UN chief tells President Putin Russian invasion violates UN Charter

26 october 2024 - 07:19:20
 Kazan, Russia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that [...] Full text...

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Expensive farm inputs, insecurity in producing regions, high transport costs impact grain yields in Nigeria

04 october 2024 - 08:26:34
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Imports of wheat, rice, and maize marketing in year 2024/25 are estimated to increase as the [...] Full text...

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South Africa sets wheat import duties while local wheat area drops

14 august 2024 - 12:32:35
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Falling global wheat prices triggered, in July 2024, a wheat import duty of Rand 176.30 [...] Full text...

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Strong regional demand to drive South Africa’s maize exports to neighbours

26 july 2024 - 11:18:26
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA)   South Africa’s maize area is forecast to expand in marketing year 2024/25 after an 18 percent [...] Full text...

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Malawi Economic Monitor calls for urgent, sustained reforms for faster, more inclusive growth

25 july 2024 - 07:40:09
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s current economic difficulties require a combination of immediate response measures and urgent reforms to address [...] Full text...

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Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict

05 june 2024 - 06:58:07
New York, United States (PANA) - The UN’s top aid official said on Tuesday he was leaving office at the [...] Full text...

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Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa

12 april 2024 - 21:57:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa [...] Full text...

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World Bank projects boost food security, economic opportunities in Tunisia

15 march 2024 - 14:44:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved two new loans worth US$520 million, providing additional [...] Full text...

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Climate, conflict collide on high seas: UN warns of soaring costs and delays

23 february 2024 - 06:12:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea coupled with wider geopolitical and climate-related crises, are [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s President urged to help end Senegal’s political crisis

08 february 2024 - 11:34:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on President Adama Barrow to engage his Senegalese counterpart, [...] Full text...

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Rainfall gives South African maize growers hope of bumper crop

29 january 2024 - 07:12:59
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Maize production in South Africa is off to a reasonable start in marketing year 2023/24 [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights group says Israel using starvation as weapon of war in Gaza

18 december 2023 - 07:21:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza [...] Full text...

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Fostering skills development to improve job prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa: World Bank Blog By Nathan Belete

02 december 2023 - 15:22:31
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA) - When it comes to skills development and innovation, youth from Africa have something to say. Based [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: South African retail giant withdraws Israeli products

18 november 2023 - 06:11:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African retail giant Woolworths on Friday announced that it has pulled Israeli-imported food [...] Full text...

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Current El Niño likely to affect food security in several African countries

17 october 2023 - 07:30:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) –  Heads of international organisations have urged countries to balance short-term urgent interventions with longer-term [...] Full text...

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Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis

16 october 2023 - 06:58:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel [...] Full text...

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Preparations underway for first investment partnership conference in Libya

05 october 2023 - 19:13:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Al-Haweij, has [...] Full text...

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Young agricultural leaders in Tanzania use satellite data to improve farming systems

10 august 2023 - 10:58:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Accurate crop mapping is a crucial process to informing reliable crop production estimates, addressing [...] Full text...

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Black Sea deal collapse sparks rise in global food prices: FAO

04 august 2023 - 18:11:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices rose for the first time in months following the collapse of the landmark agreement to [...] Full text...

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World entering a ‘humanitarian doom loop’, warns UN food aid official

29 july 2023 - 08:36:45
New York, US, (PANA) - Russia has not offered any free grain to the UN food relief agency so far, [...] Full text...

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World Bank responds to rising global food insecurity

18 july 2023 - 07:19:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, says the latest update of the [...] Full text...

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Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need in Horn of Africa

27 june 2023 - 06:05:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity [...] Full text...

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Macro-economic challenges hamper Zimbabwe maize farmers’ efforts to raise production

19 june 2023 - 09:28:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s maize crop for marketing year 2023/24 is estimated at 1.5 million metric tons, representing an [...] Full text...

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World Bank raises alarm on rising global food insecurity

06 june 2023 - 11:32:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...

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Uphold promise to protect civilians caught in conflict: Guterres

23 may 2023 - 17:53:24
New York, US (PANA) - The world is failing to live up to its commitment to protect civilians during wartime, [...] Full text...

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South Africa slams US over Russia arms supply claims

13 may 2023 - 07:05:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Government says US ambassador Reuben Brigety "admitted that he crossed the [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Guterres condemns looting of main WFP compound in Khartoum

09 may 2023 - 05:17:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the looting of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) main offices [...] Full text...

