Fuel hike puts further pressure on consumers and agriculture sector
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business
The South African consumer faces another hefty hike in fuel costs effective Wednesday June 6...
The question of land grabbing for commercial agriculture in Uganda
By Nita Karume :
Recently, a Ugandan sparked controversy in the media upon uttering a statement in support of land grabbing for commercial agriculture. The...
SIMLESA’s conservation agriculture project to increase yields and farmers’ income
Farmers in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania are experiencing increased yields and high income through food security Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Cropping Systems...
Booker Tate, part of Bosch Holdings plays a vital role in designing a PPP...
This was one of the many stakeholder engagement meetings held to explain the PPP concepts and to receive and discuss the feedback. The participants...
South Africa to experience higher maize yields than estimated
South Africa is set to experience higher yields than estimated earlier on in the year. This is after the National Crop Estimates Committee recalled...
Eastern Africa continues to grapple with food shortages as a result of floods
Farmers inspect a farm where floods destroyed crops in western Rwanda. FILE PHOTO | CYRIL
By Nita Karume:
Eastern Africa will continue to grapple with food...
Nampo 2018 a great success for HPE Africa
The Nampo 2018 agricultural trade show was another successful event for HPE Africa.
“Highlights of this year’s event included meeting many new potential customers -...
Kenyan agricultural experts call for the implementation of GMO seeds as a way to...
By Nita Karume :
Agricultural experts in Kenya are presently pushing for the implementation of genetically modified seeds by the government. This, according to them,...
Digital farming in Kenya
By Nita Karume :
The East Africa Digital Conference and Exhibition is set to be the first ever of its kind in Kenya. This is as far as digital farming...
Farmers put trade under the spotlight
The Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) recently held its Annual Conference under the theme, “Trade as a driver for agricultural transformation in...