‘It is the Environment, Stupid’: Sudan’s war and its impact on local communities (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent, Khartoum)

27 july 2025 - 14:06:23
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The tip of the iceberg behind the causes of the current war in Sudan are political, [...] Full text...

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A different type of mistreatment of a journalist held by militias in Sudan’s war By Mohamed Osman Adam

08 july 2025 - 17:52:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and [...] 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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Humanitarian charities warn starvation crisis in Sudan has reached 'historic proportions'

03 september 2024 - 11:51:16
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Three humanitarian organisations operating in Sudan, on Tuesday urgently called on the international community to [...] 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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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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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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Realising Nigeria’s economic potential requires a stronger focus on women farmers: World Bank Blog By Abhilasha Sahay and Amy Geist

26 october 2023 - 12:08:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Unequal public investment in women and men is perpetuating gender inequality in Nigeria, which continues to [...] Full text...

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African countries to launch bid against chemical poisoning of food systems at agriculture expo

25 october 2023 - 15:03:42
Kiambu, Kenya (PANA) – African countries are working together to launch an assault against the poisoning of the food systems [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan

12 september 2023 - 05:38:05
Khatroum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide [...] 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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Macron's message about end of "Françafrique", indicates France is a new "Neo-colonial" power -Newspaper says

10 march 2023 - 15:27:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During his recent African tour which too him to four African countries, namely Gabon, the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Exhibition showcases millets as ‘smart food’, rich in heritage and full of potential

16 february 2023 - 06:06:26
New York, US (PANA) - A new exhibition highlighting the crucial role millets play in boosting global food and nutrition [...] Full text...

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UN agency warns against increase of stable food prices in Sudan

13 february 2023 - 13:51:49
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned against an increase in the prices of [...] 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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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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Small Cape Town brewery conquers Africa

25 may 2022 - 10:26:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A small Cape Town brewery has won first prize at the 2022 African Beer [...] Full text...

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Ukraine conflict highlights urgent need to build resilient food systems with people at their heart - WFP

19 may 2022 - 12:08:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is on Thursday calling for a massive expansion [...] 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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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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Some 35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel

07 december 2021 - 17:41:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and [...] 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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India extends a million USD for climate resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe

24 august 2021 - 13:57:03
Harare , Zimbabwe (PANA) – India has contributed almost US$ one million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...

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Benin recorded lower sorghum, millet and gari prices in mid-November

08 december 2020 - 11:20:14
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Sorghum, millet and gari, grated cassava flour, which staple foods in Benin, were cheaper on the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian rights body says nearly 600 killed in Tigray massacre

25 november 2020 - 02:33:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 600 people were killed in Maikadra in Southwestern Tigray state on the night [...] 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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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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Niger: Prices for local cereals down in September

16 october 2020 - 19:13:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A slight decrease in the prices of local cereals was noted in Niger in September, thanks [...] Full text...

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WFP supports more than 160,000 pupils in vulnerable areas of Niger

16 october 2020 - 13:16:07
Niamey, Niger (PANA) -The World Food Programme (WFP) will increase its allocation to school canteens to help more than 160,000 [...] 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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'Evenly-distributed rainfall will promote good agric production season in Niger'

09 september 2020 - 17:48:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Forecasters say the avalanche of rainfall which hit parts of Niger in overwhelming quantity will likely [...] Full text...

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

17 august 2020 - 15:21:20
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The return of the rains after a dry spell points to a good agropastoral season in [...] 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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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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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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Cereal prices up this week in Niger markets

24 june 2020 - 17:11:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Prices of cereal this week in Nigerien markets have risen, ranging from 2% to 4%, reveals [...] Full text...

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

09 june 2020 - 16:29:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the [...] 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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Burkina Faso: 60,000 displaced persons receive ICRC assistance

28 may 2020 - 15:50:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the support of volunteers from the [...] Full text...

