Kenya’s Cabinet gives farming nod on state land sitting idle
The government of Kenya will repossess idle land owned by parastatals and lease it to private investors for commercial agriculture to rev up the...
Saai wants to listen to farmers’ challenges at Nampo Harvest Day
At the Nampo Harvest Day next week, the family farming network Saai wants to hear from farmers themselves what their challenges and threats are....
Zim Agricultural Graduates taking meaningful strides towards economic growth
By Hwande Sheunesu
Seeing the vast rich soils, beautiful climates, water and human capital well versed in agriculture Mr Oliver Muchazondida could not wait to...
IFAD-continues to help preserve Amazonian forest in Brazil’s poorest state
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of the State of Maranhão signed a financing agreement today for the implementation...
Swiss company sets up US$27m medicinal cannabis farm, processing plant in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commissioned a US$27 million Swiss Bioceuticals Limited Medicinal Cannabis Farm and Processing Plant in Mount Hampden, Mashonaland West Province.
Speaking...
WACCI calls for strategic investments in seed systems
The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has called for strategic investments in the seed systems of six staple crops in Ghana for...
Elgeyo Marakwet Kenya to control spread of army worm
The County government of Elgeyo Marakwet, in Kenya is set to start distributing pesticides to farmers following an invasion of army worms in various...
Manufacturer to showcase unique adhesive and mineral solutions at NAMPO 2022
Agriculture and farming is a significant growth market for South African manufacturer Pratley, which will display its full range of adhesive and mineral products...
South Africa Potato Production Receives Added Protection with Corteva Agriscience’s New Generation Fungicide
Corteva Agriscience launches Zorvec® Encantia®, a new fungicide that specifically targets late blight, a detrimental pathogen currently compromising local potato growth. The solution, based...
8 000ha field crops destroyed, goats, chickens swept away in recent floods in Zambia
The recent floods recorded in southern Africa destroyed 8 000 hectares of crop fields after they were submerged in water while chickens and goats...