Garissa County in Kenya plea in fighting desert locusts
Garissa County in Kenya is seeking the national government to promptly disburse resources in the fight against desert locusts in the region to avert...
Export markets for small livestock on rise in Botswana
By Lawrence PagangaExports markets for small livestock meat are on the rise in Botswana motivating farmers to venture into -subsector, Lorato Morapedi, the chief...
Saai welcomes the suspension of vouchers for subsistence farming
Saai welcomes the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development’s decision to suspend the Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) aid packages that was implemented...
Kenya launches electronic platform to boost food security
The government of Kenya has launched an electronic platform that will boost food security in the country.Peter Munya, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of...
IMF maintains 6.2% percent growth rate for Ghana in 2022
The International Monetary Fund is maintaining its 6.2% forecast of the expansion of the Ghanaian economy in 2022. This is bigger than the 4.7%...
Nigeria targets US $200M yearly from Agricultural value-chain devt
Nigeria targets 200 million yearly from the Agricultural Commodity Value Chain Expansion Project (ACVEP). This is according to the National President of the Federation...
Zambia’s 2021 female farmer of the year makes strides in growing strawberries
By Lawrence PagangaLusaka-based Chama Bwalya has been farming in Zambia’s capital since 2000 growing various crops like tomatoes, cabbages, and a variety of other...
300 000 farmers adopt conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe
By Lawrence Paganga
Over 300 000 farmers in Zimbabwe have adopted conservation farming and through this method, thereby nearly tripling their crop production and improving...
Lake Harvest secures US $7M investment
Lake Harvest Group, which produces tilapia in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Uganda, has attracted Aqua-Spark and Norfund as new cornerstone investors. The two have partnered...
Pigmeat and poultry exports record decline in 2021
The value of pigmeat and poultry exports has recorded a 3% decrease to €542 million in 2021. Export Performance and Prospects, 2021/2022, Bord Bia...