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By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– The governor divulged, Ondo State Administration will rejuvenate cocoa production to assure that; the state maintains its stance as the highest producer of quality cocoa seeds in the Nigeria by enhancing cocoa agriculturalists to drive their products to the global market to earn foreign exchange. The Governor gave the assertion while playing host to retinue of the Ondo State Cocoa Council led by the Chairman, Dr. Olusegun Awolumate, in his office, in Akure. Aiyedatiwa, who applauded the leaders and members of the Council on their activities, said before the discovery of oil, cocoa was the mainstay of the economy, especially in the Southwest region of the country. He remarked: “We will support you and other...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– This project that schedules to curtail congestion and entice important ventures between Nairobi and Mombasa. The deal was disclosed during President William Ruto’s state visit to the USA. Kenya’s highways authority and U.S. infrastructure investment manager Everstrong Capital have signed a $3.6 billion agreement to build a 440 km (273 miles) highway between the capital and port city Mombasa, the company said on Thursday. A bigger highway between Mombasa and Nairobi has been on the wish list of successive governments aiming to ease congestion on the busy road to and from the port. “The project anticipates attracting investments totaling $3.6 billion, sourced from international investors,...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– The concept pegs to enable the resilience of small-scale farmers in seven Sahelian nations engaged in the Great Green Wall initiative: Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal. The Green Climate Fund, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group, and the World Food Programme (WFP) are the vital partners that subsidized the initiative. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Livestock of Senegal is the forerunner of the initiative. The program visualizes to foster the resilience and livelihoods of 169,200 households in Senegal across nine regions of the country. The cumulative cost of the AICRM-Senegal amounts to $19.77 million, with roughly 60%...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– Gerald Mweri – Permanent Secretary in Tanzania’s Ministry of Agriculture, divulged the primary consignment will consist of 200,000 tonnes of maize, followed by the remaining 300,000 tonnes. This was signed on Tuesday May 20th, 2024 in Dodoma Tanzania. Andrew Komba – NFRA’s Executive Director, remarked the food reserve agency has sufficient stock to sell additional food to neighboring nations encountering food shortages. He extended that, the NFRA will commence purchasing food, encompassing maize and paddy, from agriculturalists commencing July 1st, 2024 embracing with the starting of the 2024/2025 Financial Year.   New Africa Daily News A...