African Faith Communities Tell Gates Foundation, “Big Farming is No Solution for Africa”
Busisiwe Mgangxela seed saver and agroecologist from the Eastern Cape
Following the United Nations (UN) Food Systems Pre-Summit in Rome last week - a prequel...
Tanzania maize exports to Kenya surge sixfold
Maize imports from Tanzania jumped more than sixfold to 118,329 bags. This follows President Samia Suluhu’s visit to Kenya that saw Dar and Nairobi...
Kenya allocates Sh 30M to cash crop farming in Baringo
Kenya has allocated Sh 30million to cash crop farming in Baringo County in bid to boost agricultural productivity of local farmers.Baringo governor Stanley Kiptis...
Kenya launches water projects in Migori to boost agriculture
The government of Kenya has launched water projects worth Sh 76million in Migori County. The National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Projects (NARIGP) in...
The “Kragspan” is now even more powerful
The InteliGro/VKB “Kragspan”, which was launched in the 2020/21 season for summer row crops, introduced its commercial offer for the 2021/22 season during an...
Another fuel hike negative for agriculture as we head into the new crop season
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business
This week will see another hefty fuel price hike of 5% month-on-month (m/m) for the...
Liberia launches new model of community gardening
The government of Liberia has launched a new model of community gardening. Gambia, the Ministry of Agriculture with technical support from FAO Liberia will...
Seychelles imposes restrictions on the movement of tomatoes
The National Biosecurity Agency has imposed restrictions on the movement of tomatoes between the Seychelles' three main islands after a caterpillar known as the...
Kenya’s pyrethrum farming to be revived
The government of Kenya has announced plans to revive pyrethrum farming. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya revealed the plans and said KSh 40million has...
Kenya to develop Irish Potato cooling plant, grain storage warehouse
The government of Kenya is set to expedite on construction of a grain storage warehouse and an Irish Potato cooling plant in Nakuru County.Agriculture...