Former Ethiopia PM declares Tanzania a potential breadbasket for Africa
Co-founder and managing director for Joydons Limited, Ms Joyce Kimaro (second left) speaks to former Ethiopia Prime Minister and board chairman for the Alliance for...
Category : Agribusiness
Agriculture Private Sector Players Call For Collaboration
Agriculture stakeholders in Africa have urged governments on the continent to work with the private sector to build resilient food systems to bridge the widening...
Senegalese leader advocates new approach to agriculture
Senegel’s President Macky Sall has urged his compatriots to redefine their relationship with agriculture and invest in agribusiness to enable the country achieve food self-sufficiency.By...
Zim irrigation tranformation charms Malawi
THE government of Malawi says it is inspired by Zimbabwe’s irrigation agriculture tranformation model and shares the view that regional food security could be achieved...
OCP Trains Agro Entrepreneurs to Impove Access to Local Food
OCP Africa Fertilizers Nigeria Limited (OCP Africa), a leader in the production of phosphate-based fertilizers, has empowered agro entrepreneurs on how to use its hubs...
600 farmers to benefit from FG’s potato value chain programme in Niger
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development says that 600 potato farmers in Niger will benefit from its potato value chain development programme (VCDP)...
Kenya: Coffee Farmers in Mathira Turn to Organic Farming to Improve Quality of Produce
As coffee prices in the county improve, a section of farmers from Mathira constituency have embraced organic farming as a way of upgrading production and...
Encouraging agricultural insurance as wet season farming begins
Farmers and agro-allied investors have been urged, once again, to insure their farms and investments against unforeseen disasters to remain productive and sustainable. Insurance mitigates...
Tracing the history of farming across Africa gives clues to low production outputs
Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is under-performing, leaving 30% of people in the region food insecure. Food insecurity means that not all people, at all times,...
Lessons in collaborating and data sharing that could help grow the horticulture industry
A leading agriculture entrepreneur is encouraging the Australian horticulture industry to embrace the concept of sharing and comparing information and ideas in order to improve...