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...
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising agriculture
By Adil El Youssefi, CEO Liquid Telecom Kenya
Artificial intelligence offers the promise of transforming agriculture in ways that could save over 815 million people,...
Soil pollution and its effects
By Nita Karume:
Soil pollution poses a big threat to agricultural productivity, food safety, and human health. Unfortunately, according to a new FAO report released...
Planning an effective succession strategy for a family farming business
By: Innocent Mhangarai :
As successful farming business is one that is positioned in such a way that the button stick of leadership is passed...
Botswana challenges farmers to adopt new agricultural technologies
By Oscar Nkala ,Botswana
The Botswana government has called on crop farmers to adopt new agricultural technologies and farming techniques in order to boost food...
Ghana’s Cargill Inc set to expand to producer countries
Kenya ,Nita Karume
Ghana’s Cargill Inc, is aiming to expand its processing capacity in producer countries. The company, which is a leading producer and distributor...
Freedom Day Op-ed: Africa Has No True Freedom If the Poverty Apocalypse Persists
By Rudo Kwaramba-Kayombo, Executive Director of ONE Campaign in Africa
I remember being swept up in the crowds in Trafalgar Square in July 2005....