Niger to inject 15% of budget into Agriculture sector
The government of Niger has injected 15% of the annual state budget over the next five years in the Agriculture sector. The...
AFGRI Equipment’s new range of potato machinery takes the market by storm
According to Tinus Prinsloo, CEO of AFGRI, the Dewulf, Standen and IMAC ranges of machinery were the subject of considerable interest at NAMPO, so...
Zimbabwe: Vast tracks of land lying idle
Nqobile Bhebhe, Zimbabwe
A senior Land official in Zimbabwe has said vast tracks of land is lying idle a development that is forcing the county...
IFAD loan of 5 million euros to Mauritania to help strengthen the resilience of...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have signed a loan agreement for 5 million...
Ministerial meeting to boost early warning systems in Southern Africa
The need for a major expansion in early warning systems in Southern Africa to protect lives and livelihoods from increasingly extreme weather and climate...
nurture.farm Completes largest ever project to eliminate stubble burning in India
nurture.farm, a digital platform for sustainable agriculture, has published the results of the Crop Residue Management (CRM) Program: the largest ever project to eliminate...
Kenya govt pledges fair pricing for farm produce
The government of Kenya has pledged a fair pricing for farm produce. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Peter Munya made the announcement and said they...
Farm irrigation during dry season
By Nita Karume :
It often goes without saying that the prices of agricultural produce in dry seasons are often much higher than produce in...
Liberia launches new model of community gardening
The government of Liberia has launched a new model of community gardening. Gambia, the Ministry of Agriculture with technical support from FAO Liberia will...
The application of compost shows agricultural and environmental benefits in the bacterial community
The Diverfarming project scientifically proves, through algorithms and bioinformatic approaches, the environmental and agronomic effectiveness of applying compost rather than traditional fertilisers in soils
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