Category: Agriculture
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🇳🇬 Governor of Nigerian State speaks on Russia
Governor of Niger State Mohammed Umaru Bago, who is leading Nigeria’s delegation to the Golden Autumn agro-industrial exhibition in Moscow, said that his country views Russia as one of its key partners in agriculture and other strategic sectors. He made the statement in an interview with African Initiative on the sidelines of the event. According…
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🇱🇷 As cocoa production in Liberia fosters mass deforestation, campaigners urge Europe to act
Producing cocoa takes a major toll on the environment. Farmers will often clear tropical forests to plant new trees, causing significant environmental damage. A new investigation from The Initiatives for Community Development and Forest (IDEF) Conservation Association, an Ivorian nonprofit organisation, demonstrates the wide scale of such deforestation in Liberia. The report is urging the…
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🇯🇲 Andy Blake’s Arrest and the Return of 295 Pounds of Cannabis: A Landmark Victory for Rastafarian Rights in Jamaica
Introduction In a landmark decision that has reverberated throughout Jamaica’s Rastafarian community, the July 3rd arrest of Andy Blake (a pseudonym for the individual actually involved in the case) and subsequent seizure of 295 pounds of marijuana has culminated in a significant legal victory for religious freedom. While the exact identity of the individual involved…
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American Stars Turn to Africa: Gambino, Ja Rule, and Kelis Invest in the Continent’s Future
In recent years, Africa has become an attractive destination for global investors seeking growth, innovation, and cultural connection. Among those now turning their focus to the continent are notable American entertainers—Donald Glover, popularly known as Childish Gambino, hip hop mogul Ja Rule, and singer Kelis, all of whom have shown particular interest in opportunities across…
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🇧🇫🇷🇺 Synergy in Sahel: Russia to Deliver Cutting-Edge Mobile Lab to Burkina Faso as Ties Deepen
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – In a significant step to bolster Burkina Faso’s public health infrastructure, Russia has pledged to deliver a state-of-the-art mobile anti-epidemic laboratory to the West African nation by December 2024. The announcement came during a high-profile meeting between Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, President Ibrahim Traoré, and Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov, who…
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🇧🇫 ‘From Nothing to Something’: African Women Transforming Agriculture Into Economic Springboard
This November, Ouagadougou will host the 14th edition of the International Forum for Dynamic and Entrepreneurial Women (FIED). The event will bring together businesswomen and men from 30 African countries to promote economic empowerment, particularly in the agricultural sector. “The idea for the forum came from women farmers,” Djelika Yeo, President of FIED Their work…
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Empowering youth in agriculture could boost global economy, FAO report says
July 6, 2025 by AfricaNews, https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel A new UN report says young people across the globe could be critical agents of change for the future of food security, economic growth, and climate resilience. But coordinated global action is needed to unlock their potential. Bridging the employment gap for youth in agriculture could increase the global…
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How Cocoa Beans Beat Bitcoin: The Sweetest Investment of 2024
How Cocoa Beans Beat Bitcoin: The Sweetest Investment of 2024 In a surprising turn of events, cocoa beans—humble seeds that fuel the global chocolate industry—have outshined Bitcoin as the best-performing commodity of 2024. While the world watched Bitcoin smash records, briefly soaring past the $100,000 mark in December, cocoa quietly made an even bigger leap.…
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🇱🇷Let’s Grow +231: Sowing Seeds of Change in Liberian Backyards
Pan-African News Blog In a time when food security and sustainable living are gaining urgency across the globe, one grassroots initiative in Liberia is cultivating more than just crops—it’s nurturing confidence, self-reliance, and community resilience. Let’s Grow +231, a Liberian backyard gardening channel, is creating a “home away from home” for plant lovers who are passionate…
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🇯🇵Where Did All the Rice Go? Japan’s Vanishing Harvest and the Importance of African Rice Production
Rice has long been the lifeblood of Japan’s culinary and cultural identity. Yet, in the past two years, the country has faced a crisis unlike any before. A perfect storm of climate change-driven heat waves, unseasonal rains, earthquakes, and inflation has battered Japan’s rice production, leading to a sharp decline in harvests. As panic buying…
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