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Africa experiencing surging food price inflation: WB

28 march 2023 - 06:33:57
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world, according to the latest Food [...] Full text...

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Armyworm outbreaks, drought, high fertiliser prices affect grain production in Tanzania

23 march 2023 - 08:16:54
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania’s maize production in marketing year 2023/24 is  anticipated to increase 3% to 6.1 [...] Full text...

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Libyans celebrate 12th anniversary of 17 February Revolution

17 february 2023 - 15:39:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya commemorated Friday the 12th anniversary of the 17 February 2011 Revolution that overthrew the old [...] Full text...

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South Africa on promising start of grain marketing this year: Report

26 january 2023 - 11:05:27
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s grain production is off to a decent start in marketing year 2022/23, said [...] Full text...

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Slight rise recorded in Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices in December

19 january 2023 - 20:20:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The harmonized index of consumer prices rose slightly in December in Benin, according to an official [...] Full text...

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Inflation in Tanzania remains consistent with target - Central Bank

02 january 2023 - 11:14:35
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Global supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine and the resurgence of [...] Full text...

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2022 Year In Review: As conflicts rage, international dialogue remains ‘the only hope’ for peace

29 december 2022 - 05:39:00
New York, US (PANA) - With wars, conflicts, and unrests blighting all parts of the world in 2022, the UN [...] Full text...

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Horn of Africa faces most severe drought in more than two generations – UNICEF

23 december 2022 - 05:46:30
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The number of children suffering from dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more [...] Full text...

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Tunisia and the EIB sign two financing agreements

19 december 2022 - 15:18:13
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Said, and the Director of Operations of the [...] Full text...

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US President launches strategic partnership with AU to create resilient food system

16 december 2022 - 06:29:09
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced $2 billion in humanitarian assistance to address acute [...] Full text...

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‘Intense diplomatic efforts’ continue to ensure food and fertilizers reach those in need

30 november 2022 - 07:33:52
New York, US (PANA) - The first shipment of fertilizer donated by Russian producers to countries hit hard by rising [...] Full text...

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Guterres welcomes Russia's decision to end suspension from Ukraine grain deal

02 november 2022 - 18:46:59
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday "warmly" welcomed Russia’s decision to resume its participation in [...] Full text...

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Black Sea grain deal shipments on hold on Wednesday, following Russia suspension

02 november 2022 - 05:49:48
New York, US (PANA) - UN officials stationed at the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) for the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State meets AUC Chairman

28 october 2022 - 06:17:33
Ottawa, Canada (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Thursday met with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Moussa [...] Full text...

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WTO anticipates sharp slowdown in world trade growth in 2023

07 october 2022 - 05:50:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Trade growth is expected to lose momentum in the second half of this year and remain [...] Full text...

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Black Sea exports ramp up, bringing confidence to global commerce and food to most vulnerable

30 september 2022 - 06:18:48
New York, US (PANA) - Two months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative kicked into action to help release desperately [...] Full text...

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Join forces to prevent ‘food availability crisis’ urges FAO chief

28 september 2022 - 18:57:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine stokes a crisis for countries who are struggling just to access [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Egypt’s Foreign Minister calls for improved climate commitments at COP27

25 september 2022 - 06:24:20
New York, UN (PANA) - Egypt, which is hosting the 2022 UN Climate Conference this November, is calling on the [...] Full text...

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77th UNGA: Guterres calls for ‘coalition of the world’ to overcome divisions, provide hope in place of turmoil

20 september 2022 - 17:17:58
New York, US (PANA) - With people from all points of the globe crying out for relief and hope, international [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for 'course correction' to end geopolitical divisions, tackle climate crisis

20 september 2022 - 06:31:45
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for strengthened international solidarity to address a raft of global challenges [...] Full text...

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In turbulent times, ‘work of the United Nations is more necessary than ever’: Guterres

15 september 2022 - 17:46:02
New York, US (PANA) - The past year has been one of deep and interlocking crises that are growing in [...] Full text...

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UN chief tells world leadrrs: This year’s General Debate must be about providing hope

14 september 2022 - 17:39:22
New York, US (PANA) - As hundreds of Heads of State and Government prepare to fly into New York for [...] Full text...

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UN officials see progress as global food prices drop amid ongoing Black Sea grain deal shipments

14 september 2022 - 06:16:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two vital objectives of the Black Sea grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charities say almost 2 million people displaced amid worst food crisis in a decade in Burkina Faso

05 september 2022 - 11:14:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nearly one in 10 people in Burkina Faso have been displaced by conflict, humanitarian charities [...] Full text...

