Namibia: Northern Farmers Desperate for Rain
More rain is expected in the northern parts of the country in the coming days, the Namibia Meteorological Services forecast said this week. Weather forecaster...
Category : Agribusiness
Low rainfall pushes parts of southern Africa into food insecurity
Low rainfall has pushed southern Madagascar, south-western Angola, north-western Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe further into food insecurity. As such, governments are moving ahead with plans...
AGRA tips smallholder famers on groundnut farming
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has encouraged smallholder farmers in the area of senior chief Mkwinda in Lilongwe to embrace new agriculture...
Rwanda: Govt Launches Search for Investors in Multibillion Gabiro Agribusiness Hub
The government has started to look for investors to lease land in the Gabiro agribusiness hub project–located in Nyagatare and Gatsibo district. The hub was...
AGRF 2022 Summit To Be Held In Rwanda
The AGRF, Africa’s premier forum for food and agriculture, has launched its 12th annual summit under the theme ‘Grow, Nourish and Reward – Bold Actions for...
Increase support for Agric sector to curb inflation – Prof. Quartey to Gov’t
Head of the Economics Division at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, at the University of Ghana, Prof. Peter Quartey has urged the...
Farmers To Get Their Soils Tested At Farm Level
The Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has been undertaking research that will result in improved capacity and efficiency of analytical services and fertilizer use...
Kenya Has A New Plan To Boost Crop Yields – Harvesting The Sun Twice
Solar panels in the African continent have started trials and the process has had such promising results in Kenya that it will be deployed this...
Africa’s agriculture sector leaders discuss environmental sustainability
Over one hundred of Africa’s leading and emerging leaders in agriculture met in a two-day virtual forum last week to discuss issues related to environmental...
UN’s IFAD: Agriculture investments to increase by USD 3bln over next 10 years
The United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is committed to addressing poverty, droughts and famine and will double its investments to USD 3...