African clean energy trailblazers lead the way at Kigali energy conference
An impressive new wave of African climate innovators are revealed today at the Humanitarian Energy Conference (HEC) 2022, ahead of the opening of the...
A Surprising Reason For The Failure of Funded Projects
By Dr Nimrod Israely,
It was early May 2021, and I was in Senegal looking to establish a large-scale field demo of Dream Valley....
Kenya to launch Sh23bn agriculture value chain project
The government of Kenya will in July this year launch the Sh23 billion National Agriculture value chain development project geared towards improving neglected value...
Coffee farmers in Kenya to access Sh 2.7bn
Coffee farmers in Kenya are set to access Sh2.7 billion to boost production. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya made the announcement and said the...
Tanzania seeks Malaysian investment in edible oil
The government of Tanzania is seeking investors from Malaysia to help bridge its dependency on imported edible oil.The minister for Investment, Industries and Trade,...
IFAD-continues to help preserve Amazonian forest in Brazil’s poorest state
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of the State of Maranhão signed a financing agreement today for the implementation...
Swiss company sets up US$27m medicinal cannabis farm, processing plant in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commissioned a US$27 million Swiss Bioceuticals Limited Medicinal Cannabis Farm and Processing Plant in Mount Hampden, Mashonaland West Province.Speaking...
WACCI calls for strategic investments in seed systems
The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has called for strategic investments in the seed systems of six staple crops in Ghana for...
Kenya allocates Sh 52m for avocado production
Nakuru County Government in Kenya has allocated Sh 52million for avocado seedlings distribution program. This is an increase from Sh 42 million allocated last...
Impact of Ukraine War on Farmers : South Africa
Spare the Goose that Lays the Golden eggThe government, in this context, South Africa, should create an enabling economic climate to assist both producers...