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World food prices drop for fifth consecutive month: FAO

03 september 2022 - 05:10:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per [...] Full text...

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US welcomes arrival of Ukraine wheat for East Africa

31 august 2022 - 06:22:43
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the arrival in Djibouti of 23,300 metric tons of Ukrainian [...] Full text...

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More than one million tonnes of grain and food items exported under Black Sea deal: UN

28 august 2022 - 05:12:11
New York, US (PANA) - Exports of Ukrainian grain and other foodstuffs under a landmark agreement amid the ongoing war, [...] Full text...

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European Bank gives Tunisia Grains Board €150.5 million

24 august 2022 - 18:50:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has signed a sovereign guaranteed loan for €150.5 million [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for recommitment to 'dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust'

23 august 2022 - 05:30:23
New York, US (PANA) - Recommit to “dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust”, Secretary-General António Guterres urged ambassadors in the UN [...] Full text...

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UN chief oversees departure of two ships involved in Black Sea Grain Initiative for Horn of Africa

20 august 2022 - 19:59:04
Istanbul, Türkiye (PANA) - UN chief António Guterres on Saturday oversaw the departure of two ships involved in the Black [...] Full text...

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First WFP vessel leaves Ukraine for Horn of Africa

16 august 2022 - 11:45:40
Rome Italy (PANA) - The first maritime shipment of Ukrainian wheat grain for humanitarian operations run by the UN World [...] Full text...

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UN chief appoints Sudanese Mahmoud UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative

14 august 2022 - 05:20:34
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  has appointed Amir Mahmoud Abdulla of Sudan as United Nations [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State Blinken speaks with Republic of the Congo President Sassou N’Guesso

11 august 2022 - 06:28:37
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday spoke on phone with President Denis [...] Full text...

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Food and fuel responsible for rising inflation in South Africa

09 august 2022 - 13:34:44
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) -  South Africa’s annual consumer price index (CPI) surged to a 13-year high of 7.4 percent [...] Full text...

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World sees major fall in food prices for July, but future supply worries remain: FAO

05 august 2022 - 11:14:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs [...] Full text...

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UN chief slams ‘immoral’ profiteering amid global energy crisis

04 august 2022 - 07:46:01
New York, US (PANA) - As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, skyrocketing energy prices are compounding an existential [...] Full text...

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AUC chief Faki Mahamat welcomes Russian- Ukrainian grain export agreement

23 july 2022 - 08:55:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PAA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed Friday's signing [...] Full text...

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Russia, Ukraine grain exports deal ‘a beacon of hope’ amid war - Guterres

22 july 2022 - 18:43:18
Istanbul, Türkiye (PANA) - An “unprecedented agreement” on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea amid the [...] Full text...

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South Africa maintains status as net maize exporter

20 july 2022 - 09:00:41
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – Expecting to maintain its status as a net exporter of maize in marketing year 2022/23, [...] Full text...

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UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021

06 july 2022 - 16:49:55
Rome/New York, UN (PANA) - The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards [...] Full text...

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Algeria encourages less consumption of wheat to decrease demand

06 july 2022 - 08:00:30
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The Algerian government is encouraging consumers in the country to decrease consumption of bread to avoid [...] Full text...

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Drought reduces Morocco’s grain, feed production by over 60 percent

01 july 2022 - 07:12:23
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – The government of Morocco is taking measures to develop a strategic wheat stock as the North [...] Full text...

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UNHCR appeals for life-saving aid for millions affected by catastrophic Horn of Africa drought

28 june 2022 - 12:05:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency is appealing for urgent support to help displaced people and local host [...] Full text...

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Africa must separate the wheat from Russia’s geopolitical chaff

16 june 2022 - 12:29:50
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Russia’s war against Ukraine is intensifying and, as a result, African countries are increasingly being [...] Full text...

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Act now to end food, energy, finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders

09 june 2022 - 05:06:31
New York, US (PANA) - Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost of living crisis [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State, AUC chairman discuss effects of Russian invasion on global food security

08 june 2022 - 06:35:38
Washington, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Tuesday spoke with African Union Commission Chairperson (AUC) Moussa Faki [...] Full text...

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Libya's govt says 600 mw of electricity to be generated by end of June

02 june 2022 - 06:50:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly 600 megawatts of electricity will be connected to the Libyan national grid by the end [...] Full text...

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FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa

01 june 2022 - 05:24:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million [...] Full text...

