Bird Flu: Over 10,000 birds destroyed in Western Region
Health authorities in the Western Region say stringent measures have been put in place to control the outbreak of Avian influenza in the region commonly...
Month : January 2022
Agrochemicals, is their farming treachery?
Ever since the nation gained independence, Nigerians more than any people in the world, have been tortured and neglected in all fronts without regards. Is...
We must go the organic way to solve the toxic pesticide challenge
Over the past few weeks, I have been intrigued by two articles I read in this publication, both concerning a topic of my interest –the...
WFP To Empower Small-Scale Farmers In Garissa
The World Food Programme (WFP) will empower small scale farmers in Garissa County to ensure they are able to sustain themselves through recurrent drought and...
Kenyan Farmers ripping big from small-scale agricultural irrigation-cum-value addition project
With the outbreak of coronavirus in March of 2020, the agricultural sector got badly hit. The agricultural sector provides a livelihood for about 80 per cent of...
E-Levy risk rolling back progress in agric sector — Agribusiness Chamber
The Chamber of Agribusiness, Ghana (CAG), has described the proposed electronic transaction levy (E-Levy) as a threat to progress in the agricultural sector and further...
Tree Crops Authority to distribute 5 million seedlings to farmers
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has directed the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA) to distribute five million seedlings of tree crops to farmers...
Replacing ageing farmer population: 500 Youth receive support
An initial batch of 500 youth farmers, processors and agricultural technology (agritech) developers across the country are being supported to use technology and other innovative...
Liberia’s Anti-Corruption Commission to Investigate Agriculture Ministry’s Leadership
Liberia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) is mounting a full-scale investigation into Minister of Agriculture Jeanine Milly Cooper, along with all of her deputies, according to a...