Egypt lifts ban on exporting honey bees to Saudi Arabia
The government of Egypt has lifted a ban imposed on exporting Egyptian honey bees to Saudi Arabia.
Agriculture Minister El Sayed el Qusair confirmed the...
Nigeria, others to import US $110bn worth of food by 2025
Nigeria and other African countries are set to import food valued at $110 billion by 2025. This is according to the International Institute of...
African countries to define regional agrifood systems priorities
More than 50 African countries will come together at the 32nd Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Regional Conference...
Mozambique experts meet to analyse PROMOVE Agribiz success
Senior government and non-governmental organisations officials in Mozambique in the agriculture sector meet this week in Nampula City, to analyse the success of the PROMOVE...
Groundwater could help kickstart green recovery in African countries
African leaders have joined a worldwide thrust for a “green recovery” from the Covid-19 setback and the climate crisis.
According to Bradley Hiller,a former AsiaGlobal...
Family Farmers in Kenya Replace Expensive Fertilizer with “Green Manure”
Fertilizer prices have skyrocketed as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For some years now, family farmers in Kenya’s Kisumu area have replaced...
Intercropping melon and cowpea improves soil nutrients and increases melon yields
The Diverfarming project analysed the nutrients and changes in the soil microbial community in the first year of intercropping melon and cowpea with reduced...
Tanzania scraps 42 coffee levies
The government of Tanzania has scrapped 42 out of 47 levies that were being charged from coffee growers in Kagera region as part of...
Egypt, Zambia probe bilateral cooperation in agricultural field
The governments of Egypt and Zambia have come together to promote agriculture cooperation. Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayed El Quseir discussed...
Growing small-scale farming and enterprise potential !
By: Wanga Pholi, Assistant Programme Manager for Agriculture at Seriti Institute
Household gardens have always played a positive role in addressing food insecurity and malnutrition...