Nigeria plans women, youth empowerment through poultry agriculture
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to empower women and youth through poultry agriculture.Mohammed Abubakar, minister of agriculture and rural development confirmed...
Rwanda launches food relief exercise
The government of Rwanda has launched an exercise to distribute food relief to over 36,000 households comprising over 156,000 members that were affected by...
Niger launches Phase II of the Small-Scale Irrigation and Food Security Program
Niger has launched the Phase II of the Small-Scale Irrigation and Food Security Program (PISA) that is set to improve access to water for...
Namibia records n$3.7bn earnings from agriculture, fishing exports
Namibia has recorded export earnings from agriculture, forestry and fishing commodities for the third quarter of 2021 amounted to N$3.7 billion.The fisheries products including...
Elgon Kenya partners with The University of Nairobi to develop first of its kind...
The agriculture sector in Kenya has received a major boost following a partnership between two leading institutions to set up a technology and innovation...
Uganda farmers urged to upgrade to precision agriculture
Farmers in Uganda have been urged to upgrade to precision agriculture. According to New African report, African farmers are missing out on agritech innovations...
I-Feeder Technologies Partner with I Beam Irrigation as the company expands in Canada
I-Feeder Technologies have signed a dealership agreement with Canadian irrigation company I Beam Irrigation as they expand their offering in the region. Based in...
Case IH and New Holland Agriculture win four ASABE 2022 Innovation Awards
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has named three outstanding agricultural innovations from Case IH and one from New Holland Agriculture...
Kenya to allow importation of duty-free livestock raw feeds
The government of Kenya is working on modalities to help farmers access affordable fertiliser and livestock feeds to enhance production and improve earnings.Agriculture Cabinet...
Egypt, Russia discuss ways to increase trade exchange in agricultural field
Egypt and Russia are discussing ways to increase trade exchange in agricultural field. Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Elsayed Elkoseir received Russian...