Bayer maintains strong position in Access to Seeds Index
Reaching more smallholder farmers is critical to tackle rising malnourishment.
Bayer ranks number 3 on the global Access to Seeds Index published on January 28,...
AgriSA to source US $220m for farmer hit by severe drought in South Africa
AgriSA, South Africa’s agricultural industry body, is in the process of approaching banks, agribusiness and government to US $220m to help farmers hit by...
Dudutech cutting edge pest controls now available in Tanzania
Growers in Tanzania can now benefit from a range of Dudutech’s biological pest control products. The portfolio approved by Tanzanian authorities includes beneficial mites...
17,500 Liberian smallholder farmers receive US $25m from World Bank
17,500 Liberian smallholder farmers are set to receive US $25m in International Development Association (IDA) loan from the World Bank. This is in continuation...
How to practice smart farming in monitoring commodities
Technology has paved the way for the development of human life for thousands of years. From the humble wheel to smart farming and advanced...
Combating the fall armyworm in Africa
The European Commission Directorate for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO), has committed to strengthen the efforts of the International Centre of Insect Physiology and...
Wefarm launches Champion Farmer award for farmers driving agricultural knowhow countrywide
Bonfese Wanjala, a maize farmer from Siaya, who was close to abandoning his loss-making farming eight months ago, has been named as Wefarm’s latest...
Tanzanian government looking to promote seaweed farming in the country
The government of Tanzania is currently looking to promote sea weed farming in the country. The Minister for Trade and Industries, Ambassador Amina Salum...
Ugandan government passes GMO Bill
The Ugandan government has passed the Genetic Engineering Regulatory Bill, 2018. The bill will serve to provide a regulatory framework for safe development and...
Tanzanian cashew farmers pocket approximately US $2.2Bn
Cashew farmers in Tanzania’s Lindi, Mtwara and Ruvuma have so far pocketed a total of nearly US $2.2Bn. This is the accumulated price since...