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Botswana’s San culture perseveres despite pressure from the outside world
The San can be considered as one of the earliest inhabitants of Southern Africa. Much like in the rest of Southern Africa, the San of Botswana have consistently been marginalized, negated, and relegated to the margins of society.
Climate Smart Horticulture Enhances Livelihoods in Botswana
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with financing from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is providing technical and financial support to the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM) on its Strategic Action Programme (SAP) implementation. A key component of this four and a half year project is the demonstration of environmentally conscious livelihoods and socio-economic development in the Basin.
EU donates €20 million to support the Informal Economy Conversion Program in Angola
The European Union provided 20 million euros to support the Informal Economy Conversion Program in Angola.
The agreement signed this Monday is part of the plan to respond to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the country’s economy.
According to the Angolan Minister of Economy and Planning Sérgio Santos, this funding will be applied to initiatives already registered in the State Budget, which is expected to start in January 2021.
Angola to have Economic Inspection, Food Security Authority
Luanda, ANGOLA, September 24 - A preliminary draft Presidential Decree that created the National Authority for Economic Inspection and Food Security (ANIESA) was approved Wednesday by the Interministerial Commission for State Reform.,
It is a Public Institute that results from the unification of the sectorial services for inspection and supervision of economic activities in Angola, states a press release from the 2nd Ordinary Meeting of the Commission, chaired by President João Lourenço.
Angola Starts Farming, Fishing Census
Luanda - The first Farming and Fisheries Census (RAPP), in Angola, will start on the 25th of this month, through a process that will continue until the year 2022, aiming to allow the country to know the structure of its agriculture, cattle-breeding and fishing activities, with a view to boosting the economy.
ANGOP has learnt that the census is estimated at US $ 25 million, financed by the World Bank, and it is hoped that with the RAPP, concerned institutions will be able to draft farming and fisheries development policies and plans, with more solid technical and scientific bases.
Angola: Authorities must do more to protect the vulnerable San people during Covid-19
Malnutrition and food insecurity are major contributing factors to the San people’s vulnerability to the Covid-19 pandemic in southern Africa.
The San are extremely resilient people, successfully maintaining their culture in the face of the harmful effects of globalisation and modern societal pressures.
5 FACTS ABOUT HUNGER IN ANGOLA
Angola is a country in Southern African that is home to nearly 31 million people. Of those people, at least 2.3 million of them are at high risk for extreme malnutrition. Angola experienced an El Niño from 2015 to 2017 and the impact of this phenomenon along with the 2019 drought has been long-lasting.
Angola,IFAD to promote sustainable agric
Angola and IFAD to promote sustainable agriculture and boost food security in the face of climate change
The International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) today announced support for a new project to boost agricultural productivity, improve food and nutrition security and build the resilience of at least 218,000 rural families in Angola who are vulnerable to climate shocks.
Angola: Agrolive Invests Akz 100 Million in Agricultural Development
Longonjo — The agricultural project "AGROLIVE" is investing 100 million Kwanzas (Akz) in mechanization and promotion of maize and bean crops in the municipality of Lépi, Longonjo (Huambo).
The information was given this Monday to the press by the director general of AGROLIVE, Inocêncio Katiavala, pointing out that 62 direct jobs are expected to be created in the agricultural year 2020/21.
With this, he explained, a production of 500 tons of maize and 100 tons of beans is expected.
$104m program targets land degradation in African and central Asian
THE global launch of a $104 million initiative signals an ambitious effort by a range of partners to safeguard dry lands in the context of climate change, fragile ecosystems, biodiversity loss, and deforestation in 11 African and Central Asian countries.