Naara or early millet is one of the most indigenous and important cereal crop in Ghana. In fact the five regions of the north have the greatest potential of growing the crop which is about the fourth most important cereal crop in Ghana. Naara is noted to be very...
27 May 2019 reliefweb Mali’s next food security investment plan would be more sensitive to agriculture and nutrition, and requires involvement of all key actors including ICRISAT in its formulation, said Dr Djibril Bagayoko, Head, Nutrition Coordination, Ministry of...
22 May 2019 GhanaWeb Government has been urged to resource millet cultivators and develop improved seed varieties resistant to harsh climate conditions, particularly in northern Ghana, to encourage local farmers cultivate the cereal crop in large quantities. Millet...
May 16, 2019 Daily Trust Pour hundred thousand sorghum famers are to be mobilized for this year’s wet season farming. National Association of Sorghum Producers, Processors and Marketers of Nigeria (NASPPAM) made this known in a communiqué issued and signed by its...
14th May 2019 Brits in Kenya The rise of an urban middle class across much of Africa is stoking demand for food that could curb hunger and cut poverty in rural outposts, a U.S.-based think tank said on Wednesday. The International Food Policy Research Institute...
