Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – Transition President, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has launched the country’s first tomato processing plant in Bobo-Dioulasso, a landmark step aimed at tackling post-harvest losses and improving agricultural productivity. The $12 million (7.5 billion CFA francs) facility will transform surplus tomatoes into processed goods, supporting local farmers and creating economic opportunities. The plant,…
Calabar, Cross River State – Mr Dennis Ikpali, Project Director of Cross River’s Project Grow initiative on Tuesday asserted that if they politicise food production as a state, they would not be able to politicise hunger when it comes with all its attendant problems. Ikpali disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of…
Calabar, Cross River State – Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security on Thursday inaugurated an ultra-modern Fish Hatchery facility in Calabar, Cross River. The hatchery which has the capacity of producing more than 20 million juveniles annually with five million every quarter, also has a fully functional laboratory, classrooms for lectures and…
Abuja, Nigeria – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed alarm over the emergence of new livestock diseases within the region. This concern was voiced during the 10th annual meeting of the ECOWAS Regional Animal Health Network, currently taking place in Abuja. The meeting is expected to address the implications of these…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has reiterated his administration’s desire to transition the state from subsistence agriculture to agricultural mechanisation. Otu made the call at the 2024 annual Leboku New Yam festival of Yakurr people on Thursday in Ugep, with the theme: “Community mobilisation for sustainable growth.” Represented by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter…
