Kenya to launch Sh23bn agriculture value chain project
The government of Kenya will in July this year launch the Sh23 billion National Agriculture value chain development project geared towards improving neglected value...
EKMA in Ghana to support farmers with coconut, oil palm seedlings
The Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly (EKMA) in the Western Region, of Ghana, launched a programme to distribute 12,000 oil palm and 5,000 coconut seedlings to...
Agriculture master plan betrays farmers
The plan does not meet the minimum requirements of scientificity, fairness, inclusivity or clarity and is therefore doomed to fail.
The agricultural sector deserves a...
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....