Small-scale livestock rearing and impacts of climate change
The rapid expansion of the country’s population leads to an increase in food demand, resulting in intense pressure on the agro-ecosystems. The increase in demand...
Author : Brenna
Namibia now has a total ban on SA poultry – and a million hens have already been culled
Namibia has banned all poultry products from South Africa, after initially banning products from a single trading compartment. Lesotho, Mozambique, Swaziland Hong Kong also have...
AGRICULTURE WILL MAKE OR BREAK AFRICA’S FREE TRADE – FAO
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty and end chronic food insecurity in Africa....
AFRICAN RAINFORESTS SLOW CLIMATE CHANGE DESPITE RECORD HEAT, DROUGHT
Africa’s tropical forests appear more resilient as carbon sinks than Amazonian rainforests – mopping up planet-warming carbon dioxide even when sizzling El Nino heat halted...
Maire Tecnimont Group Starts Preliminary Work On A Renewable Power-to-Fertilizer Plant In Kenya
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that its subsidiaries MET Development, Stamicarbon and NextChem have started work on a renewable power–to-fertilizer plant in Kenya. MET Development has signed an agreement with Oserian Development Company for the development...
Over 4 000 hectares put under winter wheat
More than 4 000 hectares have so far been put under winter wheat, as farmers are urged to intensify planting to beat the May 31...
Science fund targets agriculture innovations in West Africa
The Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET), one of Africa’s biggest science funds, is rolling out €2.7 million (about US$3.3 million)...
House Committee Calls For Increased Budget Allocation On Agriculture
The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Agriculture, has urged the government to increase budget allocation on the agricultural sector so as to help in developing...