NISS Trains Members, Extension Workers in Northwest on Soil Test Kits to Boost Agriculture
The Nigeria Institute of Soil Science (NISS), North-west zone, has trained its members and extension workers in the zone on the use of soil testing...
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Food insecurity now a perennial threat
ZIMBABWE is set to import 400 000 metric tonnes (MT) of maize from Zambia and Malawi to be delivered this June to alleviate a food...
Choosing modern farming as a career
Agro-business: Patrick Iga Kinawoza, an agro-business farmer and proprietor of Farming Consult and Management Company limited was voted Uganda’s best farmer in 2014. He discusses...
Tanzania seeks to be key rice producer in Africa
Tanzania is racing against time to become Africa’s rice hub. To begin with, the country wants to meet East Africa’s total rice demand, a senior...
Good irrigation decisions help save money
Climate change and environmental degradation are existential threats. That is why the European Union has set “sustainable growth” as one of its objectives. The goal...
Changing Nigeria’s Agric Landscape Through Innovation, Technology
The introduction of tracking devices that allow farmers to book tractor services from local tractor owners via a mobile phone app, which is part of...
The smart-irrigation tech companies to watch in 2022
The global-smart irrigation market is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 15,2% from 2021 to 2030, according to Quince Market Insights. And...
Record levels of child hunger reported in Horn of Africa
Action Against Hunger is the anti-poverty group that raises alarm over war-torn Somalia. Action Against Hunger reported that Somalia has experienced the worst levels of...