US experts speak on overcoming barriers to technology adoption on African farms
Sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural sector is widely recognised to have vast, under-utilised potential.However, according to experts, Louise Fox and Landry Signe, and and labour productivity...
Global diplomats warn of global food crisis as Egypt trims wheat imports
Top diplomats Friday urged swift global action in the face of the mounting food crisis, as the war in Ukraine worsens conditions that have...
Rwanda fairing in agricultural bio-technology: Experts
Agricultural experts are making a case for adopting agricultural biotechnology as crop production remains insufficient for both local consumption and exportation yet Rwanda’s economy...
Cognitive lock-ins reduce the possibility of farmers adopting crop diversification
A team from the Diverfarming project analyses how institutional settings create cognitive lock-ins in decision making for farmers when it comes to adopting sustainable...
Good Nature Agro using digital tools to unlock better services for Zambia farmers
Zambia has rich arable land, but only 15% of it is utilised whilst its predominantly rural population is highly dependent on agriculture and 60%...
Uganda contributes US $9.6M to South-to-South cooperation agriculture project
Uganda has contributed a sum of US $9.6 million to a South to South Cooperation tripartite project aimed at boosting agriculture production in the...
Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire to develop varieties of strategic crops
Egypt and Côte d’Ivoire are set to develop varieties of strategic crops. Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, al-Sayyed al-Qusair met with the...
New study unravels the mechanisms through which the icipe push-pull technology conquers the fall...
New study unravels the mechanisms through which the icipe push-pull technology conquers the fall armyworm, currently one of the most devastating and difficult pests...
Mozambique getting agricultural support right: World Bank
After multiple consecutive shocks, including the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to the first recession in almost three decades, Mozambique economy has started to recover...
Kenya inks MoU for avocado processing in Kisii
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between Kisii County government and Avofresh Processors Limited for the processing of avocados and support avocado...