Zambian farmers lack access to farm inputs, basic extension services, says NGO
Humanitarian organisation People In Need (PIN) says most smallholder farmers in the Western Province of Zambia lack access to agricultural inputs, farm assets, agricultural...
Case IH will showcase its full product range at Nampo 2018
Case IH and its South African distributor, Northmec, will showcase the brand’s full line of agricultural solutions at Nampo 2018, one of the most...
Lumpy skin disease outbreak hits dairy farmers in Malawi
By Oscar Nkala:
The Malawian government has confirmed the outbreak of lumpy skin disease, which has affected over 1 100 cattle in three dairy farming...
Foreigners cash in on weak Zambian land policies, says lobby group
By Oscar Nkala:
The Zambian Land Alliance (ZLA) says foreigners are cashing in on land which they acquire at very low rates from the government...
Zimbabwe : Command livestock take shape
Nqobile Bhebhe ,Zimbabwe:
ZIMBABWE’s quest to boost its national cattle herd could be on course as Government is this week expected to start distributing cattle...
Kenya Pepper exporters suffer losses from pest attacks
Kenya’s pepper exporters have suffered a huge losses following the escalation of False Codling Moth pest attack. Consequently, the European Union market has imposed...
Op-ed : Fall armyworm invasion, a wake-up call for Africa
By Michelle Adelman, an advocate for plant-based protein food and founder of Accite Holdings, which focuses on technology-led, sustainable agriculture projects in Africa.
The outbreak...
US$500 000 to fight avian flu and fall army-worm in Zimbabwe
By Oscar Nkala
The Japanese embassy in Harare has donated US$500 000 to help the government of Zimbabwe fight the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)...
Winter Wheat : Adhere to set planting days
Nqobile Bhebhe ,Zimbabwe:
Farmers intending to take part in winter wheat production have been urged to plant on May 1 in order to realize good...
BMG nampo 2018 boer-slim/smart-farming high-efficiencies
Working demonstrations will showcase how BMG’s range of electronic, fluid technology, tools and power transmission components operate together, to form an efficient system that...