Poor harvest season feared in Zimbabwe
Fears are growing in Zimbabwe that the country will experience a poor 2022 harvest season due to erratic rains and a prolonged dry spell.
As...
Zimbabwe farmers make brisk business from cattle fattening
Small-holder farmers in Chiredzi and Mwenezi in Masvingo province for years used to depend on natural fields for pastures for their livestock.
However, the pastures...
Knowledge Pele, Costa Rica’s Environment Ministry and Sussex University are collaborating on applied sustainability...
On March 17, Knowledge Pele, a South African development company, Costa Rica’s Environment & Energy Ministry and Sussex University will launch their sustainability research...
Agricultural, fisheries, poultry exhibition to be held in Tripoli from 28 to 31 March
The Eighth Libya International Forum and Exhibition for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries will be held alongside the 23rd edition of Agrena International Fair for...
Help needed for major new study on labour shortages and skills crisis in the...
A major new study will shed light on the labour and skills shortages responsible for the staffing crisis in the farming and horticultural industry.
Experts...
Malawi unveils new tobacco buyer
The government of Malawi has unveiled a new tobacco buyer with the aim of create competition among the buyers thereby increasing demand and prices.
Minister...
Maputo residents turn to rice farming
Over 60 farmers in Matola near Maputo, Mozambique have taken to growing rice near, and the harvest provides each farmer with between four to...
African Development Bank Group approves $127 million package to open up eastern agricultural areas
On Wednesday in Abidjan, the African Development Bank Group approved funding of $127.8 million to Niger. The funds approved by the Board of Directors of...
UNCTAD keeps Kenya’s small-scale female’s business afloat
Christine King’ola is a farmer who lives in Taveta town on the Kenya-Tanzania border and owns about two hectares of land, where she grows...
EIF launches urban agriculture grant in Namibia
The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) has launched the urban agriculture grant e-voucher card issuance and terminal roll-out in Namiba.
The urban agriculture programme,...