Government body buys rice worth US $2.8m from farmers in Mwea, Kenya
The Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) has bought rice worth US $2.8m from farmers in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, following the presidential directive...
IFAD’s Sara Mbago-Bhunu to Join Renowned Global South Experts on Commission on Sustainable Agricultural...
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national of Tanzania, Sara Mbago-Bhunu, IFAD’s director for the Eastern and
Southern Africa Division, is among twenty-two renowned experts from across the
Global South...
Use of Aloe Vera, magadi soda as EVM in animal healthcare and management
Ethno-veterinary Medicine (EVM) stands for the belief, knowledge, practices and skills relating to animal healthcare and management, and is as ancient...
African Natural Resources Centre unveils publication to advance critical land policy reforms
The articles are
authored by influential international scholars whose pioneering research and
analysis have helped to direct policy on land reform in Africa...
Kenyan government launchers potato seed multiplication program to address shortages
The government of Kenya has launched a potato seed multiplication program in six counties to address seed shortages that occur perennially. The...
Lemang Agricultural Services collaborates on project with British American Tobacco to train and develop...
The Emerging Farmer Initiative was launched by British American
Tobacco South Africa (“BATSA”) in 2011 to facilitate transformation within the tobacco
industry in South...
New study will show impact of coronavirus on Britain’s crucial food supply chains
The impact of coronavirus on Britain’s crucial food supply chains will be
tracked as part of a new study which will show how...
AfDB’s TAAT program targets 40m farmers across Africa in the next five years
The African Development Bank (AfDB)-funded Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation program (TAAT) is set to reach 40m farmers across Africa in the...
ITFC: Africa’s Trade Solutions Championing Partner in Agricultural Development
General Manager for Trade and Development, Nasser M. Al-Thekair. Mr. Al-Thekair
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation...
Ethiopia deploys helicopters to spray new swarms of desert locusts
Ethiopia has deployed helicopters to spray new swarms of desert locusts that are eating crops and threatening the country’s food security. The...