07:20:02
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a grant [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board Approves $134 million loan to boost food production in Nigeria

20 july 2022 - 11:26:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $134 [...] Full text...

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South Africa maintains status as net maize exporter

20 july 2022 - 09:00:41
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Expecting to maintain its status as a net exporter of maize in marketing year 2022/23, [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board approves more than $1 billion for emergency food production plan

20 july 2022 - 07:41:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s Board of Directors has approved 24 fast-track programmes to help [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants US$5 million to Burundi for food security

18 july 2022 - 12:48:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The African Development Bank's (AfDB) recent US$5 million food security grant to Burundi comes at a [...] Full text...

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AfDB grants $8.1 million to support food production in South Sudan

17 july 2022 - 12:58:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of [...] Full text...

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AfDB donates $5.4 million to CAR for food security project

17 july 2022 - 06:35:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant [...] Full text...

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From fighting to farming: Supporting peacebuilding in Mozambique (A UN feature)

10 july 2022 - 07:49:29
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - As Mozambique looks to move on from its violent past, a UN-led programme is supporting efforts [...] Full text...

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Mali-Météo forecasts agricultural production of over 10.5 million tonnes of cereals this year

23 june 2022 - 18:41:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Meteorological Agency (Mali-Météo) has predicted this year's agricultural production to be just over 10.5 [...] Full text...

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World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO

10 june 2022 - 04:50:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year. This would be a [...] Full text...

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Djibouti aspires to become global ICT cente

07 june 2022 - 12:19:14
Djibouti, Djibouti (PANA) – African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina has received Djibouti’s highest honour of ‘Commandeur dans [...] Full text...

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US$ 678 million mobilized by IFAD in 42 years of presence in Burundi

28 may 2022 - 14:05:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which has been present in Burundi since 1980, has [...] Full text...

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AfDB President outlines Bank's plan to feed the continent

25 may 2022 - 06:59:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has outlined the Bank's plans to address [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board approves US$1.5 billion facility to avert food crisis in Africa

20 may 2022 - 21:08:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors on Friday approved a US$1.5 billion facility [...] Full text...

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South African opposition leader visits Ukraine

02 may 2022 - 12:36:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The leader of South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has arrived in Ukraine [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports seven Sahelian countries with US$5.14 million

15 april 2022 - 13:05:19
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will allocate US$5.14 million to finance the Integrated Climate [...] Full text...

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Mali launches 12th edition of High Council for Agriculture

13 april 2022 - 16:50:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita, Wednesday launched the 12th edition of [...] Full text...

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Africa at heart of military clash in Ukraine (Analysis)

15 march 2022 - 15:07:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Russian-Ukrainian war, which has entered its third week, actually began ten years ago when former [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso suspends export of cereal flour

23 february 2022 - 20:41:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe Ministry of Trade announced on Wednesday the suspension of cereal flour exports (millet, [...] Full text...

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FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa

17 january 2022 - 16:46:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the [...] Full text...

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Burundi declares 2022 Year of Agriculture

01 january 2022 - 19:02:20
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Particular attention will be paid to the agricultural sector in 2022 "as an engine of growth [...] Full text...

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Severe drought grips Somalia

19 november 2021 - 23:05:10
Mogadishu, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia is enduring its third consecutive poor rain season since late 2020, the Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: 11 African countries to benefit from $345 million programme to transform food, land use systems

06 november 2021 - 17:59:04
Glasgow, Scotland, (PANA) - A $345 million programme, The Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Programme (FOLUR), was launched [...] Full text...

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South Africa expects bumper maize harvest of 16.0 million tons in 2021/22

04 november 2021 - 13:54:19
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s maize crop for the 2021/22 marketing year, under normal climatic conditions, could once [...] Full text...

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Climate change: UN Resident Coordinator says it is time to act on Kenya drought

01 october 2021 - 08:11:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Visiting Wajir county of northern Kenya on Thursday with Government officials, donor representatives and United Nations [...] Full text...

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IFPRI launches Food Policy Report on climate-resilient strategies in Egypt

30 september 2021 - 19:50:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Without significant climate change adaption measures, climate change-induced biophysical crop stress could lead to a 10% reduction [...] Full text...