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Nigeriens prepare to celebrate Aid El Fitr despite Covid-19

22 may 2020 - 18:15:47
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Muslims in Niger are getting ready to celebrate Aid El Fitr, to mark the end of the [...] 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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Togo recorded cereal surpluses of 70,000 tonnes in 2019

12 may 2020 - 16:43:59
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Togo recorded cereal surpluses estimated at 70,000 tonnes for the agricultural campaign last year, PANA learned [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices stable in Niger

25 march 2020 - 20:48:21
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The commodity price situation on cereal markets this week is marked by stability for many grains, [...] 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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Niamey to host the International millet festival

02 march 2020 - 21:17:09
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - An international millet festival (FESTIMIL) opens on Tuesday at the Niamey Academy of the Arts, aimed [...] Full text...

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EU to fund new project for 2.6 billion CFAF to improve agricultural productivity in Mali

21 february 2020 - 22:55:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - The European Union Friday granted Mali 2.6 billion CFAF to fund a new project to be [...] 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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Niger's economic capital, Maradi, "suffocated" since Nigeria closed borders

14 february 2020 - 17:33:02
Maradi, Niger (PANA) - The region of Maradi in Niger, bordering Nigeria, which used to be prosperous and the hub [...] Full text...

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Niger: The situation of cereal markets marked by contrasting evolution of prices

02 january 2020 - 22:22:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The situation of cereal markets in Niger this week is marked by a contrasting evolution of [...] Full text...

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Three killed in attack by unidentified gunmen in central Mali

30 december 2019 - 22:21:20
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Three people were killed and several others wounded following an attack Sunday by unidentified gunmen in [...] 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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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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Prices of basic foodstuffs relatively stable in Mali

26 september 2019 - 21:00:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Grain markets in Mali were characterized last week by relatively stable prices, marked by rare and [...] 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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Niger: the overall situation of the 2019 agropastoral campaign is generally satisfactory

12 september 2019 - 00:06:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The last ten days of August 2019 was characterized by moderate to heavy rains over most [...] Full text...

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Uganda’s Museveni woos Japanese to process agricultural produce

29 august 2019 - 22:34:02
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (PANA) – Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, on Thursday appealed to Japanese investors to transfer their technology to Uganda [...] Full text...

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Mali's grain markets experience slight fluctuation in prices

20 august 2019 - 15:39:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Grain markets in Mali experienced slight price fluctuations in last week, according to a statement obtained [...] Full text...

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Prices of grain stable in Niger

17 august 2019 - 14:06:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - This week, the price situation in the grain markets in Niger is marked by relative stability, [...] Full text...

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Rainfall deficit worries peasants in Senegal

16 august 2019 - 16:37:51
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - There are serious concerns over the agricultural season in Casamance, southern Senegal, because of an unprecedented [...] Full text...

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Mixed reaction to grain prices in Nigerien markets

13 august 2019 - 18:34:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The price situation in cereal markets in Niger has since last week assumed an upward trend, [...] Full text...

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Former Mali football team captain donates food to displaced people in central Mali

03 august 2019 - 14:37:41
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Former Mali international footballer, Seydou Kéita, has donated a large consignment of food to displaced people [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices continue to fall in Niger

13 july 2019 - 15:51:34
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The decline in cereal prices that began a few months ago continues to gain momentum during [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board approves recommendations of the first monitoring report on Modern Mills of Mali

13 july 2019 - 07:53:25
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved recommendations of the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Gov't not prepared for climate change (A PANA feature)

12 july 2019 - 10:26:00
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “I don’t think as government we fully understood the impact the weather would have on the [...] Full text...

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The number of starving Zimbabweans has increased to nearly seven million

10 july 2019 - 15:14:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nearly seven million Zimbabweans are now facing hunger, a sharp increase from what the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Mixed prices of cereals in Niger

06 july 2019 - 19:02:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Like last week, prices in the grain markets are characterized by mixed trends, according to the [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices decrease this week in Niger

22 june 2019 - 12:28:09
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The price of cereals fell this week in Niger, according to the information bulletin of the [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices decrease this week in Niger

11 june 2019 - 18:37:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The price of cereal this week has fallen, according to the information bulletin of the agricultural [...] Full text...

