Developing new groundnut varieties to boost farmer incomes in Telangana
To boost valuable groundnut production across Telangana, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University...
Zambia pays farmers for food purchases amid cries for delayed inputs
Zambia has paid the last installment of K139,982,970 (US$9 million) of all the commitments owed to the smallholder farmers that supplied maize and other...
How Young People are Creating Businesses Selling Coffee
As part of Nestlé Needs YOUth Initiative, MYOWBU is benefitting over 5, 000 young people and seeks to double its youth outreach with entrepreneurship...
Zimbabwe govt offers financial support for viable agribusiness
The Zimbabwe government’s Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development is offering financial support to farmers, agribusinesses and business development enterprises with...
Bio scientists helping farmers grow produce
Two young bio scientists are using science and technology to produces fast turnover vegetable seedlings.By: Nonhlanhla NtuliExtreme weather conditions caused by climate change make...
Nature-positive farming techniques in Africa improving crop yields
Pilot projects in Africa have shown that nature-positive techniques are not only improving crop yields for farmers, but also reducing soil erosion, improving water...
Project launched to prevent spread of Fusarium wilt in bananas
The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research ACIAR has launched a project to protect small-scale banana growers in Mozambique and Tanzania against Fusarium wilt...
Namibia welcomes fertiliser donation from Russia
Fertiliser prices are driving up food prices in Africa and the Namibian government says it will welcome a donation of fertilisers from Russia, its ambassador to that...
Austoft 9000 ready to roll into 2022 Thai sugarcane harvest
With the 2022 Thai sugarcane harvest fast approaching, a new fleet of Case IH Austoft sugarcane harvesters is about to prove its worth.The new...
APNI announces the 2nd African Conference on Precision Agriculture
The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) in partnership with the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA), the African Association for Precision Agriculture (AAPA), and...