Farmers must brace for sharp rises in agrochemical prices
Agrochemical prices in South Africa continued on an upward trajectory during the past year, and should this trend continue, farmers could expect to pay much...
Category : Agribusiness
Zimbabwe bumper harvest to hit South African agriculture
The largest harvest of the staple maize in 37 years, which has led Zimbabwe to suspend all imports of the grain, is projected to have...
Kenya: Former Battlefields Along Kenya and South Sudan Border Turned Into Farms
Once upon a time, Ms Emuria Aburo had a big herd of cattle. They were the pride of her home, her source of wealth and...
Rwanda: School Feeding Scheme Creates Market for Women Smallholder Farmers
Women smallholder farmers in Ngoma District have found a market for their vegetables following a government directive allowing schools to directly source agricultural produce from...
Transforming agri-food systems can unlock Africa’s potential.
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty and end chronic food insecurity in Africa....
AGRICULTURE WILL MAKE OR BREAK AFRICA’S FREE TRADE – FAO
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty and end chronic food insecurity in Africa....
AFRICAN RAINFORESTS SLOW CLIMATE CHANGE DESPITE RECORD HEAT, DROUGHT
Africa’s tropical forests appear more resilient as carbon sinks than Amazonian rainforests – mopping up planet-warming carbon dioxide even when sizzling El Nino heat halted...
Maire Tecnimont Group Starts Preliminary Work On A Renewable Power-to-Fertilizer Plant In Kenya
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that its subsidiaries MET Development, Stamicarbon and NextChem have started work on a renewable power–to-fertilizer plant in Kenya. MET Development has signed an agreement with Oserian Development Company for the development...
Over 4 000 hectares put under winter wheat
More than 4 000 hectares have so far been put under winter wheat, as farmers are urged to intensify planting to beat the May 31...
Science fund targets agriculture innovations in West Africa
The Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET), one of Africa’s biggest science funds, is rolling out €2.7 million (about US$3.3 million)...