New varieties of Oats, wheat, rice, Niger crops developed in Niger
New varieties of Oats, wheat, rice, and Niger crops have been developed in Niger. The Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (JNKVV) of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh...
300 000 farmers adopt conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe
By Lawrence Paganga
Over 300 000 farmers in Zimbabwe have adopted conservation farming and through this method, thereby nearly tripling their crop production and improving...
Training ensures effective crop protection
Growers rightly say that the most expensive spray application is the second – or wrong – one. Spray clinics jointly presented by InteliGro and...
Bayer invites global researchers to submit novel crop protection compounds through new Testing4Ag program
Testing4Ag allows scientists to submit novel ideas for the company to test while those researchers and institutions retain all rights to any potential intellectual...
Cameroon record high banana export
Cameroon has recorded an increase in banana export in 2021. According to data compiled by the Cameroon Banana Association (ASSOBACAM), Cameroon exported 198,634 tons...
Zimbabwe farmers fail to meet 2021/22 planted maize crop target
By Lawrence PagangaThe uneven 2021/2022 summer farming season has seen maize production in Zimbabwe failing to 908 999 hectares against the targeted two million...
Drought poses a risk to food security in Malawi
By Lawrence PagangaDrought has affected the start of the agriculture season and poses a risk to food security across Malawi as the rain recorded are...
Namibia faces third locust outbreak
Namibia has announced a third locust outbreak in Karasburg District, Karas Region in the southern parts of the country. Ministry of Agriculture, Water and...
Zimbabwe launches Youth Agric Empowerment Scheme
Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa has launched Provincial Integrated Youths Skills Development Centres (PIYSDC) for the county's 10 provinces where over 5 000 youths will be...
Maize production in Kenya to drop by 30%
Maize production in Kenya is set to drop drastically across the country due to erratic rains, army worm and disease, a food nutrition assessment...