For Africa to witness true agricultural transformation, technologies need to reach farmers to enhance...
Lorna Rutto, Co-founder and CEO of EcoPost in Kenya, gives a speech at the "Bridging Innovation and Industry
The 53rd Annual Meetings of the African...
CEO of a US Fortune 500 company, Martin Richenhagen opens AGCO Africa HQ in...
AGCO CEO opens Africa Head Office in Johannesburg. From left to right is Nuradin Osman (AGCO Vice President and General Manager Africa), H.E .Emmanuel...
Farmers count US $1.5Bn loss in wasted food
By Nita Karume :
In 2017, a total of US $1.5Bn in food quantities went to waste. In a report by the National Bureau of...
NAMPO / Nation in Conversation: How does the youth see agriculture in South Africa?
There can be no doubt that youth development and job creation are top of mind in South Africa currently, so this session at Nation...
Shell and ROSE Foundation examine the methods of responsible oil disposal
The importance of responsible spent oil disposal
For various industries, lubricants play a pivotal role in daily operations, however until recently, not many considered...
NAMPO / Nation in Conversation: UN decade of family farming
With the emphasis on farming as a family business gaining new momentum with the United Nations’ adoption of a decade of family farming, this...
Kenyan farmers tackle poor soils, low yields with conservation agriculture
To thousands of maize and beans farmers in Kenya a new low cost model of farming is improving their soil health and increasing their...
Africa’s Agri-Tech Startup Selina Wamucii Gets Backing of Global Social Impact Programme
Mobile platform that boosts agriculture sector in Kenya to amplify impact with backing of Expo 2020 Dubai
Majority of food produced by African smallholder...
Tomato blight; treatment, control and prevention
By Nita Karume:
The onset of heavy rains over the past few months has dealt a bad hand to Kenyan tomato farmers. So much so...
SACAU hosts Annual Conference on trade as a driver for agricultural transformation
Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions’ (SACAU) will hold its Annual Conference and AGM at the Kingdom Hotel in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe from the...