The Kenyan government has called on citizens to start consuming other food products such as rice and potatoes, and not ugali, or maize meal flour, the national staple food. A prolonged shortage of ...

It bears repeating, east and southern Africa is the best area in the world to expand production of crops such as maize and ...

By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African food producer Premier Group has agreed to acquire all the shares of RFG through a share swap deal valued at about 5.7 billion rand ($329 million ...

These include baby powder, cosmetics and golf tees. Maize, more commonly known as corn, is also used to create a form of ...

The federal government has announced that certain essential food commodities imported via land and sea borders will no longer incur charges, levies, or taxes. This declaration was made by the Minister ...

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced a relief package for flood-affected farmers in Punjab. Promoting ...

ABUJA, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Nigeria has approved a total of 180 billion naira ($235 mln) for its 36 states to procure rice and maize to cushion the effects of food shortages across the country and ...

The visit underscored the Central Government’s focus on strengthening agricultural diversification, rural resilience, and ...

Receiving the foodstuff, Adigun said the committee of Imams had agreed to share 80 bags of rice and 30 bags of maize to each area council of the territory. FG provides 800 bags of rice, maize to FCT ...