Drought poses a risk to food security in Malawi
By Lawrence Paganga
Drought has affected the start of the agriculture season and poses a risk to food security across Malawi as the rain recorded are...
APSAN Members access to CBN’s N503.3bn intervention to farmers
The Agricultural Produce Sellers (Dealers) Association of Nigeria (APSAN) announced that 20,000 members of the association have so far benefited from the N503.3 billion...
Namibia faces third locust outbreak
Namibia has announced a third locust outbreak in Karasburg District, Karas Region in the southern parts of the country. Ministry of Agriculture, Water and...
Grosso Foods B.V. Rebrands to Grosso.Africa, Reveals Expansion Plans
Agricultural investment and advisory partner, Grosso Foods B.V., has transitioned into Grosso. Africa, a Tanzania based distributor with a hands-on focus on distribution of...
Zimbabwe launches Youth Agric Empowerment Scheme
Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa has launched Provincial Integrated Youths Skills Development Centres (PIYSDC) for the county's 10 provinces where over 5 000 youths will be...
COMIFAC commits to stop deforestation by 2030
Member countries of the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC) signed the Glasgow Declaration on Forests and Land Use. The signatories of this declaration commit...
Maize production in Kenya to drop by 30%
Maize production in Kenya is set to drop drastically across the country due to erratic rains, army worm and disease, a food nutrition assessment...
Farmers in Ghana double revenue with improved cassava cultivation
Farmers in four districts of Ghana have reported a double in their revenue and increased productivity by 61% from the cultivation of improved cassava...
Zambia announces outbreak of fall armyworms
The government of Zambia has reported an outbreak of fall armyworms, threatening the country’s agricultural produce.
Reuben Phiri, the Minister of Agriculture, said the fall...
GARDJA seeks revitalisation of IV1D policy to improve agriculture productivity in Ghana
The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) is seeking the government to revitalise the One village, One dam policy to improve the...