Kenya extends avocado export ban
The government of Kenya has extended the avocado ban which took effect on November 15, 2021 to indefinite. Kenya Agriculture and Food authority director...
Botswana High Court grants hemp farmer permission to start production
By Lawrence Paganga
The Gaborone High Court in Botswana has granted Daniel de Beer, the director of Fresh Standard, permission to grow hemp for medicinal...
Thiba Dam project in Kenya nears completion
Construction of Thiba Dam in Kenya is nearing completion. According to the project, Engineer Stephen Mutinda the development which is expected to secure a...
Kenya launches agricultural training programme in Kwale County
The government of Kenya has rolled out an agricultural training programme for farmers in Kwale. The project which is partnership of Ministry of Agriculture...
UPL advances OpenAg ‘Reimagining Sustainability’ goal with appointment of Mike Frank as President and...
UPL, a leader in global food systems and sustainable agriculture technologies, announces today that it is appointing Mike Frank as President and Chief Operating...
Maximizing protein’s profitability from meat, poultry, rendering, and pet food
There’s money in protein. Whether it’s meat or poultry, and whether it’s processed for human consumption or rendered for pet food, it’s worth making...
New Irrigation Association Board members announced
The Irrigation Association is pleased to announce four newly appointed members of the IA Board of Directors.
Aaron Budimlija, CID, CLIA, executive vice president...
John Deere’s unveils first fully autonomous tractor, ready for use
John Deere has unveiled a self-driving tractor at CES 2022 that's ready for mass production and that's expected to begin working in late this...
Liberia Cocoa Corporation rejects LACC, Senate Committee’s claim of corruption
The Liberia Cocoa Corporation has rejected claims of corruption allegedly levied by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Fishery...
Zimbabwe’s yearly milk output records 4% increase
The government of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Agriculture's dairy services department announced that dairy farmers produced 79,6 million litres of milk in 2021,...