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20,000 tonnes of cereals for distribution to food insecure populations in Niger

09 june 2019 - 09:54:11
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Some 20,000 tonnes of cereals and 2,500 tonnes of cowpea have been ordered by Niger to [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices keep rising in Niger

03 june 2019 - 19:18:15
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   Prices of cereals in Niger’s markets keep rising, according to a survey carried out by the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Red Cross takes aid to 17,400 displaced in Sahel region

28 may 2019 - 18:27:47
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the help of the Burkinabe Red [...] Full text...

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Niger cereal prices down from previous week

17 may 2019 - 18:29:51
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   Commodity prices in Niger’s cereal markets saw a downward trend, reports the weekly newsletter of the [...] Full text...

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More than 2000 Malian refugees return home voluntarily, say MINUSMA, HCR

12 may 2019 - 15:27:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   More than 2,000 Malian refugees have voluntarily returned home, a joint communiqué issued by the UN [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Agricultural sector requires US$1,2 billion in yearly funding

19 april 2019 - 15:16:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe needs US$1,2 billion in yearly funding to effectively support the agricultural sector towards growth, a [...] Full text...

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Senegalese CSOs plead for safety of Malian population in the face of crisis

16 april 2019 - 16:28:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese civil society organizations have called on the Malian government and the international community to ensure [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices up on Nigerien markets

10 april 2019 - 10:02:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – The price situation of products on the cereal markets is characterized by a bullish trend like [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's agricultural sector losing US$126 million per year to bad weather -WB

07 april 2019 - 14:35:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  The World Bank says Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector loses US$126 million per annum due to production risks [...] Full text...

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Prices of cereals stable for 2nd week running in Niger

19 march 2019 - 19:43:34
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Average prices of all cereals remained unchanged from their levels the previous week, except millet, which [...] Full text...

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2 firms work together to combat food insecurity in southern Senegal

07 march 2019 - 18:44:36
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - USAID-Kawalor and the Ninnaba Community Development Association are teaming up efforts to fight food insecurity in [...] Full text...

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Prices of cereals in Niger inch up

27 february 2019 - 10:34:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The average prices of many products in Niger's cereal markets inched up this week, according to [...] Full text...

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Niger's Agriculture Minister invites compatriots to consume what they produce

29 january 2019 - 22:32:18
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's Agriculture and Livestock Minister Albadé Abouba Tuesday called on his compatriots to consume what they [...] Full text...

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Senegal, IFAD partner to promote climate resilient agriculture

20 december 2018 - 17:03:51
Rome, 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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Sudan raises wheat price, announces figures of summer produce crops

01 october 2018 - 14:09:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The government on Sunday has raised the minimum price of 50kg bag of wheat by almost [...] Full text...

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AfDB, partners move to control Fall Armyworm threat in southern Africa

25 july 2018 - 15:53:03
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and partners are to convene for talks on controlling Fall Armyworm [...] Full text...

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New UN-supported farming app is cream of crop in tackling Fall Armyworm

25 june 2018 - 19:54:15
Rome, 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 - 04:34:47
Rome, 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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FAO lists actions to transforming food and agriculture

08 june 2018 - 05:55:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - To help policy makers and other development actors accelerate progress towards global promises to end poverty [...] Full text...

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Local food varieties can support nutrition and food security (Feature by FAO)

03 june 2018 - 04:10:39
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The population of Pohnpei, one of the islands in Micronesia, a country situated in the western [...] Full text...

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Conflicts, weather patterns strain food security - FAO

05 march 2018 - 16:16:09
Rome, Italy (PANA) - High levels of food insecurity persist in the world, due largely to conflicts and to adverse [...] Full text...

