Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) South Africa’s maize area is forecast to expand in marketing year 2024/25 after an 18 percent drop in the maize crop [...] Full text...
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The world’s forests are becoming increasingly susceptible to wildfires and pests due to climate change, according to a new report by [...] Full text...
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - With the planting season fast approaching, Mozambican farmers are busy preparing their fields. Fertilizer is crucial for a successful harvest, and many [...] Full text...
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of $260.4 million to the DR [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Developing countries must contend with a plethora of trade-related regulations as well as voluntary standards to meet market demands [...] Full text...
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said the decision by the Nigerian government to [...] Full text...
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warns that climate change could seriously impact fish stocks in [...] Full text...
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Having seen so many smallholder farmers trapped in low agricultural productivity in Mozambique, I had always wondered what models could help [...] Full text...
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Record orange juice prices in South Africa are expected to escalate orange juice production as growers increase deliveries for processing, [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania can significantly boost its livestock sector's economic contribution with a bold and comprehensive plan that emphasises climate-smart strategies [...] Full text...
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - IMF emergency financing has supported Guinea’s efforts to cope with the effects of macroeconomic shocks, underpinned by the authorities’ commitment to [...] Full text...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s coffee production in the marketing year 2024/25 is forecast at 1.5 million bags of 60kg, up from 1.4 [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Minister for Economic Affair in the Government of National Unity, Saad Al-Hanich, chaired a meeting attended by a delegation [...] Full text...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the government of Ethiopia, in partnership with the Netherlands, fertilizer company OCP-Africa, and [...] Full text...
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing additional financial support to enable South Sudan to increase its non-oil revenue mobilisation. [...] Full text...
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism will launch the Fertilizer Financing for Sustainable Agriculture Management Project on Friday, designed to boost access [...] Full text...
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The World Bank has approved additional financing of $150 million for Benin to help the country improve food security and productivity, [...] Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Forecasts for the 2024/2025 cotton season for conventional seed cotton are estimated at 700,000 hectares, with expected production of 595,000 [...] Full text...
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek Minister for Migration, Dimitris Kairidis, recently discussed with his Egyptian counterpart, Saha Jundi, in Cairo, ways and means of [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister for Local Authorities, Badreddine al-Toumi, on Sunday held talks with the Italian Ambassador to Libya, Gianluca Alberini, on [...] Full text...
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health 2024, the UN is calling on everyone to raise awareness and take action [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The First Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Agriculture and Livestock in the Government of National Unity, Hussein al-Gatrani, has [...] Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Monday handed over agricultural equipment and inputs to [...] Full text...
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) have launched the [...] Full text...
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a significant step to advance food security in Kenya, the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism has launched a project that will [...] Full text...
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government will be implementing a number of measures aimed at boosting output in the fisheries sector this year, sources [...] Full text...
Mbabane, Eswatini (PANA) – Eswatini’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast to rise on improved cane deliveries and lead to an increase [...] Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Egypt’s cotton production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast at 310,000 bales, down 40,000 bales from MY2023/24, driven by a [...] Full text...
New York, US (PANA) - While one-third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new [...] Full text...
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A workshop to build the capacity of maritime law enforcement agencies to optimise a governance system for the monitoring, control and [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Hussein al-Gatrani, has discussed with the French Ambassador to [...] Full text...
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on the Ministry of Agriculture to support investment by farmers in rice production.
A statement made [...] Full text...
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday launched an action plan to [...] Full text...
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved two new loans worth US$520 million, providing additional financing to address Tunisia’s food [...] Full text...
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohamed al-Haweij, has spoken about the importance of the use of Genetically Modified Organisms [...] Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has been experiencing an outbreak of avian influenza since 13 January 2022, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Resources [...] Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso has been experiencing an outbreak of avian influenza since 13 January 2022, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Resources [...] Full text...
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - An initiative to rapidly develop villages in some of the most drought-prone and poorest rural areas of southern Madagascar could help [...] Full text...
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso has officially launched an African Development Bank (AfDB)-supported project to bolster food security in the [...] Full text...
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In January 2024, Nigeria approved the commercial release of four TELA maize varieties, which have been genetically engineered for improved insect-resistance [...] Full text...
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Maize production in South Africa is off to a reasonable start in marketing year 2023/24 after ample rainfall was recorded [...] Full text...
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 3rd farmers' technology innovation exhibition opened on Monday in the southeast Mali town of Dioila bringing together farmers' organisations from [...] Full text...
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reported on Friday that the Food Price Index ended the year just over 10 per [...] Full text...
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The region of Ségou, in central Mali, is expected to produce around 1.3 million tonnes of cereals in the 2022-2023 winter [...] Full text...
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has regained its position as Africa's leading cotton producer for the 2023-2024 season, with 690,000 tonnes, ahead of Benin with [...] Full text...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso produced 5,246,405 tonnes of cereals in 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday, adding that the cereals [...] Full text...
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - From 99.7 billion CFA francs for the current year, the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries will rise [...] Full text...
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s nexus of water, food and energy (NWFE) programme, launched a year ago to leverage partnerships and mobilise climate finance, is [...] Full text...
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Imagine you are a scientist in charge of deciding which new crop variety to make available to farmers in [...] Full text...