Tanzania makes major breakthrough in hunt for Chinese avocado export market
Tanzania has recorded a major breakthrough in its bid to access the lucrative Chinese avocado export market after the Asian nation’s food compliance experts...
Kenya develops new regulations to enhance quality, access to variety of select seeds
The Kenyan government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has developed new regulations that are aimed at enhancing quality and access to...
Ugandan okra farmer achieves year-round harvests with solar irrigation, improved agronomic practices
One northwestern Ugandan okra farmer has mastered the art of growing the vegetable by adopting advanced agronomical practices such as pruning, mulching, ridge planting...
Transforming food processing with Marel at IPPE
Marel, a global leader in food processing solutions, software and service, is gearing up to showcase groundbreaking innovations and cutting-edge technology at the IPPE...
Nutritional quality must be at the heart of climate smart agriculture’ – researchers
Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are resilient to climate change and supply enough...
Turmeric cultivation: emerging lucrative venture among Central Kenya farmers
For many years farmers in the central region of Kenya have relied on coffee farming as their mainstay crop with the region accounting for...
Icipe, Mastercard sign a five-year deal to support 1 million Ethiopian youth in beekeeping
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and the Mastercard Foundation have signed a five-year agreement for a new initiative that will...
Kenyan fresh produce industry players forge alliance to boost export market
The Kenyan fresh produce industry players, TradeMark Africa (TMA) and the National Horticulture Taskforce (NHT) have signed a technical and financial support agreement aimed...
How Kenya-EU economic partnership agreement set to benefit Kenyan farmers
The European Union and Kenya have today signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to boost bilateral trade in goods, increase investment flows, and contribute...
World leaders support IFAD’s urgent call for increased investment in rural communities and future...
We have reached a critical juncture in history.Global temperature rises and related climate shocks are having unprecedented and possibly irreversible effects on agricultural systems,...