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Hunger has `considerably declined` in northeast Nigeria - FAO says

18 december 2017 - 09:32:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - For the first time since the onset of the Boko Haram crisis, hunger has considerably declined [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN agency moves hunger-relief assistance to Nigeria's troubled northeast

10 august 2017 - 13:34:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations humanitarian agency, fighting hunger, has begun transporting food assistance to Nigeria's crisis-hit northeast, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Food crisis in northeast Nigeria 'inches closer to famine', warns aid agency

24 july 2017 - 11:46:38
Abuja, 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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Zambia: Southern, Eastern African nations agree on urgent actions to tackle armyworm

16 february 2017 - 15:46:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Sixteen East and Southern African countries agreed Thursday on urgent plans of action aimed at boosting [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria sends food to its nationals living as refugees in Cameroon

05 december 2016 - 07:48:27
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) at the weekend delivered food items to about 80,700 [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: NGO to introduce farming insurance through mobile banking in Africa

23 november 2016 - 13:41:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - While beneficiaries of farming insurance schemes in Africa still complain about the costs involved in the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: IDP camps get humanitarian supplies in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon

01 september 2016 - 19:32:41
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday said it has increased the supply of humanitarian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: FAO seeks urgent funding, farming support for 385,000 people in northeast Nigeria

09 august 2016 - 16:44:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Urgent action is needed to provide farming and livelihood support to 385,000 people in parts of [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says palm oil pushes global food prices up in April

05 may 2016 - 16:00:36
New York, US (PANA) - Global prices of key staple food commodities rose in April, marking a third consecutive monthly [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO issues guidelines on conservation and use of genetic resources for food and agric

24 november 2015 - 11:32:38
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, the UN Food and [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO, WFP expand operations in Southern Africa to deal with food insecurity

19 october 2015 - 19:42:07
New York, US (PANA) - An estimated 27.4 million people in Southern Africa face food insecurity in the next six [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IFAD to finance cereals productions in Kenya

28 august 2015 - 11:18:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed an agreement to finance the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: IFAD enhances cereal production in Kenya’s semi-arid counties

26 august 2015 - 20:57:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Kenya and the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Wednesday signed an [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: ICRC takes aid to 250,000 people in northern Mali

29 june 2015 - 17:51:38
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration with the Malian Red Cross [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Government provides 15,000 tons of improved seeds to farmers

16 june 2015 - 19:46:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government has made available 15,000 tons of improved seeds to 400,000 farmers for [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: WFP moving from food aid to food assistance

16 may 2014 - 07:54:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced bold plans targeting millions of poor farmers with [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Bumper maize harvest makes headlines in Zambian press

10 may 2014 - 08:08:42
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – This year’s record high production of the country’s staple crop, maize, made headlines this week in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Start ups dominate African seed industry - Report

08 may 2014 - 09:23:54
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Locally-owned African seed companies participating in a programme to offer high-yield crop varieties to smallholder farmers [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Rwanda hosts conference on ‘Getting Nutritious Foods to People’

28 march 2014 - 16:57:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – A three-day international conference on ‘Getting Nutritious Foods to People’, expected to attract more than 200 [...] Full text...

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Sudan: '75 rebels, four govt. soldiers killed in fighting'

25 march 2014 - 08:10:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese army said Tuesday that 75 rebel soldiers and four government troops were killed in [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: FAO wants accelerated action on economic transformation, development in Africa

24 march 2014 - 14:51:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Despite important economic progress and agricultural successes, Africa remains the world’s most food insecure continent, with [...] Full text...

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Niger: Govt. to sell cereals at low price

28 february 2014 - 12:50:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Niger authorities on Friday launched an operation aimed at selling cereals at low prices to people [...] Full text...

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France: World Bank urges Senegal to use resources efficiently

24 february 2014 - 22:37:10
Paris , France ( PANA) - The Vice-President of the World Bank's Africa Region, Mr. Makhtar Diop, on Monday urged [...] Full text...

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FAO urges West Africa to bolster agric sector

18 december 2013 - 15:56:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Boosting productivity, fostering competitiveness and ensuring that small-scale farmers have greater access to markets are key [...] Full text...

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CAR risks food insecurity - FAO

16 december 2013 - 10:54:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Farmers in the Central African Republic (CAR) need urgent assistance to prevent the food security in [...] Full text...

