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$US40M granted for irrigation development in Madagascar

BrennaAugust 18, 2021

by BrennaAugust 18, 202101147

The government of Madagascar has received US$40 million from the World Bank for irrigation development in the country. The Sustainable Agriculture Project through a Landscape Approach (Projet d’agriculture durable par une approche paysage – Padap)...

Spatial variation in climate impacts on maize yields in Cameroon

BrennaAugust 18, 2021

by BrennaAugust 18, 202101289

In Cameroon, as in other countries of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), maize is an important staple crop and is consumed in different forms: as fermented dough,...

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Tanzania: Costech Out to Reduce Agri-Imports

BrennaAugust 18, 2021

by BrennaAugust 18, 202101328

THE Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) has embarked on a three years programme gearing at reducing import dependency for agriculture related goods. The...

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How Market Knowledge is Powering Africa’s Solar Irrigation Sector

BrennaAugust 15, 2021

by BrennaAugust 15, 202101260

‘Know your customers’ is arguably the first rule of marketing. By identifying and segmenting customer groups, companies can target their products and services to the...

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Kenya: Digitisation Boosts Mechanised Farming Among Kenyan Farmers

BrennaAugust 15, 2021

by BrennaAugust 15, 202101561

When 33-year-old Kimani Mwaniki, an Irish potato farmer in Elburgon, Nakuru County in Kenya’s Rift Valley, heard about a farmer’s virtual school, he didn’t hesitate...

FAO hands over Poultry Feed Mill to farmers in Kaiaf, LRR

BrennaAugust 15, 2021August 15, 2021

by BrennaAugust 15, 2021August 15, 202102006

The Gambia produces about ten percent of the poultry meat and eggs consumed by its estimated population of 2.2 million people. In 2019, the country...

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Flood-hit Shabelle farmers plant new seeds

BrennaAugust 15, 2021

by BrennaAugust 15, 20210975

Fadumo Kulow Mohamed briefly returned to her village of Xanlay in southern Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region this month to plant seeds she was given to...

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Guide to bountiful harvest as second rainy season starts

BrennaAugust 15, 2021

by BrennaAugust 15, 202101614

Agriculture in Uganda is almost entirely rain-fed. The second rainy season begins mid-August for most parts of the country. But according to the Uganda Meteorological...

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Uganda: MAAIF Rolls Out FMD Vaccines in Cattle Corridor Districts

BrennaAugust 15, 2021

by BrennaAugust 15, 202101314

Agriculture minister Frank Tumwebaze has warned officials involved in the vaccination of cattle against Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) to be open and genuine if...

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Uganda: Rakai Cattle Farmers Cross to Tanzania Over Drought

BrennaAugust 15, 2021

by BrennaAugust 15, 202101454

An acute water shortage caused by drought has forced some livestock farmers in Rakai District to cross to the neighbouring Tanzania. The most affected farmers...

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$US40M granted for irrigation development in Madagascar

Spatial variation in climate impacts on maize yields in Cameroon

Tanzania: Costech Out to Reduce Agri-Imports

How Market Knowledge is Powering Africa’s Solar Irrigation Sector

Kenya: Digitisation Boosts Mechanised Farming Among Kenyan Farmers

FAO hands over Poultry Feed Mill to farmers in Kaiaf, LRR

Flood-hit Shabelle farmers plant new seeds

Guide to bountiful harvest as second rainy season starts

Uganda: MAAIF Rolls Out FMD Vaccines in Cattle Corridor Districts

Uganda: Rakai Cattle Farmers Cross to Tanzania Over Drought

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