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 Paganga
Lusaka-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...
Nigeria to reduce importation of livestock products
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to reduce the importation of dairy products, scale up its local production as well as marketing...
Namibia farming regions put in place measures to mitigate possible drought effects
By Lawrence Paganga
Authorities in several regions of Namibia have put in place several measures to mitigate the effects of an expected drought in the...
CNH Industrial’s first official day of trading as a pure player in the agriculture...
CNH Industrial officially commences 2022 trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the United States and Borsa Italiana’s Euronext Milan in Italy...
Severe irrigation restrictions due to drought would threaten almond plantations
Researchers at the Department of Agronomy of the UCO, IAS-CSIC and IFAPA have evaluated the physiological and productive responses to reduced or suspended irrigation...