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...
Category : Agribusiness
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...
AUN, IITA Sign MoU To Build Agric Innovation Centre In Adamawa
The American University of Nigeria (AUN) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop an...
Food prices can only be lowered through reduction of farm products, says Sonko
A sharp increase in prices of basic commodities and food for the last few months has pushed up the cost of living. According to former Nairobi...
Sustainable farming key to achieving net zero emissions goal
The annual Economic Survey report published annually has always made for an exciting read on agricultural economics and the sector’s contribution to the economy. The...
Despite Buhari’s intervention, agriculture in Nigeria records 10.4% growth in four years
Despite the Federal Government’s huge interventions in the agricultural in the last few years, the sector has recorded the lowest growth rate under the present...
Relaunching Nigeria’s agric revolution with AfDB’s agro-industrial processing zones
Industrial and agricultural revolutions have always been at the centre of most agro-economic policies of the government with the objectives of diversifying the base of...