Kenya launches sustainable agriculture, water access project in Nyandarua
The government of Kenya has launched an operation to support the populations of Nyandarua County to facilitate their water supply and promote sustainable agriculture....
Bayer’s Grants4Ag Program Awards Funding for 21 New Crop Science Research Proposals
Bayer today announced its 2022 cohort of Grants4Ag grant recipients who were chosen to receive awards ranging from 5,000 to 15,000 Euros to help...
Kenya extends avocado export ban
The government of Kenya has extended the avocado ban which took effect on November 15, 2021 to indefinite. Kenya Agriculture and Food authority director...
Thiba Dam project in Kenya nears completion
Construction of Thiba Dam in Kenya is nearing completion. According to the project, Engineer Stephen Mutinda the development which is expected to secure a...
InteliGro takes the guesswork out of crop solutions
Success in agriculture increasingly depends on informed and accurate decision making. From which crop and cultivar to plant in a specific field, to the...
Zimbabwe lists duty free on agricultural equipment
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has listed import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT)-free agricultural equipment while the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and...
European Bank provides new funds for olive farming, irrigation projects in Tunisia
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has confirmed a new €6.2 million loan to the Compagnie Générale des Industries Alimentaires (COGIA) to...
Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture
Agriculture is the backbone of any country's economy and sustains the livelihoods of its citizens; yet, food security for the county's smallholder farmers is...
Hass avocado to complement sugarcane in Busoga, Uganda
The government of Uganda through the Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon Frank Tumwebaze, has proposed the introduction of Hass avocado in...
Tari unveils new areas for strategic crops cultivation
Tanzania Agriculture Institute Research (TARI) has established that areas surrounding Lakes Tanganyika and Nyasa are suitable for the cultivation of palm oil, cocoa and...