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...
There is no reason to be caught unawares by blight
Prevention is better than cure. That is an old saying which remains relevant today, especially when it comes to diseases on potatoes. It is...
Another storm Jasmine to hit Madagascar, Mozambique
Another tropical storm – Jasmine has hit Madagascar and Mozambique on Tuesday evening killing one person in Madagascar while three others are missing.The two...
Seychelles undertaking breadfruit census for improved food security
As part of a regional project to conserve biodiversity and make use of crop genetic resources, Seychelles is carrying out a survey on its...