Agriculture: Knowledge Building and Awareness-Raising to Fight against Child Labour are Important
The 5th International Global Conference to Eliminate Child Labour's fifth and final day of side events and thematic panel sessions concluded on Thursday, 19 May...
Northern farmers in Ghana adopt solar-powered irrigation system
Smallholder vegetable farmers in three of the northern regions of Ghana have agreed to adopt the solar-powered irrigation system in their quest to ensure...
Nigeria considers implementing LID for cocoa farmers
Nigeria has expressed interest in implementing a Living Income Differential of $400 on every tonne of cocoa beans sold to enhance farmers’ benefit, joining...
Kenyan government should reduce the high fertilizer prices to boost food security
Nelson Maina: Kenyan-based agriculture expert
Kenya’s cost of living has hit unprecedented highs with prices of basic commodities being out of reach for many citizens.
This has...
Rate hike bites into farming margins as policy normalization gains momentum
The Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee has decided to hike the repo rate by 50 basis points to 4.75% as of the 20th of...
Twiga Foods injects Sh1.2bn in new farming venture in Kenya
Agri-tech company in Kenya, Twiga Foods has launched a new farming subsidiary, expanding its business beyond supplying fresh produce and commodities through a mobile-based...
Kenya to modernize tea factories in Nyeri County
The government of Kenya has announced plans to spend Sh 50 million in the 2022/2023 Financial Year, to modernize coffee factories in three coffee...
Increasing Efficiency Planting and Harvesting
Throughout agricultural history, the primary focus has been on increasing crop yields to feed a growing civilization. Farmers must regularly account for factors that...
Corteva Agriscience Egypt Hosts GreenTech U.S. Business Delegation
The U.S. GreenTech Business Delegation today toured Corteva Agriscience’s Met Bera seed production facility and viewed the business’ latest agricultural advancements first-hand, including the...
Organic farming amid sustainability ,food safety and well-being
Over the last years, the global farming system had to face a series of huge challenges ranging from climatic emergency to food safety. Against...