Farmers want subsidised GM cotton seeds to revive sector
Cotton farmers have urged the government to subsidise genetically modified cotton seeds due to high cost. Farmer Francis Opallo in Teso South, Busia county, said...
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Mozambique: The Farmers Navigating Conflict, Climate Change and Covid
Despite facing a triple threat with little government support, female farmers have proven surprisingly resilient. On 15 October, Alcinda Zimba, 50, gathered with fellow female...
Rainforest alliance empower journalists to help boost agriculture
As part of its efforts to help address challenges hampering the agricultural sector in the country; Rainforest Alliance has taken another judicious step by organising...
Lagos partners FG to reduce losses in agriculture
The Lagos State Government, in partnership with the Federal Government, has empowered stakeholders in the agriculture value chain with storage facilities and post-harvest technologies in...
Nations, businesses commit to sustainable agriculture, land use
Governments and businesses are joining farmers and local communities at COP26, securing new agreements to protect nature and accelerate the shift to sustainable agriculture and...
Drones To Spray Chemicals On Crops
DigiFarm, a subsidiary of Safaricom Company has introduced the use of drones in spraying chemicals to crops on selected farms in Western and Nyanza regions....
Unlocking Opportunities in Agric Sector for Sustainable Living Incomes
After a period of food crisis largely blamed on the dwindling capacity of a generation of ageing smallholder farmers and their correspondingly outdated methods, Nigeria...