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African nations leading the way on ‘food systems transformation’: Guterres

27 may 2022 - 05:23:34
New York, US (PANA) - African countries are at the vanguard of a vital transformation of food systems to simultaneously [...] Full text...

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Nations must ‘act together urgently' to end crisis of food insecurity: UN chief

19 may 2022 - 05:17:24
New York, US (PANA) - Hunger levels around the world are at “a new high”, the UN chief warned on [...] Full text...

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Libyan minister calls for food security strategy

12 may 2022 - 10:47:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Economy and Trade of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed al-Haweij, [...] Full text...

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Libya takes delivery of 7,000 tonnes of wheat at port of Tripoli

07 may 2022 - 16:01:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya Friday took delivery of 7,000 tons of wheat at the seaport of Tripoli, illustrating the [...] Full text...

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Afreximbank launches $4 billion Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa

06 april 2022 - 12:44:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a Pan-African multilateral financial institution mandated to finance and [...] Full text...

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UN warns of worsening food crisis looming in Sudan

24 march 2022 - 13:07:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a strong warning about the “worsening food [...] Full text...

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Mali receives CFAF 1 billion from USAID to boost fonio exports

11 march 2022 - 14:30:17
USAID Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali Shi-SA and Yolélé have just received a co-investment grant of 1.9 million US dollars or [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP

15 january 2022 - 05:21:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid and food distribution operations in northern Ethiopia are about “to grind to a halt” amid [...] Full text...

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South Africa expects bumper maize harvest of 16.0 million tons in 2021/22

04 november 2021 - 13:54:19
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s maize crop for the 2021/22 marketing year, under normal climatic conditions, could once [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area

13 september 2021 - 05:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...

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India extends a million USD for climate resilient agriculture in Zimbabwe

24 august 2021 - 13:57:03
Harare , Zimbabwe (PANA) – India has contributed almost US$ one million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...

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Civil unrest turns South Africa’s food and agricultural sector upside down

21 july 2021 - 13:51:32
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - While specific costs and implications of the recent South African civil unrest to the food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic affects, challenges South Africa’s retail industry

20 july 2021 - 15:34:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, South African retail food sales totalled US$ [...] Full text...

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IFAD props Tanzanian small-scale farmers to improve food security against COVID-19 pandemic

07 july 2021 - 14:58:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide funding to assist 6,240 vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Kenya-bound shippers expect minor freight delays from Suez Canal blockade

01 april 2021 - 17:52:40
Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) said on Thursday it did not expect negative impact on operations [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Military says its troops killed 5 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast region

29 november 2020 - 19:51:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria on Sunday said troops of Operation FIRE BALL, a subsidiary operation [...] Full text...

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Six people killed by suspected jihadists in Dogofry village of central Mali

27 november 2020 - 15:25:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Six people were killed and three others seriously injured in an attack by armed men suspected [...] Full text...

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U.S. grants $20 million to buy wheat to help Sudanese people

07 november 2020 - 10:13:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the intention of the United States government, [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s record wheat harvest proves success of AfDB’s agricultural transformation programme

20 october 2020 - 16:06:55
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Despite coronavirus-related lockdowns, travel and transport restrictions, Sudan has just recorded its largest wheat harvest, according [...] Full text...

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Niger: Prices for local cereals down in September

16 october 2020 - 19:13:37
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A slight decrease in the prices of local cereals was noted in Niger in September, thanks [...] Full text...

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Botswana bans importation of baked goods

24 august 2020 - 13:44:22
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has restricted the importation of baked goods, to stimulate the establishment and development of micro, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe households expected to limit daily meals as economy worsens

10 august 2020 - 12:20:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development’s food security arm, FEWS NET, says households are expected [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices up this week in Niger markets

24 june 2020 - 17:11:17
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Prices of cereal this week in Nigerien markets have risen, ranging from 2% to 4%, reveals [...] Full text...

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From farm to fork: Women championing agricultural transformation in Africa (An AfDB Feaure)

09 june 2020 - 16:29:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the [...] Full text...

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Niger implements support plan for 1,200,000 people affected by Covid-19

30 may 2020 - 11:22:43
Niamey, Niger (PANA) -  As part of its response plan against Covid-19, the Nigerien government on Friday updated the 2020 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF approves US$91 million credit for Malawi to tackle COVID-19 effects

02 may 2020 - 08:40:43
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Saturday approved a disbursement of US$91 million under the Rapid Credit [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Niger launches moderate-price grain sales operation for the benefit of vulnerable people

14 april 2020 - 17:03:35
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien authorities in charge of trade on Tuesday launched the 2020 edition of the sale, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius is not short of basic commodities - Minister

09 march 2020 - 18:31:28
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Minister of Commerce and Consumer Protection, Mr Yogida Sawmynaden, on Monday said “there is [...] Full text...

