No respite for consumers as food inflation accelerates further in February 2023
Statistic South Africa’s latest update on the country’s headline inflation accelerated to 7% y/y in February 2023 underpinned food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing and...
Rwanda horticulture industry leaders project over 600% increase in avocado export by 2026
Horticulture industry leaders in Rwanda have projected that by 2026 avocado export by the East African country will increase by over 600% thanks to...
South Africa embraces intergovernmental climate change report
South Africa has welcomed the release this week of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Summary for Policy Makers and a longer synthesis...
Japan and FAO support 4 countries analyse food security data
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from Japan, has enhanced the capacities of stakeholders of four African countries...
Farmers increasing use of high-tech equipment increases possibility of cyber attacks
Today’s precision farmers, who rely on a host of internet-driven high-tech equipment, face an increased likelihood of a cyberattack. This was so important that...
Kenyan youth generating good income from in little-known earthworm farming
In 2013 after completing his secondary education George Muturi decided to venture in vermiculture (rearing of earthworms), a not-so-famous farming activity among Kenyan farmers....
SA Agriculture lecturer named finalist for global women award
A South African lecturer in Agricultural Technology at the United Kingdom Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has been named as one of just three finalists for...
McKinsey backs new agriculture initiative in Africa
A new project, the African Agricultural Transformation Initiative (AATI), has been launched and it aims to promote inclusive agricultural development in Africa.
Founding partners are;...
Mineral Mining to Improve Soil Quality in African Agriculture
The world’s population is above 8 billion and rising quickly. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects it will increase to 9.7 billion by 2050,...
Kenya devices strategies to revive cotton farming in key growing areas
The government of Kenya has come up with various strategies towards reviving cotton production among smalholder farmers in key production areas where the crop...