Germany commits EUR15m to pay poor rural people in preserving ecosystems
Germany on Tuesday pledged to contribute to the project by providing an additional EUR15 million to the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD)...
Kenya to revive banana farming in Vihiga County
Kenya has embarked on a project to revive banana farming in Vihiga after containing a deadly viral disease that almost wiped out the crop...
Agriculture experts in Nigeria call for funding of research institutes, enabling environment
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector in Nigeria has called on the federal government to support research institutes in the country by funding them adequately...
Tru-Cape’s Honours Club has new Gold-level and Platinum members
In October 2017, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears and a wholly grower-owned business, marked its...
Kenya’s new probiotic invention reduces overreliance on antibiotics, mitigates methane gas emission in dairy...
Kenya through its agriculture research body, the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has developed a new and improved probiotic that increases livestock...
Nampo 2022 ,Ready … set … come experience it !
The 54th NAMPO Harvest Day, planned to be presented for the first time over five days to allow for the reduced capacity, will showcase...
Gambia receives agricultural materials
The government of Gambia has received donated agricultural materials like fertilizers and certified rice seeds from Rice Value Chain Transportation Project located at Sapu...
APNI, OCP Africa and Fertilizer Canada sign an MoU during AGRF side event
The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI), Fertilizer Canada, and OCP Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on agriculture development programmes...
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...
Tanzania commits to promote avocado farming
The government of Tanzania has committed to promote avocado farming. Deputy Minister for Investment, Industries and Trade, Exaud Kigahe made the statement and said...