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...
Winter cover crops in rainfed farming – what does the research show?
Winter cover crops enhance soil health, but they also have an impact on moisture management, which has now been quantified for the first time....
The Growing Need for Agricultural Biodiversity
Every decade from now until 2050, the growing population will result in a 14% increase in global food demand, while the world’s current agricultural...
First batch of smallholder farmers successful completes hands on training on potato production
In a quest to empower subsistence and smallholder farmers in the Province, the North-West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NWDARD) has recently trained...