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Foodstuff prices fluctuate in Benin

19 september 2021 - 14:08:25
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Prices of foodstuffs in Benin fluctuated in early September, according to a report by  the National [...] Full text...

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Zambia produces its largest maize crop on raised efficiency by smallholder farmers

18 august 2021 - 13:18:31
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia produced its largest maize crop on record in the 2021/22 marketing year. This bumper crop [...] Full text...

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Southern Africa suffers widespread food, nutrition insecurity – SADC report

12 august 2021 - 16:06:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Ten Member States of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) suffer widespread food and [...] Full text...

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Saudi Arabia supports WFP refugee operations in Tanzania

29 july 2021 - 14:01:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The UN  World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday welcomed a contribution of 36 metric [...] Full text...

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Civil unrest turns South Africa’s food and agricultural sector upside down

21 july 2021 - 13:51:32
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - While specific costs and implications of the recent South African civil unrest to the food [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's relief agency begins distribution of food items to 35,508 displaced persons in Northeast Nigeria

12 july 2021 - 18:20:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has kicked off the distribution of food items to [...] Full text...

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IFAD props Tanzanian small-scale farmers to improve food security against COVID-19 pandemic

07 july 2021 - 14:58:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide funding to assist 6,240 vulnerable [...] Full text...

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New economic analysis calls for affordable ICT for youth, women, and rural communities in Malawi

25 june 2021 - 16:05:42
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s low levels of electricity access, high internet prices, unpredictable connectivity, high cost of smart devices, [...] Full text...

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WFP says 41 million at imminent risk of famine without urgent funding and humanitarian access

22 june 2021 - 15:50:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned that famine – already present in [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Rising food price inflation in South Africa causes concern for consumers

18 may 2021 - 11:32:42
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Continued sharp increases in food price inflation from 3.4 percent in 2019, to 4.6 percent [...] Full text...

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Madagascar faces famine risk: Gov't, UN food agencies warn 

12 may 2021 - 05:33:29
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - With each day that passes, more lives are at stake as hunger tightens its grip in [...] Full text...

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Togolese producers to get 65,000 tons of seeds from government

14 february 2021 - 11:45:05
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togolese producers will receive 65,000 tons of seeds from the government for the new agricultural season, [...] Full text...

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AfDB, FAO, South Sudan ink protocols for $14 million grant to boost agricultural markets

04 february 2021 - 14:11:51
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to [...] Full text...

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IFAD backs Nigerian small-scale farmers to improve food security, combat poverty

28 january 2021 - 14:37:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Heavy rains caused by Cyclone Eloise recede in parts of southern Africa

27 january 2021 - 08:58:53
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The low pressure area caused by Tropical Cyclone Eloise has moved south-west and is close [...] Full text...

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AfDB pledges to mobilise $6.5 billion in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative

11 january 2021 - 15:42:04
Paris, France (PANA) - The Sahel region's Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Kenya passes law demanding 50% payment of intl tea auction price to local growers

23 december 2020 - 19:35:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a new bill passed in Parliament into law, paving the [...] Full text...

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Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November - FAO

03 december 2020 - 14:21:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose sharply in November to their highest level in nearly six years, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS offers 793 tons of cereals of food assistance to Mali

10 november 2020 - 17:33:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has offered Mali 793 tons of cereals as [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices slightly drop in Niger

28 october 2020 - 13:49:56
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Cereal prices on Niger's markets this week continued to  decline between 2 and 3 per cent [...] Full text...

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EU gives Congo more than one billion Euros for agro-pastoral groupings

21 october 2020 - 21:41:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The European Union (EU) ambassador in Congo, Raul Mateus Paula, said here Tuesday his organisation would [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s record wheat harvest proves success of AfDB’s agricultural transformation programme

20 october 2020 - 16:06:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest, according [...] Full text...

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Nigeria’s Food Reserve stock now 109,657 tonnes

14 october 2020 - 10:46:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has announced that the country's [...] Full text...

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Prices of several staples up to multi-month highs in September – FAO report

08 october 2020 - 12:51:27
Rome, Italy (PANA) - While new forecasts for global cereal output, utilisation, stocks and trade all point to well-supplied markets, [...] Full text...

