200 Youths, women in Guinea with agricultural implements empowered
200 youths and women with different agricultural implements in Guinea have been empowered by Senator representing Plateau South, Senator Nora Ladi Dadu’it as part...
Nigeria to increase cocoa output
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria held the Nigeria Cocoa Summit to address the challenges confronting...
Bank of Uganda seeks recapitalization of agriculture credit facility
The Bank of Uganda has asked government to urgently recapitalise the Agricultural Facility Fund to address a funding gap resulting from an increase in...
Sentiment cruises to a record high in the latest Agribusiness Confidence update
Unlike the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index that remained stable at 43 index points in 4Q21, the Agbiz-IDC Agribusiness Confidence cruised to a second record...
Borno State, Sudan partner on wheat, gum Arabic production
The Borno State Government has partnered with Sudan in the production of wheat, gum Arabic and livestock for exports to earn foreign exchange.
The crops...
Make 2022 a year of action
Dr Theo de Jager, Chairman of the board of Saai and president of the World Farmers Organisation, writes:
Farmers across the world saw the...
NAM- GP-MAN seeks inclusion of mushroom into CBN’s ABP
The National Mushroom Growers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NAM- GP-MAN) are calling for inclusion of the commodity into the Central Bank of...
Securing the future of farming in Zambia by implementing climate adapted farming methods
Zambia has seen impacts of climate change across the entire country in recent years. The rains come late in the season and end early;...
Farmers in Uganda challenge court over fight duty-free sugar imports
Farmers in Uganda have challenged in court a decision to allow the importation of duty-free sugar from Uganda above the Common Market for East...
Record high fuel prices impact on agriculture profit outlook and on consumers’ pockets
Unfortunately, South Africa’s petrol price has breached the R20/ litre level after the announcement of the December 2021 fuel update by the Department of...