Conservation and the development of restituted land should not be mutually exclusive
Conservation was a despised concept in the community of Makuleke with its painful past of land dispossession.The chairperson of the Makuleke Communal Property Association...
Portugal to recruit Moroccan workers for agriculture
Portugal and Morocco have inked a deal that will allows allow 400 Moroccan workers to travel to Portugal to work in the country’s agricultural...
6000 layers distributed in Bolgatanga Municipality in Ghana
6,000 layers under the Ghana’s President ‘s Special Initiative, Rearing for Food and Jobs (RfJs) have been distributed to 50 women farmers in the...
Gates Foundation invests US$50m on ‘green super rice’
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has invested US$50 million to support the Green Super Rice project in African and Asian countries, which aims...
Despite positive agri backdrop, farmers need to take a balanced approach when investing in...
While heavy late rains created waterlogging challenges in several key farming areas at the end of 2021, the impact on yields has not proven...
Cocoa Value Chain in Nigeria set for improvement
The Cocoa Value Chain in Nigeria is set for improvement. Counsellor for Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Mission Nigeria, Gerald Smith, announced that the United States...
Winrock selected to expand climate-smart agtech in Malawi and Thailand
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a US $178 million investment in Food for Progress projects to support Biden-Harris administration priorities of...
The Role of Dogs in African Agriculture
As the world’s first domesticated animal, man’s best friend has been helping humankind for a long time. They serve as guides, protectors, detectors, and...
Jumeirah Zabeel Saray Unveils Arcadia, a New Farm to Table & Grill Concept, Leveraging...
Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, a member of Jumeirah Group, announced the launch of Arcadia, a unique and interactive experience hosting its urban hydroponic farm and a new...
FAO, SADC launch Regional Agricultural Information Management System
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have launched the inaugural SADC...