The Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed), a not-for-profit organization committed to advancing innovations in livestock health as a means of reducing poverty, announced today that it has received funding to carry out its mission of "protecting livestock, saving

The Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria (CGAN) yesterday inaugurated its new board of trustees in Gwagwalada Area Council.

In spite of the vast arable lands for growing sugarcane to produce enough sugar to meet Nigeria's consumption needs, the country still imports about 1.2 million metric tones of sugar annually, the Executive Secretary of the National Sugar Development Council

The impact of global climate change on agricultural crop production may be significant and with technological advances in plant breeding, fertilizers and irrigation systems, climate remains a key factor in agricultural production.

Activities of some illegal farmers and hunters are threatening the $50m African Development Bank (ADB)/World Bank assisted Area J4 Forest Reserve project located at Ijebu East local government of the state, the Ministry of Forestry disclosed on Monday.

The National Incomes and Pricing Commission has announced new prices of maize-meal, pegging a 10kg packet at $8 000 in shops.

UGANDA is planning to increase food production in the medium and long-term instead of providing subsidies to mitigate the food price shock, the economic adviser to the finance minister has said.

Government strategy towards agriculture is to eliminate the need to import rice and potatoes, and slash imports of wheat, declared Agriculture Minister Soares Nhaca on Wednesday.

The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), has blamed the poor growth of the nation's sugar industry to the inadequate power supply in the country.

Much has been said lately about the National Agricultural Show spearheaded by the National Agricultural Foundation of Nigeria to prepare minds for the upcoming event, through the media by its organisers to spur hope in agriculture as the fundamental fall

The fact about the East African Community is the abundance of opportunities for fishing throughout the region, blessed with the longest and biggest lakes and rivers in the world; Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Lake Kivu, Congo River, Ruzizi River and

Livestock Development and Fisheries minister John Magufuli has warned ministry officials over the misuse of projects funds.

FARMERS who want to achieve the same level of today's profit margins in 10 years from now would have to increase input and investments by at least 30 per cent, while increased profits would require even more, an agricultural expert

THE deadlock between Government and sheep farmers in the commercial and communal sectors remains in place, although the Agriculture Ministry says the matter would be resolved amicably "very soon".

President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga have been urged not to allow the adoption of the proposed law on biotechnology in its current form.

A special outfit to handle education in marginalised areas is in the pipeline.

The planting of 40 hectares of ornamental trees have boosted the horticulture industry with farmers envisaging a 22.8 per cent increase in export earning for 2009.

Economic losses in marine fisheries resulting from poor management, inefficiencies, and overfishing add up to a staggering US$50 billion per year, according to a new World Bank-FAO report released today. Taken over the last three decades, these losses total over

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