Zim farmer turns small rural land into viable enterprises
A Zimbabwean farmer, Nkosibona Satenga-Dube, has turned his rural homestead in Insiza District, Matabeleland South province into a viable and highly intensive farming project.The...
FAO starts soil doctors programme
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has started an international programme to assess the condition of soils and guiding farmers in remedying soil problems through...
Boosting Desert Locust control capacities in Eastern Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) handed over a spray aircraft to the Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa...
World Water Day: Industrial farming’s assault on fresh water must end, experts warn
In advance of World Water Day on Wednesday 22 March, experts are warning that time is running out - we must stop industrial farming’s...
Alvaro Lario, President IFAD: “Spain can become a world leader in the fight against...
In his first official visit to Madrid, the Spanish president of the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Alvaro Lario, highlighted Spain's potential...
Bankers and financiers need to make changes in the way they do business to...
The needs of modern farmers are changing rapidly as there is a growing dependency on the latest technology to ensure cost effective agricultural production....
Over 200,000 Rwanda smallholders to benefit from $30m market access project
Incomes of over 200,000 small-scale farmers in Rwanda are set to increase following a $30m project that has been launched to boost market access...
The US-UAE led AIM for Climate initiative announces three new Government Partners
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a global initiative by the United Arab Emirates and the United States, has announced three...
What monsters lurk in the dark?
The impact of the energy crisis on food systems in South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently announced a state of disaster due to the electricity...
Animal welfare campaigners call for octopus farm to be scrapped as source reveals cruelty...
Compassion in World Farming and Eurogroup for Animals are today calling for the world’s first commercial octopus farm to be scrapped after plans obtained...