New app allows tractor owners and farmers to connect in Kenya
Technology is changing agriculture in Kenya. A new app allows farmers who cannot afford their own machinery to connect to tractor owners and hire their...
Month : October 2021
ZAMBIA TO EXPORT OVER 1 MLN TONNES MAIZE AFTER BUMPER HARVEST
Zambia will export more than 1 million tonnes of white maize in a bid to stimulate private sector involvement and enhance trade in agricultural commodities,...
Empowering women in agriculture
THE German development and cooperation agency GIZ, in collaboration with StartUp Namibia, in September launched an agribusiness bootcamp aimed at benefiting Namibian women in agriculture....
AATF To Boost Small-Holders Farmers’ Production Capacity
The Executive Director African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr Canisius Kanangire, has assured African farmers of the foundation’s efforts to ensure improved food production through...
JICA invests $2.5 mil. in fly-based sanitation startup in Nairobi
The Japan International Cooperation Agency has invested $2.5 million in a U.S. startup in Nairobi that uses flies to process biowaste in an initiative to...
Minister task Nigerians on farming to improve economy
Alhaji Mohammad Abubakar, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, on Saturday urged people to venture into agriculture to improve the economy. Abubakar made the call...
Sudan launches massive livestock vaccination campaign
The livestock vaccination campaign in South Darfur comes with the support of the US Agency for Development and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization...
Namibia: Equipping Young Namibians With Agricultural Skills
With the price of food escalating almost daily, many people are starting backyard gardens in efforts to provide food for themselves, their loved ones and...