KCIC, Nairobi Farmers Market host Kiambu County Harvest Festival
The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) through the Ahas partnered with Nairobi Farmers Market (NFM) to hold a special market day event dubbed the...
Ethiopia, Japan ink US $2.7M grant for food security
The governments of Ethiopia and Japan have signed a Grant Aid for Economic and Social Development Program /Provision of Rice amounting to US $2.7million...
Ethiopia to shift from beef to chicken production
The government of Ethiopia has announced plans to shift from beef to chicken production as part of plans to deepen its emissions cuts and...
Kenya to develop Irish Potato cooling plant, grain storage warehouse
The government of Kenya is set to expedite on construction of a grain storage warehouse and an Irish Potato cooling plant in Nakuru County.
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Zimbabwe, FAO join to strengthen agricultural extension services
The Government of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement (MoLAFWRR) with technical support from FAO has launched a...
Nigeria implements plant protection law
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has implemented the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Act 2021 set to boost export, attract foreign investments, and provide...
Tanzania kicks off initiative to boost grape produce
Tanzania has kicked off initiative to improve production of grapes and wine brew in the country. Ministry of agriculture announced to have started to...
Small holder farmers in Ghana to get a boost from Europe
Small holder farmers in Ghana to receive a boost from Europe. Coldiretti, the largest agricultural association in Europe plans to expand its model of...
Farmers in Uganda to receive value-addition facilities
Farmers in Uganda are set to receive value-addition facilities to boost cassava, maize and rice production. The World Bank, through the Ministry of Agriculture,...
Stakeholders call to Action on scaling up Agroecology
Stakeholders in the Agriculture sector have issued a call to Action in pertinent areas of the sector that should be addressed in the 2021...