Food
Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Hope April Rains Can Rescue the Mid Crop
Across the sun scorched cocoa belt of Ivory Coast, farmers are looking anxiously at the sky. The world’s top cocoa producer is in...
India Sends 1,000 Metric Tonnes of Rice to Burkina Faso Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
India has dispatched a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to Burkina Faso as humanitarian assistance aimed at supporting food security for...
Burkina Faso Takes on Economic Domination with 10‑Day Campaign for Local Consumption
Burkina Faso has kicked off its National Days of Patriotic Engagement and Citizen Participation, a 10‑day campaign running until April 9 that aims...
Grow Your Own Tomatoes, Ghana Government Tells Citizens as Burkina Faso Ban Worsens Shortage
The Ghanaian government has asked citizens to start growing tomatoes in their own backyards as the country faces a severe supply gap worsened...
Burkina Faso Tomato Export Ban Sparks Regional Supply Fears
Burkina Faso’s decision to suspend tomato exports has triggered concern across West Africa, with the people of Burkina Faso warning that the move...
While the West consumes raw oysters and rare steak, African foods are still labelled as dangerous
Around the globe, discussions about traditional foods are becoming more vibrant as people examine their health, safety, and environmental effects. However, scholars argue...
How Shittu Abdulafiz Opeyemi Made Dodo Ikire a Global Story
When the young filmmaker from southwestern Nigeria, Shittu Abdulafiz Opeyemi, set out to make Dodo Ikire, he wasn’t chasing festival validation or global...
SOS: Nigerians Are Selling GM TELA Maize On Jiji for ₦4,000 Without Proper Labeling
Unlabeled genetically modified (GM) TELA Maize is being sold openly on the Nigerian online marketplace Jiji for as low as ₦4,000 ($2.62), highlighting...
Kenya Eyes Burkina Faso for Cross-Border Dairy Expansion as Part of Broader Intra-Africa Trade and Agribusiness Strategy
In a significant move to expand its agricultural footprint in West Africa, Kenya is reportedly exploring establishing a milk processing plant in Burkina...
Khaleej Times Report on “Starvation Crisis in Nigeria” Misleads Readers, Links Trump’s Aid Cuts to Unrelated Flood, Hunger
A recent report by the Khaleej Times claiming that Trump’s aid cuts have triggered a “starvation crisis in Nigeria” is inaccurate and misleading....
Fasting Over Farming? Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector Suffers as Ministry Calls for Prayers, Not Reforms
Despite its vast land resources and diverse crop production, Nigeria’s agricultural sector remains trapped by decades of oil dependency, growing insecurity, and underinvestment....
Nigeria: Despite Government Inaction on Food Security, Ministry of Agriculture Calls for Fasting and Prayers to “Support Efforts”
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has directed its staff to observe fasting and prayer sessions this June to support the government’s “efforts” to...