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Niger: Cereal prices fall due to new harvests of local cereals

28 september 2020 - 17:04:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The price situation in Niger's cereal markets this week is on the downward trend, according to [...] Full text...

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

25 september 2020 - 15:07:51
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The African Network for Integrated Development (RADI), in its fight to ensure food security for vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Since April 2020, floods have claimed 41 lives, 112 wounded in Burkina Faso -Official

22 september 2020 - 23:38:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A wave of floods and heavy winds in all thirteen regions of Burkina Faso has [...] Full text...

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

07 september 2020 - 12:59:37
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – South African farmer and inventor Michris Janse van Rensburg has supplied hand planters to more [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices stable this week on Niger markets

10 august 2020 - 18:42:38
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - During this week of celebration of the Tabaski feast, the cereal markets saw stable prices, compared [...] Full text...

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Botswana to utilise virtual platforms for trade promotion

10 august 2020 - 18:02:26
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic continue to unravel, Botswana has opted for virtual trade promotion [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe households expected to limit daily meals as economy worsens

10 august 2020 - 12:20:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s food security arm, FEWS NET, says households are expected [...] Full text...

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US food security arm predicts Zimbabwe households will ration meals as macroeconomic situation worsens

05 august 2020 - 17:31:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s food security arm, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe households are [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: How cryptocurrency can help govts fund COVID-19 stimulus packages (Analysis)

30 july 2020 - 22:13:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Never spend your money before you have it” is a famous quote from the late third [...] Full text...

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Ravages of acute hunger will likely hit six in 10 in Zimbabwe: WFP

30 july 2020 - 19:21:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is urgently seeking more international support to prevent millions of Zimbabweans [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices rise this week in Niger

20 july 2020 - 18:34:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The price in cereal markets this week in Niger is marked by a slight increase in [...] Full text...

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UNEP supports global food systems providing net positive impacts on nutrition, environment

13 july 2020 - 11:17:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – While progress on reducing hunger has stagnated in the last five years, evidence suggests [...] Full text...

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Generalized rise in cereal prices this week in Niger

09 july 2020 - 20:32:11
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger experienced a general increase in the prices of cereals over the past week, the news [...] Full text...

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IFAD launches project to support 210.000 rural families in Niger

06 july 2020 - 23:10:24
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Monday announced a financing package to support 210,000 poor [...] Full text...

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

03 july 2020 - 13:00:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Friday announced support for a new programme in [...] Full text...

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Kenyan lawmaker fined hefty US$14 million over famine food supplies fraud

26 june 2020 - 00:06:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan anti-corruption court Thursday found John Waluke, a ranking lawmaker and chief whip, and a [...] Full text...

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

16 june 2020 - 17:48:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nathan Zecks Mazvazva, aged 25, remembers standing in the center of his 15-acre sugar cane field [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices remain stable this week in Niger

09 june 2020 - 15:11:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - As in the past week, the price for most cereals on markets in Niger was relatively [...] Full text...

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AfDB delivers on a decade of transformative commitments to reduce poverty (A feature)

02 june 2020 - 19:59:25
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - For the past five decades, the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has been at the [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices remain stable on local markets in Niger

02 june 2020 - 14:31:26
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Cereals on Niger markets sold at relatively stable prices last week, according the information bulletin of [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices drop this week in Niger

15 may 2020 - 22:13:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The prices of cereals in the markets here this week saw a downward trend, said the [...] Full text...

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Drought decreases agricultural crops, livestock activity in Zimbabwe

28 april 2020 - 13:00:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The 2019/20 agricultural season in Zimbabwe was marked by delay and false start throughout the country [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabwe VP orders retailers to slash prices amid COVID-19 lockdown

22 april 2020 - 16:19:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Vice President Kembo Mohadi has issued a price moratorium ordering retailers to revert to the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Zimbabweans ignore social distancing in search of basic commodities

12 april 2020 - 12:41:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local christian organisation, Habbakuk Trust, says social distancing measures to contain the COVID-19 (coronavirus) are being [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Nationwide lockdown to have direct and indirect consequences on livelihoods

07 april 2020 - 12:56:57
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - U.S. AID food security arm, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe's nationwide lockdown will likely have direct and [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts East and Horn of Africa

02 april 2020 - 10:35:59
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a $1.5 million [...] Full text...

