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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

food security

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Africa

Isaac Sesi’s GrainMate moisture meter: An affordable solution for countering Food loss in Ghana’s farming communities

By Sefakor Fekpe, bird story agency Isaac Sesi picks up a small bucket of maize to demonstrate the latest iteration of his moisture-measuring device. Powering the device with batteries, he presses a button. A white screen shows the types of grain to select for the test; he selects the maize category and then presses another button to take the reading. Sesi is demonstrating the latest model of the GrainMate moisture […]

todayJanuary 15, 2024 42

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60% of Africa’s food is based on wheat, rice and maize – the continent’s crop treasure trove is being neglected

  By Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine African countries have become reliant on a few food items. Just 20 plant species now provide 90% of our food, with three – wheat, maize and rice – accounting for 60% of all calories consumed on the continent and globally. This deprives the continent of diverse food sources, at the very time when research has found massive food and […]

todayJanuary 15, 2024 13

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BlueInvest Africa 2024: Calling African Entrepreneurs

  BlueInvest Africa is calling for African entrepreneurs eager to venture into the blue economy. Thirty outstanding projects will be handpicked for presentation to a panel of investors at the second edition of BlueInvest Africa, scheduled to take place in Kenya on 3 and 4 July 2024. The deadline for applications is 26 January 2024. BlueInvest Africa 2024 marks the second edition of this important business event, initiated by the […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024 24

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Ukraine prepares to ship grain to Nigeria

Ukraine is preparing to ship 25,000 tons of grain to Nigeria. It is part of the Black Sea grain deal, an initiative set up last year to lessen a global food crisis due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Tesem Akende reports from Jos.

todayDecember 20, 2023 35

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Namibia

Private sector supports government drought relief plan

Following persistent drought and earlier floods that disrupted cultivation in northern regions, the private sector has continued to collaborate with the government in supplying food to the affected areas. The Africa Delhi donated a food parcel worth over N$ 400,000 to the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday. Here’s Executive Director I-Ben Nashandi.

todayDecember 20, 2023 23

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Namibia has to spend US dollars 15 billion for climate adaptation and mitigation

  Namibia has to spend US dollars 15 billion for climate adaptation and mitigation, press secretary in the Office of the President, Alfredo Hengari, has said. Hengari made this remark on Thursday at the information sharing session on the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) and the end of the year of revival. “This year, at COP28, Namibia basically was affirmed as one of the emerging green […]

todayDecember 15, 2023 8

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Brazil donates over N.dollars 2 million to Namibian food security

The government of Brazil has donated an additional US.dollars 120 000 (approximately N.dollars 2 233 200) to Namibia’s food security project through the World Food Programme. This is in addition to an earlier donation of N.dollars 2.28 million made in August. Brazil’s Secretary for Africa and the Middle East, Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, during the opening of the second diplomatic consultations between Namibia and Brazil on Monday, said Brazil is […]

todayDecember 5, 2023 14

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