CURRENT AND ASPIRING FARMERS IN COMMUNAL AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR AGRIBANK’S LOANS
Farmers in communal areas are also eligible for Agribank’s loan products, contrary to the belief that farmers in communal areas do not qualify, Agribank’ss spokesperson,...
Category : Agribusiness
6.6% agricultural budget inadequate for food security in Kogi – NGOs lament
The Participation Initiative For Behavioural Change in Development, PIBCID, and Actionaid Nigeria through Scaling up Public Investment Agriculture, (SUPIA) have lamented the poor budgetary allocation...
Access to land, capital hampering youth’s involvement in agri-business
Young people in sub-Saharan Africa have keen interest in agriculture especially with the use of technology but are hampered with numerous challenges including limited access...
Zimbabwe: Govt to Help Farmers Access Belarus, John Deere Machinery
Government is working on improving lending terms of the Belarus and John Deere machinery and equipment for easier access by farmers. The Belarus and John...
Govt commits over N$8bn to water sector
The government has committed at least N$8.31 billion over the next seven years towards the water sector programme. In June last year, the Namibian government...
FG targets improved food production with Seed Protection Act
The Federal Government has unveiled the Plant Variety Protection Act (PVP) so that farmers can have access to quality seeds to boost food production in...
Planting seed for future generations
Ensuring the long-term survival of seeds for future generations has been the life work of Agriculture Victoria scientist Dr Katherine Whitehouse, who is a seed...
10 schools to benefit from farming training and seed bank
Ten schools in Bungoma County will benefit from training on farming and a seed bank project by a community-based organisation. Sustainable Agriculture Development Initiative (SADI)...
Adequate security, farm inputs; solution to food crisis
Some agriculture experts in the South – East have recommended provision of adequate security and inputs for farmers in order to avert impending food crisis...
Rwanda: World Bank to Inject $300m in Agriculture Sector
The Rwandan economy is projected to grow by 5.1 per cent in 2021 after its first recession since 1994. However, experts say that the path...