Land reform and women empowerment
Winnie Pooe - Coromandel Farmers Trust Chairperson
Land Reform – An inclusive land reform programme will enable equitable economic participation of all members of the...
Space-age technology for fight against crop-devastating pest outbreaks in Kenya launched by UK-based CABI...
CABI is leading a consortium, funded by the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme (IPP), developing a Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE), which uses...
Digital marketing key to luxury tea startup success says Adja Sembene Fall
The 2022 AgriPitch competition, which started last October, received nearly 750 complete entries from entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector – or “agripreneurs” – from...
Maize production in Kenya to drop by 30%
Maize production in Kenya is set to drop drastically across the country due to erratic rains, army worm and disease, a food nutrition assessment...
United States Ambassador’s Visit Celebrates Cashew as Cash Crop
Her Excellency Jessica Davis Ba, the United States of America’s Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire, reaffirmed America’s commitment to supporting the growing West African cashew...
Italian market: tractors down by 10%
In the first eight months of the year, registrations fell by more than the average recorded in Europe (-3%). In addition to rising prices...
IFAD President and President of Kenya agree to accelerate agriculture and adapt to climate...
On his first official visit to Kenya, Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), met with William Ruto, President of...
Adapt or starve – UN Agricultural Fund calls for urgent climate finance for small-scale...
With the negative impacts of climate change becoming more frequent and severe, including devastating droughts and floods affecting the poorest rural communities in the...
Zimbabwe’s Voedsel targets US $75m in tobacco sales
Voedsel is targeting to rake in US$75m from tobacco sales. The projections have been informed by the good rains received in various...
Kigali hosts 17th African Fine Coffees Conference and Exhibition
This year, Kigali will be hosting the 17th African Fine Coffees Conference and Exhibition (AFCC&E). The conference, which is currently the largest in Africa...