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» Cape Verde to produce dragon fruit
» Ghana con-men sell sand as fertilizer
» Ethiopia's Ogaden rebels issue famine alert
» How African land deals override locals
» Nigeria farmers double cassava yields
» African leaders in Ethiopia land grab
» Kenya drought could create 5 million needy
» Kenyan women milk fortunes from camel
» Zambia farmers get innovative e-vouchers
» "Fertilizer tree" triples Malawi, Zambia yields
» High alert over Tanzania deadly virus
» E-payment for a cup of water in Kenya

Cape Verde
Cape Verde to produce dragon fruit

afrol News, 9 March - Cape Verde authorities have invested large sums to diversify the arid country's agricultural sector. Now, the dragon fruit, originating in tropical America, is being introduced for the first commercial production in Africa.
Ghana
Ghana con-men sell sand as fertilizer

afrol News, 24 March - Impostors in Ghana are giving new meaning to the expression of "selling sand in the Sahara." The gang managed to sell sacks of sand to poor farmers, telling them it was fertilizer.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia's Ogaden rebels issue famine alert

afrol News, 17 March - Rebel groups in Ogaden fighting the Ethiopian government warn of a "severe drought" in the region, which could develop into famine. They claim government is withholding aid.
Africa
How African land deals override locals

afrol News, 9 March - A new study into current land lease and sale contracts in Africa shows how local land users are mostly not even consulted in the process. When consulted, they are often tricked.
Nigeria
Nigeria farmers double cassava yields

afrol News, 1 March - Nigerian farmers have more than doubled the yield of cassava, thanks to new varieties and a little bit of "juju" delivered to the Oyo state after a food crisis in 2008.
Ethiopia
African leaders in Ethiopia land grab

afrol News, 28 January - Several African leaders have bought lands in Ethiopia to develop agricultural projects or tourism resorts. They are let to bypass a 2007 ban on export of cereals, still in place for other investors.
Kenya
Kenya drought could create 5 million needy

afrol News, 19 January - Already, 1.6 million Kenyans are receiving food aid to compensate for drought and poor harvests. Government however warns the number could skyrocket to 5 million within a few months, as rains have kept failing.
Kenya
Kenyan women milk fortunes from camel

afrol News, 13 January - Safia Kulow, in the arid centre of Kenya, is in firm control of her economy after she and other traditional Anolei women made big business of camel milk. Now they consider which investments to make to increase revenues from their industry.
Zambia
Zambia farmers get innovative e-vouchers

afrol News / SciDev.Net, 30 November - Zambian farmers could gain faster access to agricultural products and services with Africa's first electronic voucher scheme for farmers.
Malawi | Zambia
"Fertilizer tree" triples Malawi, Zambia yields

afrol News, 5 November - Scientists have managed to triple maize yields on smallholder farms in Zambia and Malawi by simple "evergreen agriculture" techniques. Planting acacia trees among the crops automatically fertilised the fields.
Southern Africa | Tanzania
High alert over Tanzania deadly virus

afrol News, 2 November - A deadly disease which broke out in Tanzania this year risks spreading to Southern Africa, posing a mortal threat to more than 50 million sheep and goats and bringing risks of famine to the region, FAO warned today.
Kenya
E-payment for a cup of water in Kenya

afrol News, 22 October - In a rural district grossly neglected by Kenyan authorities, private actors have introduced groundbreaking technology to provide basic services. E-payment, microfinance and solar energy secure safe water for villagers.
Cape Verde
Cape Verde sees starting "Green revolution"

afrol News, 21 October - Agriculture is seeing a major boost in Cape Verde, with massive investments in irrigation, infrastructure, disease control and distribution. Age-old bottlenecks are finally overcome.
Swaziland
Swazi govt tried to underreport hunger

afrol News, 15 October - Swaziland is one of very few African countries where hunger has become more widespread during the last decades, new evidence shows. But Swazi authorities tried to manipulate data to the UN, saying the opposite.
Benin
Half of Benin devastated by floods

afrol News, 13 October - Devastating flooding has affected nearly half the communes of Benin. According to the government, 700,000 people have been affected, including more than 200,000 people whose homes have been damaged or destroyed.
Africa
Africa sees successes fighting hunger

afrol News, 12 October - Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana and Mozambique have seen the greatest successes in fighting back hunger during the last 20 years, a new report reveals. At the same time, the situation in Burundi, Chad, the DRC and Eritrea deteriorated severely.
West Africa | Central Africa
Floods hit 1.5 million in West, Central Africa

afrol News, 12 October - Nearly 1.5 million people have been affected by floods and 377 killed in Western and Central Africa, with Chad, northern Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria facing a serious cholera epidemic, relief officials reported today.
Africa
Scientists create African banana Wiki

afrol News, 5 October - Soon all information on bananas in Africa, including the banana growing areas, yield, socio-economic status of the farmers and spread of pests and diseases, will be available on a scientist-driven online dictionary.
Côte d'Ivoire
Child labour in Ivorian cocoa farms still unchecked

afrol News, 1 October - The abuse of trafficked children from Mali and Burkina Faso in the vast cocoa plantations of Côte d'Ivoire keeps going on unaddressed, despite repeated promises by the chocolate industry. In Ghana, the problem is decreasing.
Niger | World
Aid back to basics: Cash handouts in Niger

afrol News, 27 September - Despite countless emergency aid efforts and models, Niger's drought and flood victims still go hungry. Now, several aid agencies will go back to basics, providing families with cash handouts.
Africa
Cowpea scientists promise to end African hunger

afrol News, 27 September - Researchers specialising in cowpea production are currently gathered in Dakar, Senegal, trying to forward their "revolution" of African agriculture. Cowpeas are "the perfect crop for Africa," they hold.
East Africa
East Africa to boost potential of cassava, potato

afrol News / SciDev.Net, 22 September - An array of technologies that could propel cassava and potato into more potent poverty-fighting roles has opened up to smallholder farmers in East Africa.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia's agriculture quickly expanding

afrol News, 14 July - According to Ethiopian government statistics, the country's key agricultural sector has grown at an annual rate of 10 percent over the past 15 years; much faster than population growth.
Niger
Again, aid to Niger's hungry comes too late

afrol News, 9 July - It is frustrating. Aid agencies warned of food shortages in Niger already in January. Government issued an international famine warning in March and does its best to feed hungry citizens. But funding for international food aid still is minimal.
Africa | World
Researchers seek climate change-proof food crops

afrol News, 9 July - As the climate change already is affecting agricultural output in large parts of Africa, there is now a need to develop new food crops that can adapt to the new conditions. Research funds are slowly being released.

» 06.07.2010 - West Africa happy for new cocoa deal
» 17.06.2010 - Ethiopia food aid at commodity exchange
» 15.06.2010 - Ugandan scientists develop resistant banana
» 04.06.2010 - Scientists find cure for Kenya's toxic maize
» 25.05.2010 - Chad could slip into famine
» 20.05.2010 - Maasais' good health surprises scientists
» 21.04.2010 - Hunger aid to Niger, Chad boosted
» 19.04.2010 - Tanzania flower-makers hit by Euro ash plume
» 19.04.2010 - Mozambique records highest cashew crop in 3 years
» 16.04.2010 - Improved cowpea varieties hit Nigeria's savannah

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