Soil pollution and its effects
By Nita Karume:
Soil pollution poses a big threat to agricultural productivity, food safety, and human health. Unfortunately, according to a new FAO report released...
Brookside to train Kenyan dairy farmers on milk quality
Brookside Dairy is planning a nationwide training to help reduce milk contamination and rejection by processors. As such, Kenyan dairy farmers have been asked...
Adverse weather, livestock diseases stalk Zambian agriculture
By Oscar Nkala:
The World Bank says drought, floods, pests/livestock disease outbreaks and market price volatility are among the principal risks affecting...
Zimbabwe : Cannabis production to revamp agricultural sector
Zimbabwe legalises marijuana for medicinal and scientific purposes
Nqobile Bhebhe,
Zimbabwe, after years of debating legalizing medicinal cannabis production and with the government seeking new revenue...
Lumpy skin disease outbreak hits dairy farmers in Malawi
By Oscar Nkala:
The Malawian government has confirmed the outbreak of lumpy skin disease, which has affected over 1 100 cattle in three dairy farming...
Kenya Pepper exporters suffer losses from pest attacks
Kenya’s pepper exporters have suffered a huge losses following the escalation of False Codling Moth pest attack. Consequently, the European Union market has imposed...
US$500 000 to fight avian flu and fall army-worm in Zimbabwe
By Oscar Nkala
The Japanese embassy in Harare has donated US$500 000 to help the government of Zimbabwe fight the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)...
Saturday May 5 2018 Grabouw double-biller
Tru-Cape's Henk Griessel of Somerset West
Whatever your passion - healthy living, nature walks, MTB, trail runs, family-centric activities, delicious artisan foods, wines, ciders and...
Fusarium wilt hits top banana producers in Mozambique
By Oscar Nkala
The Mozambican government has banned the movement of bananas in and out of the Cabo Delgado and Nampula regions following the outbreak...
Listeria Update: Zambia resumes importation of ready-to-eat products from South Africa
By Oscar Nkala,
The Zambian government has lifted the ban on the importation of ready-to-eat food products from South Africa after exhaustive medical tests and...