Farmers To Get Their Soils Tested At Farm Level
The Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has been undertaking research that will result in improved capacity and efficiency of analytical services and fertilizer use...
Month : February 2022
Kenya Has A New Plan To Boost Crop Yields – Harvesting The Sun Twice
Solar panels in the African continent have started trials and the process has had such promising results in Kenya that it will be deployed this...
Africa’s agriculture sector leaders discuss environmental sustainability
Over one hundred of Africa’s leading and emerging leaders in agriculture met in a two-day virtual forum last week to discuss issues related to environmental...
UN’s IFAD: Agriculture investments to increase by USD 3bln over next 10 years
The United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is committed to addressing poverty, droughts and famine and will double its investments to USD 3...
AUN, IITA Sign MoU To Build Agric Innovation Centre In Adamawa
The American University of Nigeria (AUN) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop an...
UDS–WACWISA holds conference on irrigation, agricultural development
A two-day conference on Irrigation and Agricultural Development (IRAD) has been held in Tamale to share ideas and knowledge towards the development of the irrigated...
Food prices can only be lowered through reduction of farm products, says Sonko
A sharp increase in prices of basic commodities and food for the last few months has pushed up the cost of living. According to former Nairobi...
Sustainable farming key to achieving net zero emissions goal
The annual Economic Survey report published annually has always made for an exciting read on agricultural economics and the sector’s contribution to the economy. The...