Mafuro farming, a large scale dairy farming enterprise established through AFC Holdings boosts milk production...
By Wallace Mawire
The AFC commercial bank in Zimbabwe has supported the establishment of Mafuro Safari large scale dairy farm in Marondera district in the...
African Development Bank Board approves $1.5 billion facility to avert food crisis
Initiative to benefit 20 million African farmers, who will receive certified seed and technology to rapidly produce 38 million tons of food
The African Development...
UniSA wins prestigious award for supporting 15 000 farm businesses in Africa
The University of South Australia’s (UniSA) contribution to an international social enterprise project, which has supported at least 15 500 farm businesses in sub-Saharan...
FAO calls for end to child labour in agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has added its voice to renewed calls for an end to child labour in...
Agriculture: Knowledge Building and Awareness-Raising to Fight against Child Labour are Important
The 5th International Global Conference to Eliminate Child Labour's fifth and final day of side events and thematic panel sessions concluded on Thursday, 19 May...
Kenyan government should reduce the high fertilizer prices to boost food security
Nelson Maina: Kenyan-based agriculture expert
Kenya’s cost of living has hit unprecedented highs with prices of basic commodities being out of reach for many citizens.
This has...
Positive for the environment and for the grower: the benefits of introducing herbaceous crops...
A Diverfarming project study compares the environmental footprint and the economic performance of traditional mandarin monocropping as opposed to growing mandarin intercropped with herbaceous...
Increasing Efficiency Planting and Harvesting
Throughout agricultural history, the primary focus has been on increasing crop yields to feed a growing civilization. Farmers must regularly account for factors that...
Corteva Agriscience Egypt Hosts GreenTech U.S. Business Delegation
The U.S. GreenTech Business Delegation today toured Corteva Agriscience’s Met Bera seed production facility and viewed the business’ latest agricultural advancements first-hand, including the...
Organic farming amid sustainability ,food safety and well-being
Over the last years, the global farming system had to face a series of huge challenges ranging from climatic emergency to food safety. Against...