Exploring the nuances of the livestock climate debate
Livestock production is a major contributor to climate change. The world desperately needed to reduce its impact, but not all livestock production is the...
From scout to harvest: Tech tools revolutionizing land Selection in African Agriculture
Agriculturalists are facing the lands they have worked with for decades with a new perspective. The climate crisis has rendered some topsoil arid or...
New Farmer’s Guide to Loss Prevention: Practical Tips for Disease Control and Sustainable Cattle...
Disease control has a profound impact on the livelihoods of farmers, especially those new to the trade. Even one cow falling ill can have...
Rwanda Launches Veterinary Sanitary Mandate Policy and Digital Licensing System to Strengthen Animal Health...
The Government of Rwanda, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), has officially rolled out the Veterinary Sanitary Mandate (VSM) policy together...
Africa Launches High-Level Advisory Committee to End Devastating Livestock Disease by 2030
African governments and development partners have taken a decisive step toward tackling one of the continent’s most damaging livestock diseases with the launch of...
Surging meat prices put a damper on December braais
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialWith the December holidays just around the corner, South Africans are facing tough news: meat prices have...
Op-Ed : The drought is here, and only technology, foresight, and policy will save...
Nelson Maina is the Communications Manager at Elgon KenyaKenya is walking—quietly and dangerously—into one of the most severe agricultural crises in recent memory. Recently, the Government flagged 22...
Plough through summer tasks: 5 ways a garden tractor can lighten your load
Summer, with all its beauty and bounty, has arrived, ushering in peak growth season. Lawns thicken and spread, foliage fills out, and crops push...
ICRISAT intensifies support for Women-Led Climate-Smart Farming and Nutrition Initiatives in Kenya’s Drylands
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), through the World Bank-backed Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project,...
$2m Support Programme Targets Higher Cotton Yields and Incomes for 300,000 Northern Uganda Farmers
Up to 300,000 smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda are set to benefit from a $2 million technical assistance programme aimed at raising cotton yields,...