Apples and pears are nature’s own anti-rust
New year’s resolutions often include drastic intentions which, as often, come to nothing as they demand too big a change. An easy and effective...
Route to Food Security is Impact Assessed Regulations
By Daniella Munene, CEO of Pharmaceutical Society of KenyaOur parliamentarians are sometimes required to rule on some challenging proposals, with the private members’ Kenya...
Getting women in the driver’s seat of Africa’s agribusiness revolution
by Mariam Yinusa and Edward MabayaMonica Musonda, CEO of Zambian food processing company Java Foods , certainly faced hurdles in her rise to the top,...
Botswana government to blame for unprecedented rate of rhino and elephant slaughter: Political Animal...
Rhinos and elephants are being slaughtered at an unprecedented rate in Botswana and NGO Political Animal Lobby (PAL) lays the blame squarely on the...
Oped : Cease the big window of opportunity this planting season!
Land preparation – Dr Ben Ngwene, AGCOWhile the southern African region endures a persisting drought which started back in October 2018, planting season 2019 is...
Overcoming systemic challenges to transform South Africa’s agricultural sector
Gert Schoonbee co-owner of farming company Schoonbee Landgoed gives insights on how South Africa’s agriculture sector can be transformed
According to the recently launched ‘BFAP...
Why So Little Agricultural Produce Exported From Africa?
Fruits waiting to be collected to the market (Biofeed...)
The Status of Fresh Produce ExportAlthough favorable environmental conditions, limitless availability of land, and high demands...
The role of biodiversity in achieving food and nutrition security in Kenya
By Emmanuel AtambaThe Human Right to Food is yet to be fully realised in Kenya. More than 10 million Kenyans suffer from chronic food...
Maize estimates breach 11m tons – boosting supply outlook
• Adequate maize supplies for 2018/19 marketing season
• Positive for food inflation
• Could impact positively on interest rate outcomes
Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at...
Is Technology The Magic Solution To The Problems of Agriculture In Africa and Asia?
Allow me to start with a note:
2nd to 6th of September, I will be in Accra, Ghana for AGRF 2019. Contact me to pre-schedule...