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe denies printing money

04 march 2020 - 12:43:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has denied money printing despite the supply rate growing 250 [...] Full text...

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Price of Zimbabwe's staple food, mealie meal, rises 40 percent

11 february 2020 - 18:02:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Treasury has raised the price of Zimbabwe’s staple food, mealie meal by 40 percent to ZWL$70 [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF expels three senior youth league leaders

05 february 2020 - 23:02:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU PF, Wednesday suspended its deputy youth secretary, Lewis Matutu, and political commissar [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's national maize supplies 'critically low'

03 february 2020 - 10:16:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's national maize supplies are “critically low” as a result of the poor 2019 harvest and [...] Full text...

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New report shows Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme' was a failure

28 january 2020 - 17:10:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local democracy activists, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), says President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 'Command Agricultural Programme (CAP)' failed [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council threatens to boycott political dialogue because of repeated ceasefire violations

27 january 2020 - 11:00:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Faced with repeated violations of the truce by forces led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the Presidential [...] Full text...

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Year-end analysis: 2019 sees Zimbabwe deal with first 'man made starvation' in its history

30 december 2019 - 06:43:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - For the first time in Zimbabwe’s near 40-year history, the country faced 'man-made starvation' in 2019. While [...] Full text...

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Morocco and IFAD invest in smallholder farmers’ climate change resilience

04 december 2019 - 14:37:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) – A new €82.6 million agricultural development project financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt suspends customs duty on imported wheat flour, maize

25 november 2019 - 20:11:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean government has suspended duty on wheat flour and maize to allow for the direct [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF members of parliament boycot MDC chaired committees

25 november 2019 - 14:15:14
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Legislators from the ruling ZANU PF party are boycotting parliamentary meetings chaired by a member of [...] Full text...

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Weather watchdog warns against continued flood risks across East Africa

30 october 2019 - 23:24:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -  Kenya-based  IGAD Climate Prediction & Applications Centre (ICPAC) Wednesday renewed an alert over a tropical storm [...] Full text...

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Five African countries in need of 'urgent humanitarian food assistance'

28 october 2019 - 07:03:11
New York, USA (PANA) - American food insecurity network, FEWS NET, says Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and areas in the [...] Full text...

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Botswana government drills boreholes for wildlife

21 october 2019 - 15:01:29
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said that his government dug 18 boreholes for wildlife in a [...] Full text...

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Stakeholders urge private sector to address aflatoxins in ensuring food security in East Africa

09 october 2019 - 15:30:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  - With growing concerns on food security in the region, the East African Grains Council (EAGC) [...] Full text...

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Prices of basic foodstuffs relatively stable in Mali

26 september 2019 - 21:00:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  -  Grain markets in Mali were characterized last week by relatively stable prices, marked by rare and [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices drop in Nigerien grain markets

20 september 2019 - 22:39:14
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The price situation in Niger's grain markets is marked this week by a downward trend, the [...] Full text...

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High-level segment of the COP 14 begins in New Delhi

09 september 2019 - 15:18:24
New Delhi, India (PANA) – The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of Parties (COP14) taking place in New [...] Full text...

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Poor Zimbabweans to increased barter as trade: Report

08 september 2019 - 14:30:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s poorer households are expected to increase buying and selling goods through bartering rather than using [...] Full text...

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CCDA-8: Participants advocate for institutional frameworks for climate resilience and adaptation

07 september 2019 - 18:28:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Participants in a recently held 8th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-8) [...] Full text...

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Mali's grain markets experience slight fluctuation in prices

20 august 2019 - 15:39:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Grain markets in Mali experienced slight price fluctuations in last week, according to a statement obtained [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe police ban opposition planned protests in Bulawayo

18 august 2019 - 15:31:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Sunday issued another prohibition ban against the main opposition Movement [...] Full text...

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Prices of grain stable in Niger

17 august 2019 - 14:06:03
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - This week, the price situation in the grain markets in Niger is marked by relative stability, [...] Full text...

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Mixed reaction to grain prices in Nigerien markets

13 august 2019 - 18:34:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The price situation in cereal markets in Niger has since last week assumed an upward trend, [...] Full text...

