Kenya raises alarm over surge in donkey slaughtering
An animal rights’ activist in Kenya has raised alarm over the increase in the number of donkeys being slaughtered illegally in bushes in various...
Coffee farmers in Kenya to access Sh 2.7bn
Coffee farmers in Kenya are set to access Sh2.7 billion to boost production. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya made the announcement and said the...
African Development Bank Group seeks US support for $1.5 billion emergency food plan for...
The president of the African Development Bank Group , Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, made a compelling case, on Wednesday, for the United States to back...
High-tech drought-fighting systems
Held from 9 to 13 November at the Bologna Exhibition Centre, "EIMA Idrotech" is the exhibition specialising in technologies for water management in agriculture....
Tanzania seeks Malaysian investment in edible oil
The government of Tanzania is seeking investors from Malaysia to help bridge its dependency on imported edible oil.
The minister for Investment, Industries and Trade,...
Kenya’s Cabinet gives farming nod on state land sitting idle
The government of Kenya will repossess idle land owned by parastatals and lease it to private investors for commercial agriculture to rev up the...
Saai wants to listen to farmers’ challenges at Nampo Harvest Day
At the Nampo Harvest Day next week, the family farming network Saai wants to hear from farmers themselves what their challenges and threats are....
Zim Agricultural Graduates taking meaningful strides towards economic growth
By Hwande Sheunesu
Seeing the vast rich soils, beautiful climates, water and human capital well versed in agriculture Mr Oliver Muchazondida could not wait to...
Swiss company sets up US$27m medicinal cannabis farm, processing plant in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commissioned a US$27 million Swiss Bioceuticals Limited Medicinal Cannabis Farm and Processing Plant in Mount Hampden, Mashonaland West Province.
Speaking...
WACCI calls for strategic investments in seed systems
The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has called for strategic investments in the seed systems of six staple crops in Ghana for...