Drought in Horn of Africa worries FAO, Germany - NaijaAgroNet

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed a €20 million contribution from Germany to save lives and livelihoods of the most severely drought-affected farmers and herders in the Horn of Africa. It is a vital contribution which comes at a critical time in the response to the drought emergency.

An extended, multi-season drought is driving acute food insecurity across the region, with 12 to 14 million people now on the brink of starvation as crops continue to wither and animals weaken.  The situation is further exacerbated by escalating resource-based conflicts as competition for water and pasturelands increases, the COVID-19 pandemic and lingering consequences of a large-scale locust invasion.

Tael: Being nutrition agent your community needs - ITREALMS

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Breaking stereotypes, Tael proudly stands as a male role model for nutrition in his community

On the outskirts of Mzuzu city in Malawi, in the small village of Chikoya, lives Tael Vumu. His day job is farming, but on the side, he’s a local food hero, tirelessly volunteering to improve his household’s nutrition and boost the health of his entire community.

Strengthening Competitiveness In Africa's agricultural value chain using smart technologies - ITREALMS

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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted global value chains (GVCs) by interrupting transportation and logistics frameworks, supply and production mechanisms, and demand and consumption patterns. On the pandemic onset, movement and trade restrictions were imposed by most African countries to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agricultural extension and advisory services also confronted substantial disruptions due to limited movement.

Consequently, this created a food supply crisis that deterred and threatened Africa's socio-economic development and growth, as well as food security.

These disruptions also highlighted gaps and weaknesses in Africa's agricultural value chain.

Non-State actors to govt: See BR as unique opportunity – NaijaAgroNet

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Agriculture Non-State Actors (NSAs) have urged governments at all levels, especially in Nigeria to use the unique opportunity provided by the Biennial Review to take stock of progress on sectoral transformation, reports NaijaAgroNet.

Ms Constance Okeke of ActionAid International

NSAs who spoke at the weekend during the pre-BR3 launch in Abuja, through the International Project Manager, Public Finance for Agriculture (PFA), ActionAid International, Ms Constance Okeke, said that progress on agricultural transformation, includes through joint sector reviews, to shape the enabling environment through policy, partnerships, resourcing and other measures to accelerate progress towards the 2025 Malabo Declaration goals.

Pre-BR3 release: Nigeria needs massive investment in agriculture - NaijaAgroNet

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As the continent prepares to welcome the third biennial review (BR) report by the African heads of government, Nigeria has been urged to invest massively in agriculture, reports NaijaAgroNet

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The Non-State Actors (NSA) who spoke at the just ended pre-3rd Biennial Review (BR) exercise on the implementation of Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) in Abuja at the weekend hosted by a consortium led by Action Aid, enjoined Nigeria to leverage the fact that Mr President, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, retired, has signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) to boost her investment in agriculture.

Energy infrastructure: Accolades for Shell @NMDPRA - NaijaAgroNet

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Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) has received accolades from industry regulator, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), for deliberate and active investment in Nigeria’s critical gas infrastructure to supply gas for powering industries in key locations in the country.

L-R CEO,NMDPRA, Mr. Farouk Ahmed; MD, Shell Nigeria Gas, Mr. Ed Ubong; General Manager,
Shell Energy Nigeria, Mr. Markus Hector; and Corporate Relations Manager,
Shell Nigeria Gas, Mr. Tunde Olaleke, recently in Abuja.

The Chief Executive of NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, said Nigeria needs accelerated gas infrastructure to deepen domestic gas distribution across Nigeria.

Cassava Technologies names Durvasula, CEO of Data Centres - NaijaAgroNet

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The Cassava Technologies has named Tesh Durvasula as the new Chief Executive Officer of Africa Data Centres (ADC) effective 7 February 2022, reports NaijaAgroNet.

He will be responsible for driving growth, innovation and strategy of Cassava Technologies’ data centres to meet Africa’s accelerating demand for data and digital infrastructure.

National Assembly pledges support for NNPC frontier exploration - NaijaAgroNet

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The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) for repositioning the Nigerian oil and gas industry into a competitive business environment. 

The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan, gave the commendation when he led members of the Committee on an oversight visit to the NNPC Towers, Abuja, on Tuesday. 

CS-SUNN supports 3 more states to domesticate NCFN - NaijaAgroNet

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The Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has supported three states in the latest efforts to domesticate the National Committee on Food and Nutrition (NCFN) Terms of Reference for operationalization at the states, reports NaijaAgroNet.

These states, NaijaAgroNet gathered included Nasarawa, Kaduna and Niger.

Right standards create right incentives says CDB boss, Mrema - NaijaAgroNet

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The Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, has asserted that right standards create the right incentives, reports NaijaAgroNet.

Elizabeth Mrema

Today, NaijaAgroNet reports that over 500 sustainability standards exist and are used for key global exports and imports. In addition to coffee and chocolate, these include tea, bananas, cocoa, palm oil, timber and cotton.