Gabon launches ForestLAB initiative for forest monitoring
ForestLAB initiative, a new ecological research program has been launched in Gabonmby British partners, including the African Conservation Development Group (ACDG).ForestLAB's main missions are...
Greenbelt Authority partners Zimbabwean Firm for investment in commercial irrigation in Malawi
Greenbelt Authority (GBA) and Maka Resources from Zimbabwe have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), effectively enabling the two companies to start investing in...
FAO supports ECOWAS to mobilize animal health networks across West Africa
The annual ECOWAS Regional Animal Health Network meeting brings together scientists and policy-makers to collaborate on effective animal health interventions.The Food and Agriculture Organization...
High-level UN delegation to visit farmers and review progress of rural development projects in...
A high-level delegation of Executive Board members and senior staff of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) began an official one-week visit to...
New rules will ease gene editing crop research in UK
The United Kingdom is moving to ease restrictions on gene editing crop research, an influential post-Brexit action that could accelerate the pace of biotechnology...
Demetra supplies 60,000 t of wheat to Algeria
Demetra, one of the largest grain traders in Russia, has supplied 60,000 tonnes of wheat to Algeria. This was the first major supply from...
Zimbabwe moots compulsory insurance for small scale farmers
The government of Zimbabwe is mooting for compulsory insurance for small scale farmers. According to Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) Holdings acting chief executive, Francis...
Locusts threaten to compound hunger crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Locust swarms forming in northern Ethiopia are threatening to aggravate an already severe food shortage faced by millions of people in the Tigray region....
Kenya funds 27 boreholes for irrigation in Tana River County
The government of Kenya has funded construction of 27 boreholes and water retention basins set to benefit Galole constituency located in Tana River County.The...
The introduction of perennial plants among rainfed almond trees helps to mitigate climate change
The Diverfarming project team analyse the effects of the carbon cycle on the introduction of crops in a system of rainfed almond trees and...