‘No GMOs in Zambia’-stakeholders
THERE is a misunderstanding between state and non-state actors on the planned revision of the 2002-Genetically Modified Organisations (GMOs) policy in Zambia with the...
Europe vegetable growers plot moving to North Africa as energy crisis worsens
Vegetable farmers in northern and western Europe are contemplating halting their farming activities there due to the financial hit from Europe's energy crisis, a...
Prosper Cashew Convenes Industry Stakeholders to Transform Cashew Processing in Nigeria
Today, representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Embassy in Lagos, international nonprofit TechnoServe , ISF Advisors, Nigerian cashew processors, and...
Mineworkers Investment Company invests R10 million in crowdfarming fintech, Livestock Wealth
Livestock Wealth has become the latest growth equity investment through the Mineworkers Investment Company’s (MIC) Khulisani Ventures initiative. MIC Khulisani Ventures is geared towards...
Africa seeks remedy to Food Pests
By Jeff KapembwaScientifically proven Integrated Pest Management (IPM) technologies is the remedy to perennial Fall Army Worms and other crop toxicities and should...
Kenya must avoid food shortages as maize prices double: Researcher
The Kenyan government has been urged to develop policies that resolve long-standing for the East African country to be self-sufficient in staple food supplies,...
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...
Zambia re-opens market wants more food stocks
Zambia has re-opened the crop marketing season beyond the 31 August deadline and wants more purchases for maize, soya beans, paddy rice, wheat, among...
From Wheat and Corn to Horticultural Crops – Less Water, Minimal if Any Chemical...
Fertilizer prices are up. And climate change has resulted in higher temperatures and less rainfall in many parts of the world. In high-income countries,...
KOICA, MOFA holds training in Ghana on improved rice production
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in collaboration with Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture has held a three-day training for 25 farmer leaders...