Livestock farmers in Kenya to benefit from Sh 100m financing
Livestock farmers living in Kenya's Arid and Semi-arid lands are set to benefit from a Sh 100m financing from KCB Foundation to aid in...
FAO calls for Import Financing Facility for poorer nations
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for a global Food Import Financing Facility (FIFF) to help poorer countries...
Genetic breakthrough may control Africa’s East Coast fever, which kills over a million cattle...
An unexpected discovery has led researchers from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kenya and the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh...
BAFS, Sierra Leone to publish crop suitability soil report
Boosting Agriculture for Food Security (BAFS) in Sierra Leone will soon launch a suitability Crop report in order to cut-down on the numerous work...
FAO Director-General on high-level meeting with senior SA government, agriculture officials
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General Qu Dongyu has highlighted the role of innovation and partnerships in achieving the Four Betters, on his...
The application of compost shows agricultural and environmental benefits in the bacterial community
The Diverfarming project scientifically proves, through algorithms and bioinformatic approaches, the environmental and agronomic effectiveness of applying compost rather than traditional fertilisers in soils
Sustainable...
Future Farming: Sustainability & Health Meets AI
In Time for Earth Day, Healthy Soil Biomes partners with StoryFile with the first ever five expert Conversational Video experience
Healthy Soil Biomes (HSB) and...
Cote d’Ivoire: African Development Bank-supported Digital Platform will Support Women Farmers to Gain Access...
The platform is part of a UN Women project in Cote d’Ivoire to strengthen women’s agricultural resilience to climate change
Women farmers in Cote d’Ivoire...
Poor rains, cyclones affect farming in SADC countries: Report
South-eastern Angola, southern Namibia, southern Botswana, and much of South Africa received above-average seasonal rainfall between January and March 2022.
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SA needs R91m to help KZN farmers affected by floods
South Africa required R91 million to assist farmers in KwaZulu-Natal who were affected by the recent floods that extensively damaged crops, infrastructure, including bridges.
According...