Farmers in Uganda decry low prices of vegetables
Farmers in Uganda who grow vegetables at Bumusse Irrigation Scheme in Manafwa District, have decried low prices of their products.The farmers attributed the drastic...
Biovision to train more farmers on organic farming
Biovision Africa Trust is seeking to empower and have more smallholder farmers adopting agroecology organic agriculture practices especially women and youth.Speaking during the launch...
Siaya County, Kenya urged to adopt coffee planting
More farmers in Siaya County, Kenya have been urged to adopt the growing of Robusta coffee as a cash crop. The area CEC for...
Fruit, vegetables, protein remain out of reach for most Africans
Africa’s agri-food systems must be transformed to make healthy diets more affordable. That is the central message of a new report launched by the...
Morocco’s OCP to expand agricultural value chain
Morocco’s OCP Group has announced plans to expand agricultural value chain in Africa. This follows a financing agreement signed between the leading fertilizer company...
US $5M Raviart irrigation dam project in Ivory Coast launched
The Raviart dam project in Ivory Coast has been launched. Power China Municipal Construction Group performed the launch ceremony in the Didiévi division, Aries...
Kenya approves GMO cassava for farming
Kenya has approved the release of genetically modified cassava for open cultivation. The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) gave the greenlight, paving the way for...
Egypt targets to increase agricultural production by 30%
Egypt has announced plans to increase domestic product (GDP) contribution of its agriculture sector to 12% by 2024, in addition to increasing agricultural production...
Zinc fertilisers are essential to boost cereal-crop yield
An adequate zinc supply in maize plants maintains high pollen viability and a sufficient carbohydrate source
In Sub-Saharan Africa, soil health concerns are largely due...
Togo to set up two transformation units in Tokpo and Atigbe
Two cassava production and transformation facilities will be developed in the villages of Tokpo and Atigbe in Togo. United Nations Development Program (UNDP) revealed...