Malawi launches Agribusiness Deal Room
The Malawi Agribusiness Dealroom has officially been launched. Organized by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), in collaboration with the Ministry...
Stihl Group to open office in Kenya
German firm Stihl Group has announced plans to open its Kenyan office making Nairobi the company’s gateway to the East African market.Stihl East Africa...
Africa’s cotton exports account for 16% global exports
Cotton remains an important export crop for Sub-Saharan Africa, and currently accounts for 16% of global exports.According to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...
Supply of maize in Kenya stabilizes
Supply of maize in Kenya has stabilized resulting to a drop in prices. Kipng’etich Mutai, chairman of the Grain Belt Millers Association confirmed the...
Tanzania launches fertiliser subsidy programme
The government of Tanzania has launched a fertiliser subsidy programme. The ceremony was marked by the country’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan who said farmers...
Cameroon launches biochar technique for the restoration of degraded forests
Cameroon through the Forest and Rural Development Association (FODER) has launched an experimental project to restore land using the biochar technique. This action is...
China, Ethiopia in discussion on agricultural cooperation
The government of Ethiopia and China are in discussion over cooperation in the agriculture sector. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia announced that Ethiopia’s...
John Deere invests in Hello Tractor
Deere & Company has made a minority investment in Hello Tractor, an ag-tech company based in Nairobi, Kenya.Hello Tractor connects tractor owners with smallholder...
Kebbi State Nigeria battle invasion of quelea birds
Kebbi State government in Nigeria is set to fight Quelea birds which are invading the farmlands from neighbouring countries.Commissioner for Agriculture Alhaji Maigari Abdullahi...
Tanzania, MCL and Vodacom launch ‘farm clinic’
The government of Tanzania in partnership with, Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL) and Vodacom Tanzania officially launched the Farm Clinic that aims to boost farming...