Tag: Agriculture
-
Hunger crisis is set to get worse in west and central Africa – why and what to do about it
Countries in west and central Africa are facing a food crisis with multiple causes. Estimates in late December 2025 suggested that 41.8 million people were already in crisis or worse in October-December 2025. The number was expected to rise to 52.8 million in June-August 2026. Researchers Kirui Oliver Kiptoo and Chibuzo Nwagbosu explain how serious the situation is. How severe is food insecurity…
-
🇳🇬 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…
-
🇧🇫 ‘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…
-
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…
-
Feeding the Revolution: How the Black Panther Party Outpaced the U.S. Government in Serving the People
By Historical Wire Tap | Pan-African News Blog In the late 1960s and early 1970s, as Black communities across the United States struggled under the weight of poverty, police brutality, and systemic neglect, a new kind of revolution was taking place—not with guns, but with groceries. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, founded in 1966…
-
🇯🇵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…
-
Zimbabwe Introduces New Land Tenure Policy to Empower Black Farmers, Marking a Shift from Mugabe Era
Zimbabwe’s government has unveiled a groundbreaking initiative aimed at empowering black farmers through a new Land Tenure Implementation Program. Announced on December 20, 2024, this program seeks to address long-standing issues rooted in the controversial land reform program of the early 2000s under former President Robert Mugabe. A New Era for Black Farmers Central to…
-
Youth Unemployment in ECOWAS Countries: Growth, Declines, and Emerging Trends
Youth unemployment is a pressing issue across the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), where populations are expanding rapidly, but job creation has struggled to keep pace. The region faces varying economic realities, with some countries experiencing growth and declines in unemployment, while emerging trends offer both challenges and opportunities for young people. Countries…
-
Cameroon aims to become leading banana and plantain producer by 2030
Cameroon is intensifying efforts to become the world’s leading producer of bananas and plantains by 2030, said Gabriel Mbairobe, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. The plan includes boosting current production levels through targeted initiatives and partnerships. Currently, Cameroon produces over 6 million tonnes of bananas and plantains annually. The government aims to increase…
-
AU’s recognition of coffee as a strategic anchor commodity in its Agenda 2063 is a historic milestone, says Ethiopian minister
Earlier this year, during the 37th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, the continental body recognized coffee’s critical role in Africa‘s socio-economic transformation and its potential for sustainable development and adopted coffee as a strategic anchor commodity in the AU Agenda 2063. Girma Amente, Ethiopia’s Minister of Agriculture and chair of the Inter-Africa Coffee Organization (IACO),…
Recent Posts
- 🇱🇷🇧🇧 Liberia, Barbados Seal Landmark Visa Waiver Pact
- 🇸🇳 AFCON 2025 title “cannot be taken away” from Senegal, says FSF
- 🇧🇫 US Embassy Employee Receives Life Sentence for Child Sexual Abuse in Burkina Faso
- 🇰🇪 Rastafari Priest Challenges Kenya’s Cannabis Ban: “Holy Herb” Essential for Worship, Says High Court Witness
- 🇳🇬 “Digging Under Our Homes”: Backyard Tin And Columbite Mining Sweeps Central Nigeria
Tags
Africa African Union Algeria Burkina Faso China Cryptocurrency DRC ECOWAS Egypt Ethiopia France Ghana Gold Guinea Haiti Immigration Israel Kenya Liberia Libya Mali Military Industries Mining Morocco Niger Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Pan-Africanism Pan African Nations Presidential Elections Protest Republic of Liberia Russia Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Tanzania Uganda United Nations United States United States of America West Africa Zimbabwe
Comments
Wow wonderful blog layout How long have you been blogging for you make blogging look easy The overall look of…
𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕜𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕡𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕖 .