Data released by the United Nations shows that about 278 million people in Africa, around one- fifth of the continent’s total population, are affected by hunger as of 2021. This figure is about 50 million higher than in 2019. The 2022 Global Report on Food Crises showed that at least one in five Africans goes to bed hungry and an estimated 140 million people on the continent face acute food insecurity.
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Tingo Foods to revolutionize Africa’s food industry with US$1.6bn agri-food processing plant in Nigeria NIGERIA – Agri-food company Tingo Foods, a subsidiary of the Tingo International Holding Inc group, has announced the beginning of a US$1.6 billion agri-food processing unit construction in Onicha-Ugbo in Delta State. What will the plant produce ? The […]
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Nigeria: Bridging the knowledge gap in protected cropping No need to reiterate how CEA offers opportunities to improve food supply and safety. The old story goes that it is more easily said than done, especially when setting up such cultivation settings. That is why Farmer Samson Ogbole and Soilless Farm Lab have embarked […]
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Prosper Cashew Convenes Industry Stakeholders to Transform Cashew Processing in Nigeria The project, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Progress (FFPr) and implemented by TechnoServe, gathered key industry players in Abuja today ABUJA, Nigeria, September 26, 2022/ — Today, representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Embassy […]
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Worldwide Pandemic Can’t Stop Irrigation Project by Grethe Bestbier, Agrico All turnkey irrigation projects bring about their own challenges. A turnkey project executed during a global pandemic, even more so. An ongoing Agrico project located on Panda farm in Nigeria was initiated during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. From inaccessible roads and large electricity bills […]
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Fan Milk Plc to Establish Dairy Farm and Training Institute in Nigeria as Part of Backward Integration Program Fan Milk Plc, Nigerian subsidiary of multinational food-products corporation Danone, has inked a partnership agreement with the government of Ogun state to undertake a backward integration project to enhance local dairy production. The signing ceremony […]
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Nigeria’s Largest Egg Producer ‘Premium Poultry’ Powers its Facility with Renewable Energy by Food Business Africa News Premium Poultry Farms, Nigeria’s largest egg producer has entered into an agreement with renewable energy supplier, Rensource Energy and Empower New Energy, an impact investment company based in Norway to install a solar photovoltaic system at […]
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