Government of Kenya partners with World Bank to upgrade poultry farming in the country
The government of Kenya has partnered with World Bank (WB) to upgrade poultry farming in the country. This move will see indigenous...
The promise of disease-resistant cassavas in Rwanda
The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resource Development
Board (RAB) and researchers have urged farmers to embrace cassava varieties
that will resist diseases and increase...
Post-harvest practices that increase farmer revenue and sales
In Africa, a significant portion of food loss occurs in early stages of the food value chain, mainly due to financial, managerial...
Potato farmers in Rwanda seek subsidies on agro-chemicals
Rwandese smallholder farmers growing Irish Potatoes in the Northern and Western regions have requested the government to extend subsidies on agro-chemicals and...
The future of farming is female
Globally, reports the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the majority of economically active women in the least-developed countries work in...
Gambia’s KMC partners with the British High Commission for a US $9,652.51 project
The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) in partnership
with the British High Commission launched a solar cold storage project worth US
$9,652.51 for the women...
Smart tech can lead to transformational change for smallholder farmers
By; Matthew Margetts,the Director of Sales and Marketing at Smarter Technologies.Agricultural development has the potential to boost...
The 2020 African Agriculture Status Report debut
The
2020 Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR) was at the African Green
Revolution Forum (AGRF) virtual summit in Kigali, Rwanda.The
report...
Transitioning from subsistence to a smallholder farming business
By: Levi LetsokoGrowing up in an agricultural setting along with years of service accumulated in a...
100% Moringa Juice looks to create more jobs.
By:Levi LetsokoPowerful African plant moringa has been around for centuries. Popular for its medicinal purposes, moringa is...