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Corinavirus: Ghana's finance minister paints gloomy picture of economy

30 march 2020 - 18:58:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Monday painted a gloomy picture of impact on the country's [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices remain stable this week in Niger

06 march 2020 - 16:06:10
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The situation of produce prices on Nigerien markets remained constant this week, according to the agricultural [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Four gold panners killed as artisanal gold mine caves in

01 march 2020 - 19:33:35
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Four gold panners were killed on Saturday in Cibitoke, a province of north-west Burundi, after the [...] Full text...

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Retail prices of Zimbabwe's staple food continue to rise

01 march 2020 - 12:04:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The price of Zimbabwe's staple food, roller maize meal, continues to rise across Zimbabwe’s top markets [...] Full text...

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Private companies help community fight human-wildlife conflict

21 february 2020 - 10:32:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - As human wildlife conflict persists in Botswana, private companies are joining hands with government to ease [...] Full text...

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Rising average prices of most agricultural products in Niger

18 february 2020 - 20:46:33
Niamey, Niger (PANA)  -  Niger experienced average price increases in agricultural products, mainly cereals and the main cash crops in [...] Full text...

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Sixteen members of same family burnt by armed bandits in Nigeria's Kaduna State

13 february 2020 - 07:38:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Sixteen members of the same family were burnt to death on Tuesday night when armed bandits [...] Full text...

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Price of Zimbabwe's staple food, mealie meal, rises 40 percent

11 february 2020 - 18:02:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Treasury has raised the price of Zimbabwe’s staple food, mealie meal by 40 percent to ZWL$70 [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF expels three senior youth league leaders

05 february 2020 - 23:02:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU PF, Wednesday suspended its deputy youth secretary, Lewis Matutu, and political commissar [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa orders govt to prioritise food amid fear of famine

04 february 2020 - 17:40:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed his government to focus on food security amid the heightened [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's national maize supplies 'critically low'

03 february 2020 - 10:16:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's national maize supplies are “critically low” as a result of the poor 2019 harvest and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean NGO bemoans lagging government policies on production of ruminants

02 february 2020 - 13:07:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Agricultural Growth Programme (ZAGP) has bemoaned the lagging of policy making concerning goat and pig [...] Full text...

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New report shows Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme' was a failure

28 january 2020 - 17:10:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local democracy activists, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme (CAP)' failed [...] Full text...

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LEAD: Kenyan President sacks ministers, names new Foreign Minister in cabinet reshuffle

14 january 2020 - 13:19:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta fired agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri on Tuesday in a cabinet reshuffle, [...] Full text...

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'Persevere', Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa tells citizens

01 january 2020 - 09:52:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on his compatriots to continue to persevere, as 2020 will [...] Full text...

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WFP calls for increased support as eight million in Zimbabwe face hunger

31 december 2019 - 06:05:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is calling on countries to step up support to Zimbabwe, where millions of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe central bank chief explains efforts to stabilize local currency- Interview with PANA Correspondent

24 december 2019 - 14:09:48
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's economy is imploding and most of it is due to a devaluing local currency reintroduced [...] Full text...

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Lesotho: Tens of thousands ‘one step away from famine’ as drought impacts harvests

20 december 2019 - 18:57:20
Maseru, Lesotho (PANA) - Devastating drought in the southern African nation of Lesotho has left more than half a million people [...] Full text...

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Training session on sustainable agriculture held at University of Ziguinchor, Senegal

12 december 2019 - 14:00:36
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The University of Ziguinchor in southern Senegal hosted a three-day training session on promoting sustainable agriculture [...] Full text...

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FAO scales up fight against Fall Armyworm

05 december 2019 - 07:12:40
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Wednesday launched a three-year Global Action for Fall [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ‘facing worst hunger crisis in a decade’: WFP official

04 december 2019 - 09:12:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population – [...] Full text...