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FAO says food security situation in Sahel remains dire

04 september 2013 - 19:38:38
New York, US (PANA) - About 11 million people in the Sahel region of Africa still do not have enough [...] Full text...

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Mali expects 14% increase in grain production

24 june 2013 - 12:30:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali is expecting a 14% increase in grain production this year over the 7,590,690 tons produced [...] Full text...

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Africa urged to base industrialization policies on regional orientation frameworks

25 march 2013 - 22:20:38
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – African countries must base their industrialization policies on regional orientation frameworks, says this year's economic [...] Full text...

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'Humanitarian situation in northern Mali alarming'

20 march 2013 - 07:20:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A serious food security crisis is developing in the Gao region of northern Mali [...] Full text...

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ICRC, Mali Red Cross assist 7,000 displaced persons in Central Mali

24 january 2013 - 18:25:05
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Malian Red Cross are providing [...] Full text...

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August food prices largely unchanged - FAO

06 september 2012 - 13:17:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index averaged 213 points in August 2012, unchanged [...] Full text...

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Orange sweet potato, panacea to malnutrition in Africa, says study

08 august 2012 - 20:22:55
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Recent research has shown that Orange Sweet Potato (OSP) can provide significant amounts of Vitamin A [...] Full text...

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Nigerian media report trial of subsidy thieves, new refineries, earnings from cassava export

07 july 2012 - 10:49:27
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's resolve to deal with subsidy thieves, plans to build six new refineries, and [...] Full text...

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UN Climate Talks: African farmers need to prepare for climate change impact

23 may 2012 - 08:47:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - As negotiations continue at the UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany, the African Group [...] Full text...

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FAO appeals for urgent food assistance to Sudan

08 february 2012 - 09:48:08
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has appealed to donor nations, humanitarian agencies and [...] Full text...

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WFP raises red flag over food prize increases in drought-hit Niger

13 december 2011 - 17:27:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is deeply concerned by an unseasonal rise in grain [...] Full text...

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Africa faces grim food prospects in next 10 years

07 december 2011 - 14:21:01
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - New research has revealed that Africa will face significantly lower crop yields in the [...] Full text...

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Man kills father with machete in Nigeria

25 november 2011 - 09:42:53
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A 20-year-old man, Yusuf Mamman, has killed his father with a machete over a disagreement at [...] Full text...

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How to avert future drought, extreme weather in Horn of Africa - experts

09 september 2011 - 07:57:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Against the backdrop of drought and famine in the Horn of Africa region, leading food experts [...] Full text...

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ICRC assists Darfur farmers

04 september 2011 - 18:02:37
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has provided almost half a million conflict-affected persons [...] Full text...

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Niger records 2% consumer price increases in June

26 july 2011 - 13:41:25
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger's level of consumer prices, measured by the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), was up [...] Full text...

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Nigerien govt moves to ensure lower food prices during Ramadan

26 july 2011 - 12:03:22
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The government of Niger has signed an agreement with the country's traders' unions in an effort [...] Full text...

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Niger recorded 3.7% inflation rate in April

24 may 2011 - 11:57:00
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in Niger for April was up 0.4 per cent, [...] Full text...

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Agric experts demand strong seed sector in Africa

16 may 2011 - 22:10:41
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Agriculture experts have called on decision makers to support the sustainable growth and development of the [...] Full text...

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Mali plans 9m tonnes cereal production in 2011-2012

09 may 2011 - 16:50:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Ministry of Agriculture plans to reap about nine million tonnes from cereals in the [...] Full text...

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Mali to export 15,000 tonnes of maize for WFP

14 january 2011 - 18:08:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will export 15,000 tonnes of maize to Benin and Cameroon this year, as part of [...] Full text...

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WFP grants food aid to impoverished populations in Senegal

28 september 2010 - 21:12:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The office of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Senegal on Tuesday launched a pilot project [...] Full text...

