Public and Private entities partner to boost potato farming in Kenya
The humble potato is serving as a strong pillar for food security as well as boosting smallholders’ income throughout Kenya this is due to a...
Category : Agribusiness
Kenyan President to meet Trump and discuss Kenya-Us trade
President Uhuru Kenyatta is scheduled to hold talks with President Donald Trump in Washington this week as the two countries negotiate on a free-trade agreement,...
Revitalizing economic ties top of agenda at the UK-Africa summit
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina is expected in London for the UK-Africa Summit, an investment summit aimed at forging new partnerships under the theme:...
Agriculture’s lending appetite soars-Bank of Tanzania
The Bank of Tanzania’s monthly economic review for January reveals that the lender’s appetite to the agriculture sector is higher than in other sectors. According...
TIKA empowers Somaliland with agricultural development project
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has reached out to farmers in Somaliland with an agricultural development project. The recently-launched project aims to boost the...
Why African farmers are waking up to the huge potential of guinea fowl
In Africa, the potential of guinea fowl largely remains untapped across the continent’s sprawling markets. But poultry farmers in the southern and western regions are...
Poultry industry failing to cope with imports from the region
Kenyan Poultry production is being displaced as local production is unable to compete with duty-free imports from the East African region. According to the patron...
Ministry establishes a fisheries help desk to attract more investors
The Tanzanian Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries has established a special helpdesk department a move they hope will help improve the fisheries sector by attracting...
Kenya to negotiate relaxation of avocado export conditions to China
The Kenyan government through its Ministry of Trade has started negotiations to have the export directive with China for the exportation of avocados eased and...
AGRI COOPERATIVE TO OPEN COFFEE FACTORIES
In Tandem with the President’s indutrilisation-drive call an agricultural cooperative is in the process of setting up three coffee processing factories in Tanzania’s regions. Agricultural...