Producer prices of grains in Zimbabwe to go up
Producer prices of maize, soya bean, traditional grains and sunflower in Zimbabwe are set to go up. Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa,...
WFP, partners assist 655 000 Zimbabweans during the 2021/22 lean season
The World Food Programme (WFP) and its partners have completed the 2021/22 lean season response in March by assisting 655 222 people in 12...
Nigeria’s Annual Maize Conference to return
The annual Nigeria Maize Conference is set to return for its 4th edition with the theme ‘Much More Maize 2.0.’
The annual gathering of stakeholders...
Cameroon, FAO sign five-year agreement to improve food security, nutrition
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed a Country Programming Framework (CPF) with Cameroon, which will help improve agriculture, food...
The application of compost shows agricultural and environmental benefits in the bacterial community
The Diverfarming project scientifically proves, through algorithms and bioinformatic approaches, the environmental and agronomic effectiveness of applying compost rather than traditional fertilisers in soils
Sustainable...
Future Farming: Sustainability & Health Meets AI
In Time for Earth Day, Healthy Soil Biomes partners with StoryFile with the first ever five expert Conversational Video experience
Healthy Soil Biomes (HSB) and...
SA needs R91m to help KZN farmers affected by floods
South Africa required R91 million to assist farmers in KwaZulu-Natal who were affected by the recent floods that extensively damaged crops, infrastructure, including bridges.
According...
Cameroon to build a land reserve along the Ntui-Yoko-Tibati corridor
The government of Cameroon has announced plans to develop a 400,000 ha land reserve along the Ntui-Yoko-Tibati to ease access to land for intensive...
CIMMYT turning mechanisation wheels for Zimbabwe farmers
A new project aiming to climate-proof Zimbabwean farms through improved access to small-scale mechanisation to reduce labour bottlenecks has been launched.
The Harnessing Appropriate-scale Farm...
Water conservation at the heart of Westfalia’s sustainability strategy
Westfalia Fruit Group, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables and fruit, is rolling out an innovative sustainable water...