Theileriosis hits Zimbabwe
By Lawrence Paganga
An outbreak of theileriosis, commonly known in Zimbabwe as January disease, has claimed over 500 cattle in Masvingo province since the start...
Namibia’s Bird Flu Can Infect Humans
By Lawrence PagangaNamibia’s veterinary services has identified a deadly form of bird flu that can be transmitted to humans has been detected for the...
Nigeria Reps seek review of Cocoa, commodity laws
The House of Representatives in Nigeria are seeking for the review of all existing Cocoa/Commodity laws to develop a national cocoa policy and reposition...
Tanzania opens grain stores in DRC, South Sudan
Tanzania has opened grain storage facilities in Lubumbashi, DR Congo, and Juba in South Sudan to facilitate the sale of surplus food crops.Agriculture Minister...
African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina awarded honorary doctoral degree at Federal University of...
The Federal University of Technology Minna has awarded the President of the African Development Bank , Dr Akinwumi Adesina an honorary doctorate. The honor...
CoFAG appeal to government for support
The Coconut Farmers Association of Ghana (CoFAG) has called on the government of Ghana and other relevant stakeholders for support to enable members to...
Kenya launches E-subsidy Programme for coffee farmers
The government of Kenya has launched the National Coffee Farm Inputs Stimulus Package E-subsidy Programme to ease the pressure of accessing farm inputs by...
Apples, pears in South Africa recovering from drought
Apples and pear production in South Africa is recovering from the impact of an ongoing drought. Western Cape Agriculture Department revealed that the export...
Yellow Brick Capital announce Johan Zyl as group CEO
UK based private equity firm Yellow Brick Capital have announced Johan van Zyl as Group wide CEO. Johan, who was previously group COO, will...
Namibia’s agricultural sector records improvement
Namibia’s agricultural sector has recorded an improvement. Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein announced that the sector is doing well despite...