Kenya to export USD 6 million sheep and meat to Iran per month
Kenya is set to export 40 to 50 tonnes of sheep and meat per day to Iran with an estimated export value of USD...
Six sorghum, pearl millet varieties developed by ICRISAT in Nigeria
The International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropic (ICRISAT) – in collaboration with Nigeria’s National Agricultural Research System – Lake Chad Research Institute (for...
Kenya promotes cultivation of underutilised crop varieties in the wake of climate change effects
In an effort to grow farmers income and improve citizens diet, Kenya has embarked on promoting cultivation of a variety of underutilised crops which...
Africa Must Embrace Carbon Trading
By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber
The climate projects that benefit from this system range from reforestation and forest conservation to renewable...
Time to step up investments in rural communities on the frontline of climate change...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is advocating for more investments in small-scale farming communities in the Pacific. With climate change intensifying and...
Microsoft to help farmers in Africa achieve food security
Leading multinational technology corporation Microsoft has partnered with OCP Africa through its Africa Transformation Office to assist smallholder farmers and Agri-stakeholders across Africa by...
SA’s KZN agricultural sector contributes to economic growth
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, says the agricultural sector continues to grow and make a positive contribution to food availability, employment and economic growth.
Speaking...
Kenya’s research station revamped into world-class crop breeding centre
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Reserach Organisation (KALRO)’s research station at Kiboko, Kenya, where several partner institutions including the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT),...
TERRAGRN’s agroforest in Mpumalanga to safeguard food security for current and future generations
By Sundar Bharadwaj CEO of TERRAGRN
The increasing degradation of land and forests in Africa is threatening food security, the environment, jobs and economic growth....
Bühler supports Saudi Arabia’s national food security goals
Bühler has a long heritage in Saudi Arabia and is well positioned to assist with the national food security drive by the government
The Bühler...