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Mali records increase in rainfall

09 september 2010 - 16:06:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The quantity of rainfall recorded from 2006 to 2010 in Mali increased by 15 to 18 [...] Full text...

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New Mali flour mill to be operational in August

15 may 2010 - 17:49:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) – The third flour mill in Mali- estimated at 5. 7 billion CFAF will begin production next [...] Full text...

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Move to raise number of agric researchers for Africa gathers steam

20 april 2010 - 12:02:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- As Africa steps up efforts to increase the number of agr icultural researchers as part of [...] Full text...

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FAO-designed scheme boosts Nigerien famers' income

12 april 2010 - 19:42:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- An ingenious financing scheme, designed by the FAO to al low African smallholder farmers to make [...] Full text...

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Mali's cereals production hits 6.3 million tonnes in 2009-2010

30 march 2010 - 18:22:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The results of the 2009-2010 planting season in Mali showe d that cereals production was estimated [...] Full text...

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Some 7.7 million Niger citizens face food insecurity

09 march 2010 - 22:21:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA)- â" Some 7. 7 million people in the West African state of Ni ger face food insecurity [...] Full text...

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Report says new investments in agriculture likely to fail

13 february 2010 - 14:29:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A new paper published in Science, an international magaz ine, warned that billions of dollars promised [...] Full text...

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Niger invests CFAF 4b on millet

26 january 2010 - 14:46:00
Niamey- Niger (PANA) -- Niger will directly buy 20,000 tonnes of millet from prod ucers at the cost of CFA [...] Full text...

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Food prices stubbornly high in poor countries, says FAO

10 november 2009 - 14:55:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Food prices in poor countries that are net importers of food still remain stubbornly high, despite [...] Full text...

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Diouf calls for rapid elimination of hunger

17 october 2009 - 18:47:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Jacques Diouf, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), has called on world leaders [...] Full text...

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FAO chief calls for rapid eradication of hunger

16 october 2009 - 15:17:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf Friday called on worl d leaders to reach a broad consensus on [...] Full text...

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Seven killed in northern Ghana floods

18 september 2009 - 20:17:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" The Ghanaian authorities an-nounced on Friday that seven people have died in three regions in the [...] Full text...

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Foodstuff prices increase in Chad

07 august 2009 - 19:27:00
N'djamena- Chad (PANA) -- Despite a decree of the Ministry of Trade fixing the pr ices of imported and local [...] Full text...

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Prices of millet, maize rise in N'Djamena

04 august 2009 - 12:59:00
N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- Chad's Minister of Commerce, Mahamat Ali Hassan, signed an order stipulating new prices for local and [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: African agriculture at risk due to hotter weather conditions

08 june 2009 - 14:01:00
Bonn- Germany (PANA) -- A new study has found that by 2050, hotter conditions, co upled with shifting rainfall patterns [...] Full text...

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Conference maps strategies for African farmers to tap into US$150b market

13 may 2009 - 07:36:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Africa's leading authorities on agriculture and market d evelopment meet in Nairobi, Kenya, this week to [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe reports 700,000 cereal deficit

08 may 2009 - 08:56:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Zimbabwe said Friday it projected to harvest a total o f 1,240,000 tonnes of the staple [...] Full text...

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FAO decries high food prices in third world

27 april 2009 - 18:15:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has raise d the red flag over persistent high [...] Full text...

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Innovations in climate change adaptation bring hope to farmers

26 march 2009 - 11:57:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Studies carried out by the International Crops Research institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) on the [...] Full text...

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Mali to spend CFA F239b on increased food production

26 march 2009 - 08:32:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Mali has projected a budget of CFA F 239 billion (US$475 m illion) for the 2009-2010 [...] Full text...

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Over 2, 000 people displaced as floods rage In southern Malawi

24 march 2009 - 21:50:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- At least 2,000 people have been made homeless while several hectares of crop fields have been [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi Foundation donates food to Mali

16 january 2009 - 21:32:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- The Kadhafi Foundation on Thursday donated 240 tonnes of f ood to Mali in Bamako. [...] Full text...

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