Agriculture sector in Zimbabwe hit target
The agriculture sector has already hit the initial 2025 target of US $8,2 billion a year as the industry grew by 36.2 percent to...
Tanzania steps up climate change in the agriculture sector
The government of Tanzania has announced plans to step efforts to tackle climate change in the agriculture sector.Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of...
Zimbabwe and IFAD join forces to transform small-scale agriculture
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today announced support for a new US$67.43 million investment programme that seeks to increase productivity and rural...
Agricultural exports in Egypt reach 5 million tons
Egypt’s agricultural exports have reached five million tons year to date through October 27. This is an increase of 600,000 tons year-on-year.Agriculture and Land...
Nigeria to reduce illegal importation of rice via land borders
The government of Nigeria is set to strategize and collaborate with security agencies, to reduce the illegal importation of rice through land borders.The Minister...
Liberia’s rice and tilapia co-culture project celebrates first harvest
An EU-funded DeSIRA Integrated Rice-Fish Farming System (IRFFS) project in Liberia recently marked its first successful harvest, with farmers saying the co-culture approach will,...
COP26: New US$143 million investment to restore Great Green Wall ecosystems and increase climate...
A new US$143 million investment programme will ensure millions of the most at-risk rural people living in the Sahel region of West Africa can...
New support scheme for farmers in Mali begins this week
The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) will pay financial aid to farmers in Mali under the income guarantee scheme starting tomorrow on...
Free State farmers are reaping the fruits of agribusiness transformation
Spokesperson: Brendan Jacobs, Standard Bank’s Head of Business Client Coverage - Free State and Northern Cape
Positive signs point to the emergence of a growing...
25 000 Zimbabwe farmers to benefit from livestock business centres
By Lawrence Paganga
At least 25 000 farmers, in five provinces in Zimbabwe, are set to benefit from the establishment of livestock business centres aimed...