There is still much we can and must do to empower women in agriculture
There is still much we can and must do to empower women in agriculture Every year, the celebration of Women’s Day in South Africa calls...
Category : Agribusiness
Bt Cotton Ready For Harvesting
The anticipated harvest of the cotton by farmers in Embu and Kirinyaga in September this year is expected to boost the dormant ginneries in the...
Kenya plans to boost horticulture exports to China
Kenya is seeking to increase its horticulture exports to China in order to boost its revenues, the industry said on Monday. Ojepat Okisegere, CEO of...
Accelerating Investments in Agriculture to Boost Economy
James Emejo writes that with the increasing public-private sector participation in agriculture, the Integrated Farm Estate approach is a model that should be replicated in...
Technology for agric transformation available in Nigeria – ADB Chief
The Chief Agricultural Economist, African Development Bank (ADB), Abidjan, Dr Jonas Chianu, has declared that Impactful technologies and innovations that could lead to agricultural transformation...
Farmers Embracing Technology To Predict Rainfall
The youth are fast embracing Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to modernize and improve agricultural activities in the country to keep the sector at par...
Nigeria: Flood – 382, 208 Farmers to Get FG’s Agricultural Inputs
Kebbi State Governor and Vice Chairman of the National Food Security Council (NFSC) Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, yesterday said no fewer than 382,208 farmers affected by...
Gov’t expediting construction of Irish Potato cooling plant
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, Peter Munya, says the government in collaboration with partners is expediting construction of a grain storage warehouse and an Irish Potato cooling...
Agric sector in record growth…projected to grow by 34 percent this year
AGRICULTURE is projected to grow by 34 percent this year, Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube said, spurred by the good rains received this...
Farmers to showcase produce at city harvest festival
Farmers from Kiambu County will showcase their produce at the inaugural harvest festival this weekend at the Nairobi farmers market. More than 60 agribusinesses picked...