Profit-making idea: ‘Poultry is the future of protein production in Africa’
Most people in Africa consume plenty of carbohydrates and fats but they don’t eat enough protein, according to Roland Decorvet, CEO of PhilAfrica Foods. He...
Month : July 2021
KENYA: New Kilimani Galana Buttress irrigation dam comes into operation
Farmers in Kilimani Galana Buttress, Isiolo County, Kenya, have a new water storage facility. The facility, which has a storage capacity of 103,000 m3, will...
Access to improved inputs, mechanisation as catalysts for food productivity
Boosting food productivity per hectare through intensive agricultural practices has been described by agricultural scientists and technologists as the most potent way of revving up...
Zimbabwe: Pfumvudza Targets 2,3m Households
The Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme popularly known as Pfumvudza/Intwasa, will benefit 2,3 million vulnerable households in the communal, A1, small-scale commercial farming and old resettlement...
Climate Change Impact: Stakeholders dialogue on sustainable Agriculture
A policy dialogue on promotion of Agroecology concept and Climate Change mitigation in Ghana, has been held in Accra to discuss a more sustainable way...
Develop infrastructural base for commercial cabbage production-Farmers
Some communities in the Bosome-Freho District of the Ashanti Region, have expressed concern over the lack of the requisite amenities to support commercial cabbage production...
Agric Director assures farmers of getting PFJ fertilizer soon
Mr Emmanuel Sasu Yeboah, the Upper West Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture, has assured farmers in the region that the government is working...
Stakeholders brainstorm food security
A one-day stakeholder engagement to discuss and address barriers that impede agricultural trade and market access to food has been held at the Department of...