Rwanda to double lending to agriculture sector
Rwanda has announced plans to double agriculture sector lending from the current 5.2% of the total share of loans from financial institutions to 10.4%...
New groundnut varieties in Uganda released
Groundnut whose scientific name is Arachis hypogaea L, also known as peanut, is the said to be the second most important legume after beans...
Uganda, Agricycle partners to access global markets through PSFU
Ugandan growers and Agricycle have announced a partnership for growers to access global markets through Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU).In excess of 9,400 young...
National food reserve in Nigeria to increase in 2022
National food reserve in Nigeria is expected to increase in 2022. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mahmood Abubakar made the announcement...
Nigeria, FAO ink U.S $350,000 pact irrigation funding
The government of Nigeria and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have inked a U.S $350,000 pact Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) to promote irrigation farming...
Zimbabwe adopts Pfumvudza concept
The government of Zimbabwe has adopted the Pfumvudza concept during the 2021/2021 agricultural season.Following the success of the Pfumvudza programme on maize and other...
South Sudan, FAO launch project to boost food security
South Sudan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched a five-year project to improve food security by boosting...
Spanish farmers demonstrate against Moroccan agricultural products
About 200 farmers from the Spanish city of Almeria and representatives of fruit and vegetable companies led an agricultural strike followed by a demonstration...
Zimbabwe to take white maize to Senegal
Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Senegal James Maridadi has announced plans to take white maize to Sengal. The initiative was started after revealing that most of...
Tadb to strengthen mbozi coffee curing plant company
The Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) has vowed to give Mbozi District growers, a curing plant company a soft loan to increase the production...