Tag: Agriculture
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OPM Owes Namibian Producers N$28.1 Million, Meatco Reveals
Meatco Confirms Outstanding Debts from the National Livestock Support Programme The Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) has disclosed a significant liability affecting local livestock producers. According to the company’s latest statements, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) still owes producers N$28.1 million for livestock supplied under last year’s broad-based support programme. The revelation places…
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Kpong Irrigation Scheme Rehabilitation Nears Completion: 75% Finished
Progress Update: Kpong Irrigation Scheme hits 75% completion The rehabilitation of the Kpong Irrigation Scheme in Ghana is now about 75 percent complete, with the overall project cost estimated at US$22.5 million. The initiative forms a key component of broader resilience efforts under the West Africa Food System Resilience Project (FSRP), which aims to strengthen…
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Why Turkey climate summit must bring hope to agriculture sector
Why the Turkey climate summit matters for agriculture The focus of the global climate conversation on agriculture is intensifying, and the Turkey climate summit presents a pivotal moment. While conversations at Belem highlighted the need for fair food systems and stronger support for smallholder farmers, a Turkish-led gathering has the potential to turn those talks…
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Turkey Climate Summit: Hope for the Agriculture Sector
Why the Belem Summit Still Matters for Turkey The Belem climate summit, held in Brazil last year, elevated the profile of agriculture within global climate negotiations. It underscored that farming is not merely a rural economy footnote but a central pillar in shaping fairer food systems, protecting smallholder livelihoods, and driving agroecological transitions. For Turkey,…
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Why Turkey’s Climate Summit Must Bring Hope to Agriculture
Why the Turkey Climate Summit Matters for Agriculture The global climate conversation has rarely focused enough on the farmers who feed communities. As world leaders prepare for the next climate gathering, the emphasis on agriculture—especially smallholder farmers—should be front and center. A Turkey-hosted climate summit offers a pivotal opportunity to reframe policy, finance, and innovation…
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Exposing the Rural Insecurity Behind Nigeria’s Food Crisis
Introduction: Beyond the Numbers Nigeria’s food crisis is frequently framed through statistics: inflation, crop yields, and the number of people in want. While these figures reveal the scale of the problem, they miss a core driver that sits at the heart of rural life: insecurity in farming communities. When villages are unsafe, fields lie fallow,…
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Exposing the rural insecurity behind Nigeria’s food crisis
Introduction: beyond the numbers Nigeria’s food crisis is often framed through statistics: soaring inflation, shrinking purchasing power, and growing hunger. Yet those numbers mask a more stubborn, less tabulated truth: rural insecurity. In many farming communities, bands of militants, armed gangs, and criminal elements disrupt planting and harvesting, coercing farmers to abandon fields or flee…
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Palestinian Farmers and Israeli Community: Coexistence in Action
Introduction: A Quiet Pact Amidst Volatility In a landscape defined by security alarms and political rancor, a quiet, practical partnership has persisted for years between the Palestinian village of Jalameh and the Israeli commuter town of Sha’ar Efraim. Nestled between the Jordan Valley foothills and central Israel, this corridor has become a symbol of how…
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Bridge of Cooperation: Palestinian Farmers and Israeli Community Near Jalameh
Hope in the Heart of a Volatile Landscape Between the Israeli community of Sha’ar Efraim in central Israel and the Palestinian village of Jalameh in the West Bank lies a quiet, daily partnership that has endured despite one of the region’s most volatile security situations in decades. The collaboration is not a grand peace settlement…
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Palestinian Farmers Feeding Hope: A Quiet Cross-Border Partnership
Introduction: A daily thread of cooperation In a landscape often defined by headlines of conflict, a small, persistent story unfolds between the Israeli community of Sha’ar Efraim in central Israel and the Palestinian village of Jalameh in the West Bank. Here, farmers on both sides have forged a practical and human-scale partnership that endures through…