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Mass movements of Zimbabweans to South Africa loom - Report

11 august 2019 - 11:49:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - American based humanitarian organization, Refugees International (RI), has revealed to PANA that aid officials expect South [...] Full text...

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Burundi deploys "PICS bags" for sustainable conservation of crops

01 august 2019 - 18:34:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Triple-bottom Purdue improved crop storage (PICS) bags are being rolled out in Burundi to better conserve [...] Full text...

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Crop season characterized by aborted start to late rains in the Great Horn of Agrica: Report

31 july 2019 - 17:15:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  Crop season in July 2019 was characterized by an aborted start due to late rains in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS provides more than 2,800 tons of cereals for Malians in central and northern regions

31 july 2019 - 13:52:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its regional food security reserve, has provided [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe incomes grossly lag behind skyrocketing basic commodities: IH Securities

28 july 2019 - 11:55:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)   -   Recent monetary reforms to address distortions created by past policies in Zimbabwe have led to a [...] Full text...

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Béji Caïd Essebsi, a disciple of Bourguiba and an experienced politician (Analysis by Bouazza Ben Bouazza, PANA correspondent)

25 july 2019 - 13:30:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi, who died on Thursday at the age of 93, is the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe gov't taken to court over ban on selling maize and making GMB sole buyer

23 july 2019 - 17:04:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement minister, Perrance Shiri, and the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) [...] Full text...

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The number of starving Zimbabweans has increased to nearly seven million

10 july 2019 - 15:14:25
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Nearly seven million Zimbabweans are now facing hunger, a sharp increase from what the United Nations [...] Full text...

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‘Marco-economic environment remains highly volatile in Zimbabwe’

09 july 2019 - 14:34:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe macro-economy remains highly volatile and continues to deteriorate, an updated outlook report from FEWS [...] Full text...

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Mixed prices of cereals in Niger

06 july 2019 - 19:02:19
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Like last week, prices in the grain markets are characterized by mixed trends, according to the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe private sales of maize except to Grain Marketing Board

28 june 2019 - 14:42:52
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe published new regulations on Friday requiring all maize to be sold to the Grain Marketing [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President to investigate allegations of corruption in ZANU PF

26 june 2019 - 19:18:26
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, will form a commission of inquiry to investigate allegations presented by the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Investment Development Bill has second reading in parliament

19 june 2019 - 22:55:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Investment Development Bill (ZIDA) will soften up on foreign investors and treat them in [...] Full text...

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Bread shortages loom in Zimbabwe on the back of monopolies

14 june 2019 - 15:33:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Bread shortages may loom in Zimbabwe after scarcity of the basic commodity started to emerge last [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe government nearly doubles maize producer prices

11 june 2019 - 18:41:58
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has nearly doubled payments for a metric tonne of maize to RTGS$1 400 [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe NGO says gov't 'lacks plan' for ailing economy

09 june 2019 - 17:27:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A Non-Governmental Oraganisation, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) says government does not have a clear plan [...] Full text...

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Police deny president Bashir escape attempt

06 june 2019 - 18:31:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- Sudanese police on Thursday denied news reports that a group of armed men tried to storm the [...] Full text...

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Cereal prices keep rising in Niger

03 june 2019 - 19:18:15
Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   Prices of cereals in Niger’s markets keep rising, according to a survey carried out by the [...] Full text...

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Benchmark interest rates unchanged on strong economic growth trends in Kenya

27 may 2019 - 19:43:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Central Bank of Kenya's (CBK) top policy-making body, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), has retained [...] Full text...

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Drought relief action announced in Botswana

20 may 2019 - 17:28:54
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has announced drought relief measures which take effect from the beginning of July as the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's Agricultural sector requires US$1,2 billion in yearly funding

19 april 2019 - 15:16:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe needs US$1,2 billion in yearly funding to effectively support the agricultural sector towards growth, a [...] Full text...

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Zim President declares war on businesses hiking commodity prices

19 april 2019 - 14:30:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared war on businesses which deliberately hike prices of products,  threatening [...] Full text...

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Meat shortages loom in Zimbabwe

17 april 2019 - 14:56:32
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is facing potential shortages of pork, chicken and beef as government's removed grain subsidies last [...] Full text...

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Bread prices in Zimbabwe nearly double as local currency continues to weaken

16 april 2019 - 23:08:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Bread prices nearly doubled on Tuesday to RTGS$3.50 (US$0.76) per loaf as prices of basic commodities [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's agricultural sector losing US$126 million per year to bad weather -WB

07 april 2019 - 14:35:03
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) -  The World Bank says Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector loses US$126 million per annum due to production risks [...] Full text...

