Proper Maize Post-harvest practices
By Nita Karume: (Kenya)
Shortages and high prices continue to characterize Kenya’s food security status. As a country, Kenya is still reeling from the effects...
AFDB signs over $200m to ETC in a bid to promote agriculture in the...
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) has signed a $200 million Soft Commodity Finance Facility agreement with the Export Trading Group. The agreement comes as...
South African Farmers Have Embraced Technological Developments
By Wandile Sihlobo :
Some African countries are still sceptical about the health risks associated with Genetically Modified (GM) crops. However, farmers in the southern tip of...
WhiteCap Cocoa Holdings Announces the Development of the World’s Second Largest Cocoa Farm in...
WhiteCap Cocoa Holdings LLC, a privately-held agri-business, based in Ghana and the United States, is pleased to announce the development of a 3,000-acre cocoa...
Morocco to host 2018 edition of ‘African Women in Agriculture’ conference
By Oscar Nkala:
US-based charity Believe In Africa (Day) has chosen the Moroccan city of Marrakech to host the second edition of its African Women...
Command agriculture face collapse-Land Minister hint
By: Nqobile Bhebhe ,Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s scheme– a private-sector-backed subsidy programme spearheaded by the Government face collapse as financial beneficiaries are reluctant to repay loans.
Authorities have issued...
Big Narrative Running on Global Soybean Markets
by Wandile Sihlobo
The big narrative currently doing the rounds on soybean markets pertains to the fallout from the potential trade war between the United...
Zimbabwe government leaves un-insured farmers in the cold
Nqobile Bhebhe, Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe government, under the New Dispensation tagline pledged to revive the agricultural sector, a linchpin of the nation’s economy that collapsed...
Students begin studies in Africa’s first-ever junior management agribusiness training program
The AGCO Agribusiness Qualification students
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 8, 2018 AGCO a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, and its partners celebrated the launch...