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Alan Kessler calls for digital leap to transform African agriculture
- Alan Kessler calls for digital leap to transform African agriculture
- 24 June 2025
Alan Kessler, a leading figure in agricultural development and innovation, has issued a bold call for a “digital leap” to drive transformation across Africa’s farming sector. According to Kessler, incremental improvements are no longer sufficient to address the complex and urgent challenges facing farmers across the continent. Instead, he urges stakeholders to embrace a full-scale digital revolution to modernize agriculture and enhance food security.
African Food Security: Cultivating Sustainable Solutions for Africa’s Agricultural Future
- African Food Security: Cultivating Sustainable Solutions for Africa’s Agricultural Future
- 24 June 2025
As food insecurity continues to affect over 280 million people across the African continent, new initiatives are emerging that aim to transform agricultural production at scale. Among them is African Food Security (AFS), a New York-based agribusiness company now operating expansive farms in Africa with a stated commitment to sustainability and local development.
Farming the Future: African Food Security ignites hope in Somaliland’s drylands
- https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2025/06/11/farming-the-future-african-food-security-ignites-hope-in-somalilands-drylands/
- 20 June 2025
In the arid yet resilient landscapes of Somaliland, a quiet revolution in agriculture is beginning to unfold. African Food Security (AFS), a New York-based agribusiness firm, has launched a transformative initiative aimed at cultivating sustainable, community-led farming across the region.
Nigeria: Cassava farmers raise alarm over alleged land grabbing in Ekiti
- Guardian
- 18 June 2025
The Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) has raised an alarm over the alleged illegal occupation of 6,000 hectares of farmland in Ipao-Ekiti by the Agbeyewa Group of Companies, accusing the Ekiti State Government of fraudulently reallocating land that the association legally acquired.
Food Insecurity Situation in Africa
- Food Insecurity Situation in Africa
- 10 June 2025
According to the United Nations, over 36 million people are struggling to meet their basic food needs, a number projected to rise to over 52 million during the June–August 2025 lean season, including almost three million in emergency conditions (IPC4) and 2,600 people in Mali at risk of facing catastrophic hunger (IPC5).
Nasarawa court orders status quo on disputed 10,000 hectares of Tiv land
- Guardian
- 30 May 2025
The Nasarawa State High Court sitting in Obi has ordered all parties in a land dispute involving 21 Tiv communities, the Nasarawa State government, and the Nigerian Army to maintain the status quo and preserve the disputed 10,000 hectares of ancestral farmlands pending the determination of the suit.
Agriculture en Afrique : Dangote annonce un grand projet
- La Nouvelle Tribune
- 26 May 2025
Le groupe Dangote va construire une nouvelle rizerie au Nigeria où il cherche à occuper tout l’écosystème, du champ à la transformation.
Nigeria: Lagos boosts food production with aquaculture centre
- The Guardian
- 19 May 2025
The Lagos Aquaculture Centre for Excellence initiative – a joint venture between the Lagos State government and Dula Agro-Services Limited, located on 35 hectares of land in Igbonla, Epe, is designed to serve as production facility for fish fingerlings, processing, and as an off-take facility for all fish farmers in Lagos
Ondo Governor Aiyedatiwa responds to cocoa farmers’ protest, denies land grabbing allegations
- Sahara Reporters
- 07 May 2025
The government described the reports of protests by some cocoa farmers over farm settlements in the state as "misleading" and "emotionally distorted."
Le groupe Dangote lance un méga-projet sucrier au Ghana
- Sika Finance
- 05 May 2025
Le projet comprend un domaine agricole de 25 000 hectares irrigués, déjà sécurisés
Ondo farmers protest alleged destruction, forceful takeover of farmland by private firm
- Vanguard
- 04 May 2025
Aggrieved farmers in Ondo State protested over the alleged forceful takeover and destruction of their farmlands by SAO Agro-Allied Services Limited, a company owned by the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, in collaboration with the state government.
Nigeria: Abia govt partner Israeli agric investors to boost fish production, poultry, others
- Hallmark News
- 30 April 2025
Governor Alex Otti assures a delegation of an Israeli based agricultural investor that his government can provide land, adding that the provision of land could be the government’s own equity to the investment.