Kenya’s Agricultural CECs tasked to familiarize with E-voucher subsidy
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries in Kenya has kicked-off a sensitization workshop to 37 County Executive Committee (CEC) Members in-charge of Agriculture...
Kenya resumes livestock export to Oman after 16-year ban
Kenya has resumed direct livestock export to Oman after 16-year ban. The first batch of more than 40,000 heads of livestock worth more than...
Farmers forced to replant in Northern Mozambique due to poor rains
By Lawrence Paganga
The onset of rainfall for the 2021/2022 agricultural season has been delayed across most of northern Mozambique and parts of the central...
Algeria seeks self-sufficiency in grain
Algeria is seeking self- sufficiency in grain. A decline in global oil prices and a spike in international food prices has triggered an agricultural...
Tanzania to import dressing fertilizer
The government of Tanzania has announced plans to import dressing fertilizer that will be sold to farmers at a normal price. The country’s President...
Zimbabwe company milling bananas into flour to reduce post-harvest losses
By Lawrence Paganga
A Zimbabwean-based company Nezox Brands, has come to the aid of hundreds of small-scale banana farmers by turning the raw fruit into flour.
Nezox...
Tanzania seeks funds to fight banana disease
Tanzania is calling upon help to support fight banana disease recently detected in Kigoma region. Donor agencies are being reached out to map out...
NITDA partners three varsities on digital farming
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has engaged three federal universities in Nigeria to advance research and application of digital technology in farming to...
Egypt opens Toshka Al Khir project
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has officially opened a number of land reclamation projects in the desert area in Toshka, Aswan governorate, including...
Tips for Planning Your Crop Farm in 2022
By: Jane Marsh
Farming is the foundation for a stable society, providing food security to citizens and support for every other kind of economic growth....