Why 2022 could be a watershed year for logistics in Africa
By Amadou Diallo, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding Middle East & Africa
Over the last two years, the logistics and supply chain industry has been...
Ivory Coast to host COP15 from 9 to 20 May 2022
Ivory Coast is set to host the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP15), scheduled to take...
Central Bank of Kenya faults KNBS on agriculture growth numbers
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has faulted the economic performance report on the agriculture sector for 2021 issued by Data from the Kenya...
FAO launches new tool for restoring degraded soils in Sub Saharan Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has introduced a new technology of restoring degraded soils in Sub Saharan Africa back...
Kenyan farmers receive Crop Insurance Compensation Payout
At least 13,000 crop farmers from the coastal region in Kenya have benefited from Crop Insurance Compensation payout under the government-sponsored Kenya Cereal Enhancement...
Redefining agricultural insurance tools
The BEACON project is coming to an end, but its results will go on!
Following three years of implementation and two years of pilot iterations,...
Animal feed prices in Kenya increases
Association of Kenya Feed Manufacturers has announced an increase in price of animal feeds. The feeds price has gone up by Sh100 to reach...
Namibia bans bird excrement harvesting as fertiliser as bird flu spreads
The Namibian government has banned farmers from harvesting excrement from both domestic and wild birds to stop the spread of a deadly form of...
Zimbabwe farmers concerned as fertiliser shoots up again
By Lawrence Paganga
The price of fertiliser in Zimbabwe went up again this week, a move that will seriously affect farmers across the country.
Farmers in Zimbabwe are...
Nestlé announces innovative plan to tackle child labor risks, increase farmer income and achieve...
Nestlé announced a new plan to tackle child labor risks in cocoa production. At the center is an innovative income accelerator program, which aims...