Standard Bank partners with Timbali agriculture incubator to support and grow local emerging farmers
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest financial services organisation by assets, has approved a series of zero-interest loans with zero initiation fees to help secure emerging...
Hides and Skins manufacturing plant to be built in Kenya
Kenyan livestock farmers are set to benefit from a Hides and Skins manufacturing plant to be constructed in Athi-river – Machakos County.
Principal Secretary Ministry...
Land disputes resolutions in Zimbabwe begins
Land disputes resolution in Zimbabwe has begun. The Mashonaland West land committee is sorting out long-standing disputes to bring order to the farming sector.
National...
How smart technologies in dairy farming make the difference
Faced with tighter margins and the growing demand for milk products globally, today’s dairy industry is trending towards farms with larger, high performance herds....
AKILIMO digital platform improves potato yields in Rwanda
A digital platform has improved potato yields in Rwanda. The AKILIMO digital platform was launched in 2020 by CIP, RAB, and the International Institute of...
Rwanda mulls adding fish farming to agriculture insurance scheme
The government of Rwanda has announced plans to incorporate fish farmers in the agricultural insurance scheme to help these farmers avoid making such losses...
Kenya to host the AGRF 2021 Summit
Kenya is set to host the AGRF 2021 Summit, which this year will focus on the bold actions needed for agriculture to fuel the...
Farmers in Uganda decry low prices of vegetables
Farmers in Uganda who grow vegetables at Bumusse Irrigation Scheme in Manafwa District, have decried low prices of their products.
The farmers attributed the drastic...
US $65M released for agroecology and marine biodiversity in Senegal
US $65million has been released by the French development agency (AFD) for agroecology and the protection marine biodiversity in Senegal.
The investment is earmarked for...
Morocco: CMGP, CAS merger completed
African Development Partners II (ADP II), a fund advised by Development Partners International (DPI), and AfricInvest have announced the completion of Compagnie Marocaine de...