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By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– “Enhancing Competitiveness of the Agri-food Industry and Mitigating the Impact of Global Crises to Improve Food Security in the EAC.” This endeavor is the domain of the EAB-GIZ Sequa GmBH project. EABC Manager of Policy and Standards, Frank Dafa, emphasized how global crises, enclosing COVID-19, Climate Change, and…Ukraine conflict, have comprising global supply chains, leading to increased inflation. “This disruption has particularly affected Africa”. He discussed in details, the EABC-GIZ detail Scouts study Investment Opportunities in the EAC Agriculture Value Chain. Comprised the EAC’s potential to produce agricultural products, including wheat grain, edible oil, leguminous plants, root tubers, and...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra Ghana- A new survey by TransUnion has revealed a mixed financial outlook for Kenyan consumers in the second quarter of 2023. The research, presented at its annual Financial Services summit in Nairobi, found that while eight in 10 (79%) expect their household incomes to increase in the coming year, four in 10 (41%) reported a decrease in income over the past three months, and a similar number (42%) anticipate being unable to pay their current bills and loans in full. According to TransUnion’s Consumer Pulse Study, one of the significant factors contributing to the decrease in household income was job loss, with 30% of consumers reporting that someone in their household lost their job over the past month – an eight-percentage point...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– It was a the two-day event hosted by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in Abuja on the theme “Enhancing LaContent Development and Deployment in African Oil and Gas Industry”. The Executive Secretary of NCDMB Engineer Simbi Kesiye Wabote in his keynote address authorized the delegates to advance methods that would enrich research and development within the continent next strategies for extra funding sources to confound the challenges prevailing in the oil and gas industry on the mainland. He talked about the necessity to take advantage of existing chances such as the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) which has created a billion people market and challenged the...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura– NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– The AMDT has also urged growers to decrease dependency on rain-fed agriculture, rather they should welcome dry husbandry. The advice was made on Saturday by AMDT Chief Executive Officer, Charles Ogutu, when called upon the demonstration farm of beans in Londoto village , Simanjiro district, Manyara Region. Ogutu said agriculturalist have been missing out the opportunity to double their income especially in the dry season due to engaging in the agriculture which depends on rain. “We will continue to provide education on better irrigation procedure through demonstration farms provided by various research institutes for quality seeds and to improve the cultivation of crops in the country,” Mr. Ogutu emphasized....