Namibia rolls out agronomic programmes
The government of Namibia has rolled out several agronomic programmes in its quest to improve crop production, food security, create employment as well as...
Somalia, UN open centre to monitor desert locusts
Somalia and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations have opened a centre to monitor desert locusts in the country.The centre...
Sunflower farming an opportunity for local producers
Judging from recent reports and data, there is tremendous potential for increased sunflower production in South Africa. According to the Bureau for Food and...
Kenya declared locust-free
Kenya has been declared free of desert locusts, at least for now. Collin Micheni, director of plant protection and food safety at the Ministry...
Nigeria releases new maize variety
The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, in Nigeria has released TELA, maize variety that would save the country N268...
Optimism high as farmers trod ahead to plant more in the new agriculture season
Early indications are that South Africa’s farmers intend to plant almost 5% more hectares under summer crops for the 2021/22 production year, according to...
IFAD report predicts steep drop in African staple crops by 2050, prompting urgent call...
Staple crops in eight African countries could decrease by as much as 80 percent by 2050 in some areas if temperatures continue to rise...
New rules will ease gene editing crop research in UK
The United Kingdom is moving to ease restrictions on gene editing crop research, an influential post-Brexit action that could accelerate the pace of biotechnology...
Demetra supplies 60,000 t of wheat to Algeria
Demetra, one of the largest grain traders in Russia, has supplied 60,000 tonnes of wheat to Algeria. This was the first major supply from...
EU withdraws GMO rice from India
The European Union has withdrawn genetically modified (GM) rice from India. According to Coalition for GM Free India, the discovery of 500 tonnes of...