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Zim Govt working with NGOs to pick the best soya bean seeds

02 april 2019 - 16:19:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government is working with four foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to choose high yielding soya [...] Full text...

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Malian government condemns attack that killed at least 135 people in a village

24 march 2019 - 12:22:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government has condemned "with the last rigour" the attack perpetrated by armed men dressed [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso to harvest five million tonnes of grain in 2018/19 crop year

15 november 2018 - 12:02:29
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso is expecting to harvest nearly five million tonnes of cereals by the end [...] Full text...

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Climate change to 'significantly' alter food production - FAO

17 september 2018 - 10:00:41
Rome, Italy (PANA) - With climate change poised to alter significantly the ability of many world regions to produce food, [...] Full text...

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FAO Food Price Index holds steady in August

06 september 2018 - 09:35:13
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The FAO Food Price Index remained stable in August, as cereal prices rebounded while vegetable oils [...] Full text...

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WFP welcomes USAID contribution to restore full rations to refugees in Rwanda

06 july 2018 - 12:27:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$6.5 million contribution from the US [...] Full text...

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Rockefeller Foundation, FAO supporting Africa to halve food loss

21 june 2018 - 12:01:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food that ‘disappears' from the food chain after harvest owing to spoilage could feed an estimated [...] Full text...

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Cereal stocks remain ample, worldwide cereal output forecasts raised - FAO

07 june 2018 - 10:19:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global agricultural food commodity prices rose in May, with dairy prices jumping significantly. The FAO Food [...] Full text...

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FAO touts cooperatives in growth of Africa's agriculture

01 june 2018 - 11:30:46
Utrecht, The Netherlands (PANA) - Africa boasts huge potential for social and economic development, with agribusiness poised to play a [...] Full text...

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Global body adopts new measures to stop the spread of plant pests

18 april 2018 - 11:50:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The body charged with keeping global trade in plants and plant products safe has adopted several [...] Full text...

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FAO Food Price Index rises for the second consecutive month

05 april 2018 - 09:59:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index rose in March, driven by robust [...] Full text...

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Erdogan concludes three-day state visit to Sudan

26 december 2017 - 16:39:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey left Khartoum on Tuesday after a three-day state visit to [...] Full text...

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AfDB launches Youth Advisory Group to create 25 million jobs

28 november 2017 - 11:47:09
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Global cereal output heading to new record low - FAO

07 september 2017 - 09:35:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global food prices dipped in August, mainly as the prospect of bumper cereal harvests pushed up [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Food crisis in northeast Nigeria 'inches closer to famine', warns aid agency

24 july 2017 - 11:46:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The food security crisis in north-east Nigeria is forecast to deteriorate between now and the end [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO Food Price Index dips again in April, led by sugar and vegetable oils

04 may 2017 - 09:44:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food commodity prices fell in April amid expectations of ongoing robust supplies of many key [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO says global food prices down in March

06 april 2017 - 10:33:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Global food prices monitored by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) fell in March amid large [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IRRI, FAO team up to bolster rice production

30 march 2017 - 15:21:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The FAO and the International Rice Research (IRRI) have agreed to cooperate more closely to support [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Failure to observe peace deal blamed for famine in South Sudan

23 february 2017 - 18:11:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Failure to adhere to the 2015 peace agreement of South Sudan is the main cause of [...] Full text...

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Italy: Cereals prices rise despite improved supplies - FAO

02 february 2017 - 10:34:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The FAO Food Price Index rose notably in January, led by sugar and cereals, even as [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia probes alleged corruption in Zambia-Malawi maize deal

17 january 2017 - 00:00:01
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Zambia has disclosed that investigations have been instituted into alleged corruption [...] Full text...

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Italy: Ongoing conflicts continue to intensify food insecurity - FAO

08 december 2016 - 11:50:27
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Civil conflict and weather-related shocks have severely affected food security in 2016, increasing the number of [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO says more should be done to promote consumption of pulses

23 november 2016 - 12:10:44
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Consumer awareness of the nutritional and dietary benefits of pulses, the edible seeds of leguminous plants [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Africa is biggest victim in land grabbing, says land watchdog

12 october 2016 - 15:35:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Africa is the continent most impacted by land grabs, with 422 deals covering a total area [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Global wheat, rice harvests poised to set new record - FAO

06 october 2016 - 10:30:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global food markets will likely remain "generally well balanced" in the year ahead, as prices for [...] Full text...

