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...
Zambia procures 133 mln tons of crop
Purchases of maize and other crops by Zambia’s food Reserve Agency in the 2022 marketing season remain on course to attain the country’s food...
Climate-smart agricultural practices deliver life-changing benefits to Tanzania’ women farmers
Mariam Tungu, a woman farmer from Singida’s Ikungi district in central Tanzania has spent decades cultivating the small piece of land behind her home...
Zambia targets 1 mln farmers on fertiliser subsidy
To compensate for the 25% loss in maize and output of other crops last season, Zambia has maintained the number of beneficiaries of the...
Angola has potential as a future agriculture powerhouse of Africa: World Bank
Angola has an abundance of arable land and a diversity of climatic conditions that are suitable for producing a variety of agricultural products.According to...
Nigeria to boost local production of wheat
Nigeria is set to boost local output of wheat and cut dependence on imports. The country has inked a partnership deal with food company...