75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to cope with climate change, global...
75 percent of farmers are already impacted by climate change or worried about its impacts, and 71 percent of them report reduced yields as...
Maize harvest falls below 13m tons for the first time in 5 years.
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialMonitoring the 2023/24 harvest forecasts has been interesting following an El Nino-induced heat that decimated crops earlier...
Tanzania announces strategic tax exemption strategy to reduce post-harvest losses in horticultural and cereal...
The government of Tanzania through its Ministry of Agriculture has announced a strategic tax exemption strategy that will see horticultural and cereal crops farmers...
Global and regional spread of pests has increased dramatically in recent years due to...
A new baseline survey on emerging pests in Eastern Africa by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Subregional Office...
What would it take to start an agricultural revolution in Lusikisiki?
By providing scaled access to inputs, training and support, the Grow the Growers project is developing lucrative and sustainable livelihood pathways for small farmers...
Bigger and smarter investments in small-scale agriculture are key to build a prosperous Africa
“Our first line of action against climate change, hunger and poverty is prosperous rural communities. Investing in small-scale farmers and rural entrepreneurs is the ...
Standard Bank partnership with Sappi continues to empower burgeoning youth farmers
Standard Bank’s partnership with the aquaponics project at the Sappi Ngodwana Nursery has led to 16 jobs and seen 28 aspiring farmers take up...
FAO unveils Africa’s first comprehensive tsetse flies distribution map to curb “nagana” disease in...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released first-ever Africa-wide tsetse flies distribution map, a comprehensive tool that will help...
First-ever global animal health innovation conference aims at tackling livestock diseases
A first-ever Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres and Vaccines by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has...
France considering new control measures against African Swine Fever, aims to safeguard its pork...
France is contemplating building a fence along its border with Germany as part of new measures to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever...