Releaf Partners with IITA to Improve Growth and Sustainability in Oil Palm Production
Releaf, an agtech startup that develops proprietary hardware and software solutions that makes African farmers and food factories more efficient and profitable, has partnered...
Kenya’s agricultural premiums hit Sh1 billion mark
Kenya’s agricultural insurance premiums have crossed Sh1 billion mark, pointing to increased uptake of crop and livestock covers by smallholder farmers. This is according...
FAO to train farmers on KIAMIS digital platform
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has announced plans to train farmers on the Kenya Integrated Agriculture Management Information System (KIAMIS), a sensitization program...
West Pokot, Kenya to receive relief food
Hundreds of hunger-stricken households in West Pokot County in Kenya are set to receive relief food from the government to cushion them from the...
Ghana’s 11th Pre – Harvest Conference and Exhibitions opens
The 11th edition of the annual Pre-harvest Agribusiness Conference and Exhibitions, organised by Agrihouse Foundation has opened at the Aliu Mamaha Sport Stadium in...
Greenbelt Authority partners Zimbabwean Firm for investment in commercial irrigation in Malawi
Greenbelt Authority (GBA) and Maka Resources from Zimbabwe have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), effectively enabling the two companies to start investing in...
High-level UN delegation to visit farmers and review progress of rural development projects in...
A high-level delegation of Executive Board members and senior staff of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) began an official one-week visit to...
Zimbabwe moots compulsory insurance for small scale farmers
The government of Zimbabwe is mooting for compulsory insurance for small scale farmers. According to Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) Holdings acting chief executive, Francis...
Kenya funds 27 boreholes for irrigation in Tana River County
The government of Kenya has funded construction of 27 boreholes and water retention basins set to benefit Galole constituency located in Tana River County.The...
Sustained sharp upswing in fuel prices will trim agriculture profit outlook
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agribusiness Early indications are that South Africa faces a massive upswing in fuel prices given the recent...