Ghana raises cocoa farmgate price by 21% for 2022/23 season
The government of Ghana has raised the producer price for cocoa beans by 21% for the 2022/2023 cocoa crop season.
Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Owusu...
Stakeholders in Nigeria call for private sector investment policy in agriculture
Agricultural stakeholders in Nigeria are seeking for a favorable policy environment that will enhance private sector investment in research aimed at developing the agriculture...
EIMA, a ‘hub’ for innovation
Members of the political, scientific and business worlds inaugurated the Technical Innovation event at EIMA 2022. Research and technological development are the basis of...
Kenya, UK ink Sh30bn pact to boost agriculture in Kisumu
Kisumu County Government in Kenya has entered into a Sh30billion partnership with a British based Investment Company – United Green for agriculture and food...
Gambia to develop an agribusiness TVET Centre
The government of Gambia has announced plans to construct an agribusiness Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) Centre.
Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology...
Case IH Optum wins 2021 Tractor of the Year award at China Agriculture Machinery...
The Case IH Optum 3004 CVXDrive has won the “2021 Tractor of the Year” award in the heavyweight tractor category at the China Agricultural...
Brown Streak affects 4,000 hectares of Cassava in Zambia
Hunger is looming in Kawambwa in north eastern Zambia after a virus living inside the leaves, stem and roots of infected Cassava plants (Brown...
The Bamboo Boom in Africa
Africa desperately needs robust and affordable building materials, nutritious food for humans and livestock, flood control measures and sustainable fuel. That’s where bamboo comes...
Sustainable farming is no longer possible without reliable information
South Africans are justifiably proud of their can-do, DIY reaction to life’s challenges. When things become complicated, however, sound and impartial advice becomes indispensable.
Technology...
Zimbabwe’s 2023 planting season to start October, above-average rains expected
Farmers in Zimbabwe are expected to start planting their 2023 summer cereal crops this October while harvesting of the planted crop is expected to...