U.S. Grains Council applauds Kenya’s leadership on GMO crops
After a recent Kenyan governmental task force recommendation regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and food safety, this week, Kenya’s president, William Ruto, lifted the ban...
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Crop production venerable to climate change in Lawra
Dr Dangana Mahama, a Manager at the Babile Research Station, has indicated that the geographical location of the Lawra Municipality and farming practices makes it...
Farmers face ‘one of the worst agricultural seasons experienced in Sudan’
Farmers in the El Gezira and El Managil region, located between the Blue and White Niles south of Khartoum, stated that high production costs and taxes...
Govt Must Prioritise Irrigation, Consider Insurance For Smallholder Farmers
Federal and state governments have been told to shift attention to irrigation away from rain farming due to the perennial flooding across the country. The...
Heifer International awards three innovators in the agritech sector
Heifer International Kenya awarded three Logitech startups Sh2million during the AYuTe Africa Challenge Kenya finals in a bid to drive innovations in the agriculture sector....
Modernize farming to tame hunger threat
Farmers have been urged to adopt new agricultural technologies to tame rising food shortage. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the AgroFoodpack Expo, the Kenya...
How Rwanda could benefit from AGRF summit
Rwanda’s food system could benefit a lot as the Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) summit will focus on identifying priorities and gaps, mobilizing resources, and...
Mozambique: Three Billion Meticais for Agricultural Research
Maputo — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi announced in Maputo on Wednesday that his government plans to spend three billion meticais (about 47 million US dollars,...
Nigeria’s agricultural mechanisation among lowest globally, says FG
The level of Nigeria’s agricultural mechanisation is among the lowest globally. This is according to the National Agricultural Technology and Innovation Policy 2022-2027, which was...
Rwanda: Kivu Fish Farmers Wary Over Sharp Decline in Production
The fishing community around Lake Kivu is reporting a drastic decline in sardine fish species production in the past three years. Jean-Bosco Sibomana, the coordinator...