The African Plant Nutrition Institute held a national-level workshop on adapting the Sustainable Agriculture...
As part of the Belmond Forum funded Sustainable Agriculture Matrix (SAM) Consortium led by the University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science, the African...
Nigeria, others to import US $110bn worth of food by 2025
Nigeria and other African countries are set to import food valued at $110 billion by 2025. This is according to the International Institute of...
Family Farmers in Kenya Replace Expensive Fertilizer with “Green Manure”
Fertilizer prices have skyrocketed as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For some years now, family farmers in Kenya’s Kisumu area have replaced...
Intercropping melon and cowpea improves soil nutrients and increases melon yields
The Diverfarming project analysed the nutrients and changes in the soil microbial community in the first year of intercropping melon and cowpea with reduced...
Tanzania scraps 42 coffee levies
The government of Tanzania has scrapped 42 out of 47 levies that were being charged from coffee growers in Kagera region as part of...
Growing small-scale farming and enterprise potential !
By: Wanga Pholi, Assistant Programme Manager for Agriculture at Seriti InstituteHousehold gardens have always played a positive role in addressing food insecurity and malnutrition...
African Faith Communities appeal to U.S Congress: “Stop funding industrial Agriculture ,AGRA is hurting...
Today, 30 March, the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) joins civil society leaders across Africa to brief U.S. congressional aides about the...
Coffee farmers in Kenya seek link to embassies better earnings
Coffee farmers in Kenya are seeking the government aid in facilitating them to sell their produce directly to consumers through embassies and high commissions...
Zimbabwe farmers benefit from WhatsApp disease detector platform
Over 1 100 farmers in Zimbabwe are benefitting from a Whatsapp and text-based chat bot.The two platform assists the farmers in identifying plant damage...
Precision Ag tech software I-Plant Nutrition launches App
Precision ag-tech software, i-Plant Nutrition has launched a mobile application version of the software on both the Apple and Android app stores. The app...