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)...
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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...
Here is what’s behind the surge in global agricultural commodity prices
One of the lingering questions over the past few months is why global agricultural commodity prices continue to rise in the face of large production...