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Lightning kills 5 footballers in Zambia

03 december 2019 - 08:17:30
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Five members of a local football team have died after being struck by lightning at a [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans pushed to the brink in the face of drought and economic meltdown

27 november 2019 - 13:00:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) says millions of Zimbabweans are on the brink of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt suspends customs duty on imported wheat flour, maize

25 november 2019 - 20:11:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government has suspended duty on wheat flour and maize to allow for the direct [...] Full text...

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AfDB gains ground in SADC energy sector, regional infrastructure developments

07 november 2019 - 21:39:43
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is gaining ground and making strides in the Southern African Development [...] Full text...

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Agribusiness: Africa’s New Investment Frontier (An AfDB Feature)

05 november 2019 - 19:36:49
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - In the past decade, a stroll along the aisles of any African supermarket is revealing: [...] Full text...

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UN agencies, partners seek US$89.5m to assist people affected by food insecurity in Zambia

30 october 2019 - 11:47:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The UN and inter-governmental organizations (INGOs) are seeking US$89.5 million to provide immediate humanitarian assistance and [...] Full text...

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UN to provide technical assistance to farmers in Southern Africa

28 october 2019 - 18:44:03
New York, USA (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, says the international body’s different organs are [...] Full text...

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Five African countries in need of 'urgent humanitarian food assistance'

28 october 2019 - 07:03:11
New York, USA (PANA) - American food insecurity network, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and areas in the [...] Full text...

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Southwestern Benin still flooded

24 october 2019 - 17:22:11
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Since the beginning of the torrential rains that caused several rivers to overflow, southwest Benin remains [...] Full text...

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Floods hit several towns in southwestern Benin as Mono River overflows

16 october 2019 - 09:11:09
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The overflowing Mono River has caused a lot of damage in southwest Benin, local authorities of [...] Full text...

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Niger: Cereal prices fall due to the availability of new harvests

14 october 2019 - 19:30:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Average cereal prices dropped in Niger during the month of October due to the availability of [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, AfDB sign agreement to enhance the status of the plain of Léraba

10 october 2019 - 17:48:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Minister of Economy, Finance and Development, Lassané Kaboré, and the African Development Bank [...] Full text...

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Stakeholders urge private sector to address aflatoxins in ensuring food security in East Africa

09 october 2019 - 15:30:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  - With growing concerns on food security in the region, the East African Grains Council (EAGC) [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe focuses on production to stimulate the economy

01 october 2019 - 13:38:49
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said  the turnaround of the economy hinges on focused support for [...] Full text...

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Climate crisis brings devastating consequences to Southern Africa

30 september 2019 - 13:46:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Southern Africa is experiencing the devastating consequences of the climate crisis first-hand, according to [...] Full text...

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Commitments worth US$790 million made to enhance resilience for small-scale farmers

24 september 2019 - 05:52:55
New York, USA (PANA) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank and several governments announced financial commitments of [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde involves army in fight against locust invasion

21 september 2019 - 08:20:36
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verde government is stepping up its campaign against a locust invasion with the [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices drop in Nigerien grain markets

20 september 2019 - 22:39:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The price situation in Niger's grain markets is marked this week by a downward trend, the [...] Full text...

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Gabon govt, Chinese investors to launch bio-ethanol production unit

16 september 2019 - 19:22:30
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) – The Gabonese government and Chinese investors on Monday in Brazzaville announced the building of a production [...] Full text...

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Army worms risk undermining agricultural policies, says Nigerien President

13 september 2019 - 11:47:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger's president Issoufou Mahamadou warned on Thursday that the fall army worms risk undermining all agricultural [...] Full text...

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Inflation slows down to remain within Central Bank target range in Kenya

30 august 2019 - 18:36:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's annual inflation slowed down to 5% in August after climbing down from 6.27% in July, [...] Full text...

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Japanese agro-entrepreneurs commit to doubling Africa rice production

28 august 2019 - 21:14:50
Yokohama, Japan (PANA) – The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) to help double rice [...] Full text...

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IFAD seeks recipients for grant to improve cassava, maize seed in central Africa region

22 august 2019 - 13:14:49
Rome, Italy (PANA) - One of key challenges facing agricultural development efforts in the central Africa region is access to [...] Full text...

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