Kenyan farmers tackle poor soils, low yields with conservation agriculture
To thousands of maize and beans farmers in Kenya a new low cost model of farming is improving their soil health and increasing their...
NAMPO / Nation in Conversation: Inspirational women in business
With the lead up to this year’s Nation in Conversation debates taking place at NAMPO – from the 15th to the 18th of May...
Smith Power Equipment showcases new equipment and technology at NAMPO 2018
Smith Power Equipment (SPE), a South African importer and distributor of leading global specialist machinery, turf maintenance equipment and off-road vehicles, will be attending...
Kenya and Nigeria share limelight as top agri-tech giants in Africa
By Nita Karume:
Kenya and Nigeria are currently sharing the limelight of the top agri-tech markets in Africa. This is according to a released report...
East African countries grapples with high food prices due to flooding, pests and disease
By Nita Karume:
East African are currently struggling with high food prices as a result of flooding, pests and disease. The situation, however, is expected...
Kenya to privatize sugar factories in a bid to cushion sugar production
Nita Karume
The government of Kenya is looking to privatize publicly owned sugar factories. This is in a bid to cushion the present dip...
SMALLER 2018 WINE GRAPE HARVEST DELIVERS PROMISING QUALITY
Distell’s head winemaker, Niël Groenewald said the 2018 wine grape harvest, some two weeks later than in previous years, had delivered healthy, good quality...
Brookside to train Kenyan dairy farmers on milk quality
Brookside Dairy is planning a nationwide training to help reduce milk contamination and rejection by processors. As such, Kenyan dairy farmers have been asked...
Planning an effective succession strategy for a family farming business
By: Innocent Mhangarai :
As successful farming business is one that is positioned in such a way that the button stick of leadership is passed...
Adverse weather, livestock diseases stalk Zambian agriculture
By Oscar Nkala:
The World Bank says drought, floods, pests/livestock disease outbreaks and market price volatility are among the principal risks affecting...