Kenya and Nigeria share limelight as top agri-tech giants in Africa
By Nita Karume:
Kenya and Nigeria are currently sharing the limelight of the top agri-tech markets in Africa. This is according to a released report...
Tomato blight; treatment, control and prevention
By Nita Karume:
The onset of heavy rains over the past few months has dealt a bad hand to Kenyan tomato farmers. So much so...
SACAU hosts Annual Conference on trade as a driver for agricultural transformation
Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions’ (SACAU) will hold its Annual Conference and AGM at the Kingdom Hotel in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe from the...
Advances in Precision Farming Technologies for Crop Protection
Small drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being used for rapid assessment of crops with high resolution imagery. (Photo credit: Microdrones (www.microdrones.com
Precision farming...
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising agriculture
By Adil El Youssefi, CEO Liquid Telecom Kenya
Artificial intelligence offers the promise of transforming agriculture in ways that could save over 815 million people,...
Kenya to privatize sugar factories in a bid to cushion sugar production
Nita Karume
The government of Kenya is looking to privatize publicly owned sugar factories. This is in a bid to cushion the present dip...
Soil pollution and its effects
By Nita Karume:
Soil pollution poses a big threat to agricultural productivity, food safety, and human health. Unfortunately, according to a new FAO report released...
SMALLER 2018 WINE GRAPE HARVEST DELIVERS PROMISING QUALITY
Distell’s head winemaker, Niël Groenewald said the 2018 wine grape harvest, some two weeks later than in previous years, had delivered healthy, good quality...
Brookside to train Kenyan dairy farmers on milk quality
Brookside Dairy is planning a nationwide training to help reduce milk contamination and rejection by processors. As such, Kenyan dairy farmers have been asked...
Adverse weather, livestock diseases stalk Zambian agriculture
By Oscar Nkala:
The World Bank says drought, floods, pests/livestock disease outbreaks and market price volatility are among the principal risks affecting...