IITA, EAGC partner to tackle aflatoxin contamination in grains
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) Tuesday have partnered to tackle aflatoxin contamination of...
Big harvests for 2020, from the summer to winter crops
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at
FNB Agri-Business
Although the National Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) made a...
Farmers’ dread of water shortage in Egypt.
Abu Kassem, an heir to Makhluf Abu Kassem’s
agricultural land in the far end of Egypt’s Fayoum oasis looks out what’s left
of his...
How innovative techniques and solar power can be used to benefit farming
Farming is a tough business where success depends on a range of factors, including the weather. Hard frosts and flooding can be...
Misery at the Farm: Africa’s Coffee Farmers are Losing Billions to Exploitation
Millions of Africa’s coffee farmers have slipped into abject poverty
caused by poor prices which are currently barely enough to cover production
costs while...
State of the agricultural sector in South Africa’ economy
By Paul
Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-business
The South African economy has faced challenges in the recent times...
Potato farmers in Kenya suffer losses
Potato farmers in Nakuru,
Kenya are counting losses following low prices of the commodity amid high
production costs. The output...
NADIP gets US $48m to revive irrigation in Zimbabwe
National Accelerated Irrigation Development Programme (NAIDP) gets US $48m for purposes of reviving the irrigation in Zimbabwe. At least 10 major irrigation...
Zimbabwe facing increased grain deficit amid COVID-19 pandemic
Zimbabwe is facing an increased grain deficit of approximately
1.17m tonnes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This is despite a small increase in
production, leaving...
Kenyan women and youth urged to embrace technology in marketing their produce over COVID-19...
The Kenyan Women and youth have been urged to embrace technology to market their farm produce amid the effects of the Covid-19...