Nigeria endorses Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones Programme
The Federal Government of Nigeria has endorsed the Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) – public-private partnerships aimed at developing priority value chains through developing infrastructure...
Botswana announces outbreak of Avian influenza
The government of Botswana has announced a suspected outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) in backyard poultry at Bokaa village in...
FAO develops new application to combat locust outbreak in Namibia
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a new application that will aid in combating locust outbreak in Namibia.
The...
SADC region to experience good rainfall on 2021- 2022 cropping season
Most parts of the SADC region are expected to experience good rainfall in the coming 2021 - 2022 cropping season. This is according to...
Launch of Africa Agribusiness Qualification presented by AGCO Africa sees 20 participants embark on...
AGCO Agriculture Foundation Director Metti Richenhagen addressing the AAQ cohort participants
The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF) skills development initiative, under the banner of ‘Advancement in...
Comic contract for fruit pickers receives mark of quality
The ClemenGold® Comic Contract for Fruit Pickers, the first of its kind in the world when it was released early in 2017, has just...
Nigeria plants first genetically modified (GM) cowpea
Subsistence farmers in Nigeria have for the first time planted a new variety of genetically modified (GM) cowpea, promising to bolster food security for...
Kenya releases potato farming ‘encyclopedia’
Kenya has released a potato farming ‘encyclopedia’ on the best way to grow the crop. The book is a collaboration between the Embassy of...
Kenya pledges US $11M for irrigation in Nyeri County
The government of Kenya has pledged US $11million for the irrigation of farmland in Nyeri County. Minister of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, Sicily Kariuki...
Tru-Cape and Food Lover’s contribute to 710 126 meals during Hunger Month.
For the last five years, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing has partnered with Food Lover’s Market stores for Hunger Month, a campaign, held in May, to...