Rwanda to double lending to agriculture sector
Rwanda has announced plans to double agriculture sector lending from the current 5.2% of the total share of loans from financial institutions to 10.4%...
8,000 Niger farmers educated on best agronomic practices
More than 8,000 Niger farmers have been educated on best agronomic practices by Bayer Nigeria. This was part of activities to commemorate the Annual...
TİKA builds modern poultry farm in Somalia
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) has constructed a modern poultry farm in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
This groundbreaking modern poultry project is part...
Zimbabwe President opens US$1m fruit, vegetable processing plant in Rural Mutoko
By Lawrence Paganga
Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa last Thursday opened a US$1 million fruit and vegetable processing plant in rural Mutoko district, Mashonaland East province.
The...
Zimbabwe commemorates World Food Day
The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development in Zimbabwe, and the United Nations led by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World...
New groundnut varieties in Uganda released
Groundnut whose scientific name is Arachis hypogaea L, also known as peanut, is the said to be the second most important legume after beans...
Uganda, Agricycle partners to access global markets through PSFU
Ugandan growers and Agricycle have announced a partnership for growers to access global markets through Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU).
In excess of 9,400 young...
National food reserve in Nigeria to increase in 2022
National food reserve in Nigeria is expected to increase in 2022. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mahmood Abubakar made the announcement...
Nigeria, FAO ink U.S $350,000 pact irrigation funding
The government of Nigeria and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have inked a U.S $350,000 pact Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) to promote irrigation farming...
Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Security Week to launch in November
The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) announced the launch of the first edition of the "Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Security...