A sign of resilience as agriculture posts another year of strong exports in 2022
After a relatively tough year of various challenges that impeded operations, agriculture showed signs of resilience and posted another year of strong exports in...
Global Center on Adaptation, African Development Bank (AfDB) host regional forum on the future...
The forum brought together stakeholders from ministries of agriculture, related government agencies, public research institutions, farmer organizations, universities and non-profit organizations working on climate...
McKinsey & Company: Climate change could hit 80% of smallholder farmers and reduce arable...
80 percent of smallholder famers could be affected by climate hazards such as drought, flooding, and extreme heat across India, Ethiopia and Mexico, according...
The Wiggills optimise their family farm with Massey Ferguson tractors and technology
The Wiggill family has come a long way with Massey Ferguson, from their first MF 135 used to transport tomatoes to now where it...
Kenyan okra farmer finds lucrative market in South Sudan thanks to value addition
Paul Otieno grows Okra at Bamgot area in Kisumu County on two different farms measuring 1.5 acres each from which he has been producing...
Botswana establishes world’s 1st electrified livestock enclosure
Authorities in Botswana have established an electrified livestock enclosure, the first-of-its-kind in the world to be approved for allowing cattle to graze remotely, and...
Contributions of a century-old olive tree to climate and soil
On January 14, 2023, scientists, and researchers from the African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) and the Tunisian Olive Institute (OIT) gathered at OIT’s experimental...
Elgon Kenya partners with Ministry of Agriculture to reward young farmers
Agro input company Elgon Kenya has partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Education to reward pupils and their teachers for...
Uganda scientists develop products that can reduce aflatoxin contamination in grains by over 80%
Scientists from Uganda’s National Agricultural Advisory Research Organization (NARO) have developed products that can consistently reduce aflatoxin contamination in grains by over 80%.
According to...
Rwanda agricultural export earnings jump by 45 per cent in one year, report
Rwanda's annual agricultural export revenues jump by 45 per cent representing over $788.7 million (about Rwf859.5 billion) in 2022 from $543.1 million (about Rwf591.8...