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...
Coffee in the time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 effects are continuously being felt across the globe, with most of the countries under lockdown to reduce the spread of...
The Italian company Celli presents new multi-purpose solutions for soil cultivation in Africa
The
Italian company, leader for over 60 years in the agricultural mechanization
sector, offers a wide range of bedformers, rotary tillers, power harrows...
Government body buys rice worth US $2.8m from farmers in Mwea, Kenya
The Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) has bought rice worth US $2.8m from farmers in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, following the presidential directive...
Njala University Sierra Leone signs US $191m MoU with AVDP for oil palm project
Njala University Sierra
Leone has signed a US $ 191m Memorandum of Understanding with the Agriculture
Value Chain Development Project (AVDP) to implement an...
Kenyan government launchers potato seed multiplication program to address shortages
The government of Kenya has launched a potato seed multiplication program in six counties to address seed shortages that occur perennially. The...