Are Kenya’s cotton farmers being sacrificed in war against GMOs?
It is harvest time in Kenya, and Joseph Thika has had to hire workers to help him harvest his cotton crop. Joseph is happy that...
Category : Agribusiness
KD-CARES begins distribution of agric inputs to 4,882 poor, vulnerable famers
Kaduna State COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (KD-CARES) has begun the distribution of agricultural inputs to 4,882 poor and vulnerable farmers across the...
WFP warns drought condition in HOA to worsen in coming months
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday warned that the ongoing drought condition in the Horn of Africa (HOA) will worsen over July-September...
Israel eyes Ghana’s local agriculture production
The State of Israel, which produces about $1.2 billion worth of agricultural inputs and technology, has expressed its readiness to partner with indigenous companies to augment...
Farmers Find Fortunes In Rice, Sunflower In Tana Irrigation
Farmers at the Tana Irrigation Scheme are embracing rice and sunflower farming, raking thousands of shillings from the crops. Tana Irrigation Scheme manager James Kirimi...
‘Agriculture can be a solution’ for east Africa’s hunger crisis
Agriculture has the potential to help Africa overcome its raging hunger crisis, if long-term investments are made in the continent that has “huge farming potential”....
Kwadaso Agric College to promote Horticulture training via support from EU
The European Union, in partnership with the Tu-Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Kwadaso Agricultural College (KAC), Kumasi,...
12,500 Gambian Farmers to Receive Certified Seeds to Enhance Resilience
The Gambian Ministry of Agriculture, the World Bank and CORAF officially launched, in Abu-ko not far from Banjul, the national distribution campaign of certified seeds...
Kenya: Govt Prioritizes Sustainable Farming Practices to Build Resilience Against Climate Change Shocks
The Government has prioritized sustainable farming practices in its policies and budget to ensure food and nutrition security and build resilience against climate change shocks....
Tanzania earmarks 400,000 hectares of land for wheat cultivation
Tanzania government has earmarked a total of 400,000 hectares of land for cultivation of wheat, a move aimed at ending shortage of the crop in...