Bullish grain supplies estimates will help tame food inflation
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at
FNB Agri-BusinessSouth Africa’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) made a further...
Fresh-cut salads and other vegetables, new field tests with Arrigoni screens
Fresh-cut salads and other vegetables now have an extra ally to grow and develop at their best throughout their life cycle. Arrigoni,...
In Cameroon, new seed varieties help cocoa crops bloom and farmers thrive
In Cameroon, new seed varieties help cocoa crops bloom and farmers thrive Antoine Mani Tonye sinks his...
Sierra Leone to count on African Development Bank to help build resilient economy, restore...
Sierra Leone will look to the African Development Bank to stimulate agribusiness development in the country with a focus on rice production,...
South Africa continues to be a pacesetter in Agriculture
South Africa
continues to be a global pacesetter in many aspects of agriculture. This was
evident from many of the presentations on the first...
Oped : Why Kenya must now learn the meaning of a hazard and of...
By
Eric Kimunguyi, CEO, Agrochemicals Association of KenyaThe modern world is built
on chemicals, be it medicines we apply, or...
East Africa under threat of unyielding locust invasion
East Africa is under threat of unyielding locust
invasion. This seems to be the case after reports have been made about billions of...
Optimistic outlook for agriculture
The latest forecast released by South Africa’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) points to a somewhat optimistic outlook for the agricultural sector...
Kenya facing the worst desert locust outbreak recorded since 1950
Kenya is facing the worst desert locust outbreak recorded since 1950. The outbreak has seen swarms of the insects invade the east African nation...
Growers and scientists call on president to prevent food catastrophe by upholding pest control...
Move to ban pesticides being used to curb locusts and Fall Army Worn will lead to crop devastation, warn growersAgricultural and industry organisations have...