Zimbabwe cotton farmers to be paid an export incentive of 10%
By Nita Karume:
Cotton growers from Zimbabwe will be paid an export incentive of 10%. This is a move by the Government to boost production...
NAMPO / Nation in Conversation: UN decade of family farming
With the emphasis on farming as a family business gaining new momentum with the United Nations’ adoption of a decade of family farming, this...
Love Beets takes SA retail by storm
In an era of rapid innovation in different industries, the fresh food sector is at the forefront of new developments. UK company G’s Fresh...
Kenyan farmers tackle poor soils, low yields with conservation agriculture
To thousands of maize and beans farmers in Kenya a new low cost model of farming is improving their soil health and increasing their...
NAMPO / Nation in Conversation: Inspirational women in business
With the lead up to this year’s Nation in Conversation debates taking place at NAMPO – from the 15th to the 18th of May...
Africa’s Agri-Tech Startup Selina Wamucii Gets Backing of Global Social Impact Programme
Mobile platform that boosts agriculture sector in Kenya to amplify impact with backing of Expo 2020 Dubai
Majority of food produced by African smallholder...
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...