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Italy: Global harvest prospects improve for maize, wheat, rice crops - FAO

08 september 2016 - 12:13:30
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Staple food prices rose in August even as grain prices fell and the outlook for global [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says global food prices down slightly in July

04 august 2016 - 14:21:55
New York, US (PANA) - The international prices for major food commodities saw a modest decline in July, following five [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says global food prices rose in June

07 july 2016 - 13:37:21
New York, US (PANA) - Global food commodity prices rose 4.2 per cent in June, their steepest monthly increase of [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO says floods affecting pastoralists in Ethiopia

05 july 2016 - 18:10:45
New York, US (PANA) - Floods across Ethiopia have severely impacted on livestock-dependent families, following more than 18 months of [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Government announces granaries have enough sorghum

05 april 2016 - 20:34:02
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana has sufficient sorghum stock to take the country through to the 2016/17 harvest season, government [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Immigration expert says migration is a way of life for Africans

15 march 2016 - 13:17:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The great Trans Saharan Trade, and the attendant migration, was part of attempts at achieving economic [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Lassa fever outbreak dominates front pages in Nigeria

09 january 2016 - 07:20:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The outbreak of Lassa fever, an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus that [...] Full text...

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South Africa: China to provide US$60 bln in elevated Africa friendship package

04 december 2015 - 10:50:05
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - African leaders gave Chinese President Xi Jinping a standing ovation on Friday after Beijing unveiled [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO sounds alarm on deaths of children from foodborne disease

03 december 2015 - 11:03:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Almost one third (30%) of all deaths from foodborne diseases are in children under the age [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO warns of threats to food security by climate change-related disasters

26 november 2015 - 11:11:21
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Droughts, floods, storms and other disasters triggered by climate change have risen in frequency and severity [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy urges all Libyan parties to back political agreement

15 july 2015 - 19:32:04
New York, US (PANA) - A peaceful transition in Libya will only succeed through a significant and coordinated effort in [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Southern Africa regional crop production down 22 percent

29 june 2015 - 14:53:07
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Regional crop production in Southern Africa is down by 22 percent in the last one year [...] Full text...

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UN: UN celebrates 70th anniversary of UN Charter in San Francisco

27 june 2015 - 18:11:31
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Charter, UN Secretary-General Ban [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: Government provides 15,000 tons of improved seeds to farmers

16 june 2015 - 19:46:24
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government has made available 15,000 tons of improved seeds to 400,000 farmers for [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Grain-eating birds eat up rice farms in South Mauritania

16 june 2015 - 14:39:14
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Despite government intervention, grain-eating birds have wreaked havoc in the Kaedi region, 430 kilometres south of [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-backed investments in Uganda small farmers yield impressive outcomes

10 june 2015 - 07:56:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said smallholder farmers in Uganda have made impressive [...] Full text...

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Italy: Tackling poverty is the only way to conquer hunger, says Argentine president

08 june 2015 - 14:49:50
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Poverty lies at the root of hunger, and active state policies directed at eradicating inequality are [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 'Five million tons of grain expected for 2015-2016 agric campaign

05 june 2015 - 14:19:34
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government expects five million tons of grain at the end of the 2015-2016 [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Producer prices edged up 0.96 pct in fourth quarter 2014

24 february 2015 - 21:26:54
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The producer price index (PPI) which measures inflation from the manufacturers’ perspective, increased by 0.96 per [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's FM summons Indonesian Ambassador over execution of Nigerians over drugs

18 january 2015 - 19:16:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister for Foreign Affairs Aminu Wali Sunday summoned the Indonesian Ambassador to register Nigeria’s protest [...] Full text...

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Italy: Growing concern for S/Sudan's herders as conflict displaces millions of cattle

31 december 2014 - 11:53:58
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As South Sudan's livestock owners have fled the ongoing conflict, millions of animals have been displaced, [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO says food price index broadly stable for third month in a row

04 december 2014 - 10:01:52
Rome, Italy (PNA) - The UN Food and Agriculture (FAO) says the monthly food price index was stable in November, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO food price index drops to four-year low

11 september 2014 - 10:39:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO's) monthly food price index registered another drop in August, continuing a [...] Full text...

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Mali: Canada gives Mali 29 billion CFA francs for 4 projects

28 august 2014 - 21:10:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Canada and Mali have signed four Memorandums of Understanding totaling about 29 billion FCFA to finance [...] Full text...

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