Western Kenya farmer find export markets and fortunes in herbs and spice farming
In Siaya County of Western Kenya, a farming revolution is taking shape, chaperoned by a former civil servant who has transformed swathes of traditionally...
EU, FAO, Govt Tanzania launches National Campaign for healthier diets and good nutrition practices
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Tanzania, through the European Union (EU) funded AGRI-CONNECT flagship programme,...
Climate change storm threatens Kenya’s tea production
Kenya’s tea production is likely to drop significantly within the next decade because of climate change, threatening the country’s foreign earnings from the crop.This...
Nigeria, Ghana commence consumption GMO crops
Nigeria and Ghana have commenced the consumption of first genetically modified BT cowpea with a view to enhancing scientific bilateral collaboration to boost food...
Morocco opens tender to stockpile grain
Morocco’s National Interprofessional Office for Cereals and Legumes (ONICL) has launched a tender on for grain suppliers to secure Morocco’s stock of cereals.With this...
KZN Farmers take rural roads, food security into their own hands
Tired of waiting on local government to repair key rural access roads that are crucial to financial livelihoods and sustained food supply in and...
Safeguarding the food safety and product quality of baby leaf vegetables at an indoor...
Harvesting daily in a high-rise building in Singapore, Sustenir Agriculture has enhanced product quality and reduced food waste by using a TOMRA optical sorting...
Farmers worry as Namibia battles the fourth and worst wave of brown locust outbreak
Namibia is battling the fourth and worst wave of the brown locust outbreak, which remains a daunting challenge in the country’s southern regions.The Namibia...
Hello Tractor, Heifer International Unveil Pay-As-You-Go Tractor Financing for Agripreneurs in Nigeria
Seeking innovative ways to generate agribusiness opportunities for young African entrepreneurs, Heifer International announced today that it is investing $1 million USD in the...
Kenya kicks off emergency response measures to avert food crisis
The government of Kenya has kicked off implementation of a number of emergency response measures to avert a food crisis in the country following...