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    • The first stage of implementation of the Regional West Africa Rice Development project will involve Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, ECOWAS and AfricaRice. Tens of thousands of rice farmers will benefit from access to seeds, fertilizers and plant protection products
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The African Development Fund releases initial support of $99 million to finance the development of rice cultivation value chains in West Africa

The project will help to increase production and the productivity of rice cultivation, as well as improving income generation for farmers, particularly women and young people

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved initial funding of $99.16 million to develop regional rice cultivation value chains as part of the Regional West Africa Rice Development project.   The aim of the project is to increase food security and sovereignty in West Africa by encouraging…

State House Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone’s President Bio Welcomes Liberia’s President Boakai, Commits to Deepen Regional Cooperation

President Bio praised President Boakai’s emphasis on agriculture as a means to achieve food security, generate employment, and reduce poverty

His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio extended a warm welcome to His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., President of Liberia, during his working visit to Sierra Leone, aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and regional collaboration. Describing President Boakai Sr. as a “big brother,” President Bio congratulated him on his recent…

World Food Programme (WFP)
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Nourishing minds and bodies: homegrown school meals enhance food security and wellbeing among Gambian children, United Nation (UN) study finds

Findings are set to shape the future of school feeding initiatives in the Gambia and beyond, as school meals play a crucial role in attracting, feeding, and nurturing children while in school

Findings from a comprehensive impact evaluation of the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSF) in the Gambia reveals that school meals enhance food security and dietary diversity, while improving mental well-being among Gambian children - especially girls. Conducted by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) through its Office of Evaluations,…

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African Development Bank to join world leaders at the G20 Leaders’ Summit prioritizing global solutions to end hunger

The theme of the G20 Rio Summit is “Building a just world and a sustainable planet”

African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President Akinwumi Adesina is in Rio de Janeiro where he will reaffirm his commitment to ending hunger and malnutrition. The theme of the G20 Rio Summit is “Building a just world and a sustainable planet”. It will be held from 18-19 November, and a major focus here…

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Climate Action Essential to Senegal’s Upper-Middle-Income Country Aspiration, says New Report

The report calls for strategic investments and policy reforms to mobilize resources and create an enabling environment for climate action

A new World Bank Group report highlights the significant economic and social benefits of climate action in Senegal as it pursues its Vision 2050 development plan. The new Climate Change and Development Report (CCDR) for Senegal underscores the cost of climate inaction, warning that without adaptation, climate impacts could shrink…

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United States Awards 76.5 Million Tunisian Dinars to Support Tunisian Date Sector

This five-year program, funded through USDA’s “Food for Progress” Program, will boost date crop production and strengthen traditional oasis agricultural systems

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Embassy in Tunis is pleased to announce the award of 76.5 million Tunisian Dinars ($24.85 million) to support the Tunisian date sector through its Food for Progress (FFPr) Program. The objective of this five-year program is to significantly boost…

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Tanzania marks record agricultural achievement as African Development Bank President Adesina urges investment in Africa

Each youth is given 10 acres of land and is supported by training, already 11,000 have benefitted and this year’s harvest has begun

Tanzania achieves 128% food self-sufficiency, one of continent’s two successful cashew nut processors If you are not investing in Africa, what are you doing? – Akinwumi Adesina Tanzania is setting new benchmarks in food self-sufficiency across Africa, raising hope that the fight against hunger and malnutrition on the continent is…

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Workshop to ensure youth participation in agricultural development

The participants expressed a desire for the workshop to continue on a sustainable basis

The Department of Agriculture and Land in the Central Region, in collaboration with the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students branch, organized a workshop on 31 October in Asmara to encourage youth participation in agricultural development. Mr. Asrat Haile, head of Agriculture and Land in the region, highlighted that…

United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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United Nation peacekeepers from South Korean help students tackle chronic food insecurity in Bor

As South Sudan forges its path toward peace, it is crucial to establish partnerships that merge academic expertise with practical applications

Food insecurity is rampant across South Sudan with more than 1.6 million children now malnourished and seven million people needing food assistance from humanitarian agencies to survive. Nutritious food is out of reach for these families because of a myriad of factors, including conflict, climate shocks, the economic crisis and…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Rewards the Best Agricultural Innovations Carried Out by Women in the Agricultural Research Sector in West Africa

This initiative supports the first edition of the Abdoulaye TOURE Agri-cultural Innovation Award initiated and supported by CORAF, ECOWAS, ECCAS and the World Bank

As part of the 4th edition of the Agricultural Innovation and Technology Market (MITA) held from October 21 to 25, 2024 in Lomé, Togolese Republic, organized by the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF), the ECOWAS Commis-sion recognized agricultural innovations carried out by women in…