FAO, CABI act in concert to intensify pest control in Eastern Africa
As part of a broad-based initiative to address the plant protection needs of the Eastern Africa nations, a practical training programme on Pest Risk...
US $120M fertilizer plant in Kenya begins operations
A fertilizer plant constructed at a cost of US $120million in Nakuru County, Kenya has commenced operations. Executive Director of FEA, Titus Gitau confirmed...
300,000 Ugandan youth to be supported in agriculture sector
300,000 Young Ugandans are set to be supported in agriculture sector. This follows a launched programme by Humanitarian aid and development agency,...
Morocco’s OCP Africa celebrates African farmers, sustainable Agriculture
OCP Group, Moroccan state-owned phosphate rock miner, phosphoric acid manufacturer and phosphate fertilizer producer, is joining today’s celebration of Africa Day by...
Perlite is the new way to grow
Grolite® from Pratley is a unique, naturally occurring, perlite-based mineral that has become very popular as a horticultural growing medium. The main...
Citrus plantings increase wine producer’s profitability
Andries du Toit has been farming on the family farm Horologe Krants in the Rawsonville area since 1986.He decided to establish citrus...
Bauchi State government releases US $788,436 for fertilizer blending and distribution in Nigeria
The Bauchi State government has released the sum of US $788,436 to the State Agricultural Supply Company (BASAC) as a revolving scheme...
The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism, OCP Africa team up to increase access to fertilizers...
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved the participation of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) (www.AfDB.org/en/affm) in a $4 million partial...
Kenya to open US $28m fertilizer manufacturing plant
Kenya's first fertiliser manufacturing plant is set
for opening in Nakuru by end of the year, in what is expected to boost farmers'
yields...
Co-operative Bank of Kenya signs US $4.6Bn financing deal with Yara EA
Co-operative Bank of Kenya has signed a US
$4.6Bn financing deal with fertiliser Company Yara East Africa Limited. This is
aimed at facilitating Yara...