Liberia approves US $2M grant applications to promote farming
The Funds Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Liberia Agriculture Commercialization Funds (LACF) has ended its first sitting with the approval of twenty-three grants for...
Egerton University in Kenya initiates bee propagation project
Egerton University in Kenya has initiated a bee propagation project that is set to boost bee farming. The dubbed Queen Bee Rearing Technology (QBRT)...
Tanzania invites investors in grape farming, wine production
Tanzania is inviting investors in grape farming and wine production, particularly in the country's leading grape-growing region of Dodoma.
Rosemary Senyamule, the Dodoma regional commissioner,...
Spring into the new season with good food and fresh zest
Spring is here and with it the promise of new beginnings and a fresh start. Finally, we can start awakening to warmer temperatures, enjoy...
Generation Africa awards US$100,000 to two young agripreneurs
After impressive on-stage pitches to an expert panel of judges earlier this week, Esther Kimani founder of FarmerLifeLine Technologies in Kenya and Mark Musinguzi...
First cannabis Lekgotla to be held in the North West Province
The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the North West University will host the first North West Province Cannabis...
Tanzania issues new rules on Kenyan grain traders
The government of Tanzania has issued new rules for Kenyan grain traders seeking to import maize from them.
The new measure by Tanzania, which comes...
UM6P, IFA launch Africa Agtech Startup Showcase competition
Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and the International Fertilizer Association (IFA), a world leader in sustainable agriculture, officially launched the Africa Agtech Startup...
GEA halves fossil fuel consumption in spray drying plants with an integrated heat pump
GEA, one of the world’s largest systems suppliers for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors, has developed an air heating system for spray dryers...
COVID-19 threatens elimination of deadly form of meningitis in Africa, more than 50 million...
With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at a heightened risk of...