Kenyan farmers incur losses from army-worm invasion
Cereals growers in North Rift Kenya region are staring at heavy losses due to the re-emergence of the army-worm. The worm invasion has increased...
Farm Support Services Hosts Educational Poultry Seminars for 700 Farmers in South West Nigeria
Guests gather around as Farm Support Services launches Cargill’s Provimi range of products including its premix and basemix
LAGOS, Nigeria, March 21, 2018/ -- One...
Aflatoxins stand-off cuts Kenyan tea exports to Pakistan by half
By: Oscar Nkala,
Kenyan tea exports to top buyer Pakistan dropped by half in January this year when compared to the same period in 2017...
‘Push and pull’ cropping system to stop armyworm in Africa
By Oscar Nkala
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) says recent field experiments in East Africa have proved that inter-cropping maize with...
Omex Agrifluids at Agritech Expo Zambia 2018
Omex Bioboost provides fast early growth and secure development of sugar cane
Omex Agrifluids is pleased to announce the company’s attendance at Agritech Expo Zambia...
Integrated Pest Control for farmers
By Nita Karume, Nairobi - Kenya
The year 2017 saw farmers in Africa who had already been struggling with devastating drought, face a new pest...
Light stabilizers in greenhouse films
Hostavin® NOW by Clariant is an innovative amino-ether HALS technology based on more than 20% renewable content (vegetable based). It shows a high material...
Farmers fret over fall armyworm outbreak
Nqobile Bhebhe, Zimbabwe
AN OUTBREAK of the has been reported in the Midlands area of Zimbabwe causing significant damage of about 20 percent of...
Avian Influenza : Threat over in Zimbabwe but on high alert
Nqobile Bhebhe,Zimbabwe
Veterinary Services officials in Zimbabwe have certified the poultry sector to be free from the deadly Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) that wreaked...
Theileriosis outbreak : Farmers not keen on dipping
Nqobile Bhebhe,Zimbabwe
CATTLE farmers in Zimbabwe have been partially blamed for the outbreak of Theileriosis, a tick-borne disease that has killed an estimated 2 000...