Rome, Italy (PANA) - Most of the hidden costs of agrifood systems worldwide stem from health impacts linked to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said in a new report published on Friday Full text...

Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the signing of $491 million project with the Government of Zambia to deliver sustainable and inclusive economic growth for the Zambian people Full text...

Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Soybeans from the United States are once again eligible to enter South Africa following a sharp drop in local soybean production Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The southern Libyan municipalities of Sebha, Morzouk and Oubari have received modern agricultural equipment designed to support and strengthen their agricultural development Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Momentum is growing for real food systems change at a scale never seen before Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Imports of wheat, rice, and maize marketing in year 2024/25 are estimated to increase as the Nigerian economy stabilises, inflation decreases, and the government implements a temporary zero-duty import policy for these commodities until December 31 Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola, is attending the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting in Japan this week Full text...

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s sugar production in marketing year 2024/25 (October to September) is forecast to reach 2 Full text...

Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - U Full text...

Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Falling global wheat prices triggered, in July 2024, a wheat import duty of Rand 176 Full text...

Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity benchmarks remained largely unchanged in July, with rises in vegetable oils, meat and sugar offsetting decreases in cereals, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday Full text...

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 of marketing year 2023/24, due to an El Niño-induced mid-summer drought, prompted higher local maize prices that will initiate expansion in the area to be planted for marketing year 2024/25 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 the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), released on Monday Full text...

Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - With the planting season fast approaching, Mozambican farmers are busy preparing their fields Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of $260 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 aimed at ensuring that global value chains comply with environmental and social objectives Full text...

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr 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 nearly every ocean region, affecting major fishing nations and countries that rely heavily on seafood 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 transform the sector 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, according to a new report on Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) 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 and innovations 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 transparency in the uses of these funds

The outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February 2022 caused international food and fertiliser prices to rise sharply, exacerbating food insecurity in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s coffee production in the marketing year 2024/25 is forecast at 1 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 from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization  (FAO) to discuss the mechanism for cooperation between the ministry and the UN agency in supporting and developing the performance of sectors linked to economic development and the activation of agricultural projects in Libya 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 the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), have launched an ambitious project to transform Ethiopia from a wheat importer to a self-sufficient producer and exporter 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 to fertilizer for 300,000 smallholder farmers in Mozambique 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, besides strengthening the resilience of populations in the country's northern regions, according to a statement issued by the Bank 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 tonnes of seed cotton, the Burkina Faso government said on Thursday 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 bringing 5,000 Egyptian workers to Greece to support the agricultural sector 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 cooperation in agricultural entrepreneurship, fisheries and capacity building in the sector 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 to keep our plants healthy and ensure food safety and safe trade for sustainable economies and livelihoods 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 discussed the proposed project for the digital transformation of the agriculture and livestock sector (2030) 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 farmers, the Presidency reported in a statement 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 second phase of the Programme to Build Resilience to Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the Sahel (P2-P2RS) 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 help deliver nearly 8,000 tons of fertilizers to 100,000 Kenyan smallholder farmers, boosting harvests and incomes 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 close to the ministry in charge of the department said 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 in exports 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 4-percent drop in harvested area and lower input use, impacting yields 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 report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday 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 surveillance of fisheries products is starting this Monday in Cotonou, according to the organisers in Benin's economic capital 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 Libya, Mostafa Mihraj, bilateral cooperation in the fields of agriculture, food safety, animal and veterinary health Full text...

Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has called on the Ministry of Agriculture to support investment by farmers in rice production 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 work together in fragile contexts — countries simultaneously affected by economic shocks, and extreme weather, in combination with little or no institutional and government capacity to help people cope 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 security challenge and to balance regional disparities through improved road corridor connectivity in the country 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 and Fisheries, Ismaëil Sombié, announced on Wednesday, adding that the disease had already caused the deaths of 681,450 poultry 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 and Fisheries, Ismaëil Sombié, announced on Wednesday 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 people to avoid the danger of famine, according to people benefiting from a collaboration with the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A ship that docked at Cape Town Harbour on Sunday to load food for 19,000 cattle and sparked an outcry for its foul smell, left the port city in the early hours of Wednesday morning Full text...