Kenyan okra farmer finds lucrative market in South Sudan thanks to value addition
Paul Otieno grows Okra at Bamgot area in Kisumu County on two different farms measuring 1.5 acres each from which he has been producing...
Elgon Kenya partners with Ministry of Agriculture to reward young farmers
Agro input company Elgon Kenya has partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Education to reward pupils and their teachers for...
How To Harvest Crops More Efficiently
Harvesting crops is an essential step in the cycle of agriculture, as it allows farmers to turn their time and hard work into consumable...
Uganda scientists develop products that can reduce aflatoxin contamination in grains by over 80%
Scientists from Uganda’s National Agricultural Advisory Research Organization (NARO) have developed products that can consistently reduce aflatoxin contamination in grains by over 80%.According to...
Rwanda agricultural export earnings jump by 45 per cent in one year, report
Rwanda's annual agricultural export revenues jump by 45 per cent representing over $788.7 million (about Rwf859.5 billion) in 2022 from $543.1 million (about Rwf591.8...
Is India Changing Its Attitude Toward Agriculture and Economic Development?
By: Dr. Nimrod Israely"There is no economic prosperity without foreign companies and investors. Willingly and gladly embrace them.”
In 1991 I visited India for the...
Four reasons why going plant-based promotes social justice
This year, the central theme is focused on ‘overcoming barriers and unleashing opportunities for social justice’. In that light, we explore four reasons why...
Western Kenya farmers find soft landing in pawpaw production after sugarcane woes
For many years farmers in western Kenya have been into sugarcane farming as their chief cash crop. However, things are changing as the venture...
Bangladesh-Botswana sign MoU contract farming
Bangladesh and Botswana are set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in agriculture and livestock sectors and exchange visits of agricultural...
Food production for the future climate
''We seem to have forgotten why food is being produced” stressed Saa Dittoh – Adjunct Professor of Food Systems at WACWISA – in a...