Agriculture and agro-processing are crucial economic sectors to transform the economy
Stakeholders and students attending a two-day Student Exposure Workshop that was hosted by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) in Potchefstroom...
Innovating in agriculture is central to addressing food security and achieving affordable nutrition
By Takudzwa Mupfurutsa Business Executive Officer, Dairy at Nestlé East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR)This year, we commemorate World Food Day in a...
AfDB launches scheme to improve livelihoods for youths in three African countries
The Creating Sustainable Youth MSMEs Through Urban Farming initiative will support young farmers in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and UgandaThe...
Kenya to ban raw tea exports
The government of Kenya has announced plans to ban exportation of raw tea. The country’s President William Ruto made the announcement and said the...
Calabar Economic City; Nigeria’s hope to a world class industrial manufacturing league
The Calabar Economic City (CEC) is being developed as a future world scale industrial manufacturing cluster. The City, covering some 350 hectares, will provide...
FAO, NFA partner to strengthen fisheries value chain in Papua New Guinea
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO), under the EU-STREIT PNG Programme is partnering with the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) to...
‘Sustain anti-Climate Change voices’ Africa implored
AFRICA needs a united voice during next month's COP27 conference to lobby and demand from developed nations in excess of US$100 billion financing to...
COVID-19 vaccination roll-out stagnates in Africa
COVID-19 vaccination coverage has stagnated in half of African countries, while the number of doses administered monthly declined by over 50% between July and...
Eat Less Meat Urges Animal Welfare Organizations
World Animal Protection together with Animal Welfare organizations is urging consumers to eat less meat and save the planet.Speaking in Nairobi at the end...
German to support Togo boost cotton yield
German is has announced its plans to support Togo boost their cotton yield. German ministry for economic cooperation and development (BMZ) made the announcement...