Potato farmers in Kenya suffer losses
Potato farmers in Nakuru,
Kenya are counting losses following low prices of the commodity amid high
production costs. The output...
AgriTech Expo Zambia 2021 postponed. Organizers announce new dates,5-7 April 2022
Ministry of Health (MoH) Zambia withdraws organizers permit to run the trade fair due to dramatically fluctuating COVID-19 cases in Zambia and...
Kenya poultry farmers lobby group asks for a halt in imports because of oversupply
The Federation of Kenya Poultry Farmers, a farmer lobby group has asked the Department of Veterinary Services and Department of Livestock Production...
Mobile phones to help 1.7 million small-scale farmers increase production during COVID-19 economic slowdown
Some 1.7 million small-scale
farmers in Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan will soon receive personalized
agricultural advice through their mobile phones as a means to...
BMG works closely with farmers to minimise food shortages during Covid-19 and after the...
After the recent devastation in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, BMG’s agricultural specialists are working even more closely with the agricultural community to help curtail the...
COVID-19 vaccination roll-out stagnates in Africa
COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered monthly declined by over 50% between July and...
Agricultural machinery: good production in the Covid year
The Italian agricultural machinery industry closed 2020 with a production value of 11.5 billion euros, slightly higher than the previous year (+0.4%). The favourable...
Covid-19 brings out the resilience of Kenya’s flower industry
Baiju Kantaria: Director at Elgon Kenya
Last year at the height of COVID-19 the Kenya flower industry was grappling...
African Development Bank approves $3 million loan reallocation to agriculture sector for COVID-19 response
Togo is highly
dependent on its agricultural sector, which accounts for more than 40% of GDP
and employs almost 65% of its active population
Africa’s agriculture value chains must go digital to transform production
It explored digital responses that can be quickly deployed to address the disruptions to food systems, caused by COVID-19