Kenya develops new regulations to enhance quality, access to variety of select seeds
The Kenyan government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has developed new regulations that are aimed at enhancing quality and access to...
Nutritional quality must be at the heart of climate smart agriculture’ – researchers
Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are resilient to climate change and supply enough...
Agriculture challenges in South Africa: we need a different lens
What are the challenges facing agriculture in South Africa at present? It’s a question with almost as many answers as there are farmers and...
IRRI donates seed dresser to boost quality seed supply, trigger rice value chain in...
The rice sector in Kenya is set for a major boost after the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) donated a seed dresser to the...
FAO unveils innovative locust pesticide management system in Kenya, minimizing risks to humans and...
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has introduced, in Kenya, Locust Pesticides Management System (Locust-PMS) that enhances the invasive pests’ management and reduces...
Study: Certain crops such as maize and sorghum tolerate ozone pollution better than others
A recent study has shown that differences in the photosynthetic “machinery” of certain crop plants can make them more or less prone to harm...
Cameroonian entrepreneur leverages climate-smart greenhouses to stabilize food prices amid hikes
By Amindeh Blaise AtabongSince last year, prices of basic food stuffs have been soaring across local markets in Cameroon, caused in part by...
Solynta’s hybrid potato breeding technology poised to unlock smallholders’ production potential in Kenya
By Zablon OyugiAn innovative hybrid true potato seed (HTPS) breeding technology being introduced in Kenya by Solynta, a Dutch-based potato breeding technology company, is...
FAO strengthening countries’ capacities in desert locust risk reduction in East Africa and the...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is conducting a 5-day training workshop for technical officers in charge of desert locust...
COP28: CGIAR and partners launch innovation sprint on gender and climate action
The world’s leading agriculture innovation network, CGIAR and 20 partners have committed US$31 million over four years (2023-2027) to ensure that climate innovations in...