From backyard farming to commercial farming
By: Fundiswa Nkwanyana
Nowadays there is a growing trend of thriving farming businesses that were started by entrepreneurs who fell in love with farming by...
Water Tanks Are An Essential Component In Ensuring Ongoing Food Security
Food security has been a global concern for some time now, with about a tenth of the world's population suffering from acute hunger. The...
World Bank transforms farmers into entrepreneurs
A World Bank-supported project is helping smallholder farmers in Lesotho diversify their crops, and expand markets as climate change, extreme weather, and global economic...
Rwanda starts farming grapes, wine processing
Rwanda is set to start growing grapes and producing wines after signing a lucrative deal with a Germany state - Rhineland Palatinate three years...
Haskelberg Nurseries Enter Joint Venture with Ag Tech Firm Yellow Brick AgTech for New...
Israel based Haskelberg Nurseries has entered into a joint venture agreement with UK based ag tech company Yellow Brick AgTech (YB AgTech) for the...
Zimbabwe lists duty free on agricultural equipment
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has listed import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT)-free agricultural equipment while the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and...
Kenya canola smallholders to enjoy global prices courtesy of contract farming with local oil...
Small-scale canola farmers in Kenya are set to enjoy global prices for their canola seeds after entering into contract farming with a local oil...
Local chicken feed could solve poultry challenges in Sierra Leone and boost maize production
With poultry feed prices at a historical high, a successful 18-month project by Sierra Leone’s Leecon Poultry to produce feed from local ingredients and...
How community-designed solutions take pressure off Madagascar’s Manombo Rainforest, spur food production
By Zablon Oyugi
Health In Harmony (HIH), an international nonprofit organisation through its community-designed solutions approach has introduced sustainable farming practices among local farmers and...
Kenya to support growing of yellow maize
The government of Kenya has announced its support for local farmers to grow yellow maize as it pushes to realize food security and curb...