Call Open for Submissions to Early Career Award for Scientists Exploring Phosphorus Management in...
The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) has announced its call for submissions for the 2022 edition of the Young African Phosphorus Fellowship Awards Program...
Brazil seeks more Moroccan fertilizers
Brazil is seeking more fertilizers from Morocco after a halt of Russian exports. Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Marcos Montes is expected in Morocco to seek...
Kenya launches campaign against destructive armyworm
The government of Kenya has launched a nationwide campaign to contain the African armyworm that is destroying maize crops, while spreading rapidly countrywide.
The Ministry...
There is no reason to be caught unawares by blight
Prevention is better than cure. That is an old saying which remains relevant today, especially when it comes to diseases on potatoes. It is...
Africa must prepare for the inevitability of a global food crisis says African Development...
Adesina warned that the tripling costs of fertilizer, rising energy prices, and rising costs of food baskets, could worsen in Africa in the coming...
Genetic breakthrough may control Africa’s East Coast fever, which kills over a million cattle...
An unexpected discovery has led researchers from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kenya and the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh...
The application of compost shows agricultural and environmental benefits in the bacterial community
The Diverfarming project scientifically proves, through algorithms and bioinformatic approaches, the environmental and agronomic effectiveness of applying compost rather than traditional fertilisers in soils
Sustainable...
Kenya Planters distribute subsidized fertilizer to coffee farmers
The New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU) has unveiled the first distribution of subsidized fertilizers to coffee farmers in Trans Nzoia County.
Trans Nzoia CEC...
On Earth Day, Listen to What Africans are Saying about Industrial Farming
Industrial farming—mechanized, heavy use of pesticides and fertilizer, very large farms, commodity exports and imports, government subsidies—has been a boon to the global food...
As Fossil Fuel-Derived Fertilizer Prices Rise, Organic Fertilizer and Cover Crops Prove their Value
The war in Ukraine has led to a rapid rise in fertilizer prices. This has raised the price of food as exports of wheat,...