Nairobi International Trade Fair commences
The Nairobi International Trade Fair has commenced, resuming after a two-year break occasioned by the Covid-19 outbreak.
President William Ruto is expected to officially open...
ICRISAT facilitating internship for climate-smart innovators
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is facilitating internship opportunities for students from the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)...
Extension officers in Liberia get improved rice-fish farming technology skills
About 16 agricultural extension officers from five counties in Liberia have benefited from a two-day capacity building training of trainers workshop on improved rice...
APNI, INRA organize workshop for olive trees production in Morocco
The SAM framework and the National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA) organized a workshop to introduce and adapt the Sustainable Agriculture Matrix (SAM) to...
Morocco launches tender for construction of massive irrigation grid
Morocco’s Agriculture Development Agency (ADA) has announced opening a tender for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for the development of an irrigation system across 224,1517 hectares...
PlantwisePlus launched in Ghana
A new CABI-led worldwide programme ‘PlantwisePlus’ has been launched in Ghana to help smallholder farmers produce more and high-quality food.
Special emphasis will be placed...
Nigeria targets 10MT per hectare maize production by 2025
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to support increased maize production from 1.5tonnes to 10tonnes per hectare by 2025.
Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority...
ASSAPIN seeks for 60% agriculture funds earmarked for small-scale farmers
The Association of Small- Scale Agro Producers In Nigeria (ASSAPIN) has called on the federal and state governments to earmark at least 60% of...
Senwes ups the storage performance ante
Leading South African agri-business Senwes has once again partnered with Datacentrix, hybrid IT systems integrator and managed services provider; this time to replace the...
Encouraging Wildlife and Livestock Coexistence
Farmers have traditionally tried to separate wildlife and livestock. Wild animals can spread diseases, prey upon or outcompete domesticated animals. The reigning ideology has...