Moves to boost local poultry production in Ashanti Region
Solidaridad West Africa, an international civil society organisation, together with its partners, last Friday launched a new project aimed at boosting local poultry meat production....
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Gambia: Barrow Meets IFAD Vice President On Strengthening Agriculture Sector
According to the State House of The Gambia, President Adama Barrow Thursday, June 16th, received Mr. Donald Brown, Associate Vice President of the International Fund...
Stop blaming Agric Minister for shortage of fertilizer
Alhaji Ahmed Osman, Community Head of the Fulani Tribe in the Ashanti Region, has jumped to the defence of the Minister of Food and Agriculture,...
Over $5 Million in Funding to Support Farmers and Agribusinesses in Uganda to Become Climate Resilient
KOICA and ITC sign grant arrangement to enhance natural disaster resilience and competitiveness of farming households and agribusinesses in Uganda, particularly affecting women farmers in...
New study highlights challenges to pumpkin and watermelon production in Uganda
A new study published in the CABI Agriculture and Bioscience journal highlights that pests, diseases, and drought, are the main challenges to pumpkin and watermelon production...
59% plunge in yields: Kenyan farmers blocked from planting insect-resistant genetically modified cotton suffer more than a million dollars in losses
Kenya’s cotton production shrunk 59 percent in 2021, hurt by farmers lacking access to genetically modified Bt seeds imported mainly from India, the Fibre Directorate...
Kenya Kwanza to Invest in Agriculture to Stem Spiraling Cost of Living
Nairobi — Deputy President William Ruto says his government will invest in agricultural productivity to counter the spiraling cost of living. Speaking during The Nairobi...
Irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa are consistently falling short of their promises
Irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa don’t measure up to their plans according to new research into the projects by scientists. Many of the schemes were...