Taliri comes up with new tech to determine chicken body weight
The Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (Taliri) has come up with a new technology to determine chicken body weight. This, they say, will...
Food security, agriculture, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), crucial for Africa’s post-COVID-19 recovery
"The agriculture sector is among the most vulnerable. Agriculture is important not only for food security issues but also for inter-regional food...
Total control of Tuta absoluta
icipe releases wasp to control devastating tomato leafminer
In a landmark move for tomato production in Africa, the...
AfDB grants Burundi’s PADCAE-B US $20.55m to enhance climate resilience of farmers
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted Burundi’s project to support the sustainable development of agriculture and livestock value chains in Burundi...
Goat farming in Zimbabwe
An increasing number of farmers are keeping goats for commercial purposes in Zimbabwe. Goat farming business is a very profitable business to...
How Africa can become the breadbasket of the world
How Africa can become the breadbasket of the world.
Of course, it is not possible to make sweeping judgements...
The first Witte Wijn apples are growing on South African soil again
The Witte Wijnappel
While we don’t know for how many years the Witte Wijn apple, the first ever...
Sustainable agriculture according to BKT
Sustainable development of the agricultural industry is one of the greatest global challenges. Exponential growth of the world population means a constant...
European standards are a source of pride for farmers. However, they are asking for...
To achieve the objectives of a greener agriculture, as set by the European Union, we need to encourage investments in technologies to...
Plants become building materials
The use of plant-based materials instead of cement and synthetic materials is gaining ground, not only for a new philosophy of living,...