FAO to scale up response to Fall Armyworm as pest continues to spread
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is increasing efforts aimed at bolstering the global response to Fall Armyworm (FAW), considered one...
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Uganda hit hard in the creamy, milky battle in East Africa
A creamy, milky, battle has been going on for a while in the East African Region mostly touching on Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The battle...
Ugandan sugar to hit the Kenyan market after talks
After the collapse of the sugar industry in Kenya, the country is set to receive sugar from Uganda. Kenyan will be receiving 90,000 metric tonnes...
Factors influencing youth access to credit in agriculture
There has been a deliberate effort to attract youth to get into agriculture especially in Africa where a huge chunk of farmers is ageing. While...
Budget 2021: Nigeria proposes lowest funding for women in agribusiness in four years
Women in the agricultural sector contribute 75 -80 per cent of the production in Nigeria. Women in agribusiness will receive the lowest funding in five...
African Development Bank (AfDB) Supports Young Africans in Agricultural Sector
In further efforts to contribute to poverty reduction and economic and social development in African countries, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is again set to...
FAO steps up efforts to contain desert locusts in Somalia
The UN food agency said aerial control operations continue against immature swarms in northwest Somalia. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has...
Agriculture sector remains resilient amidst Covid-19 scare – Group
Chief Executive Officer for the Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agriculture Lending (GILSAL), Kwasi Korboe says the agriculture sector remains resilient in the mire of...
Government bans import of day old chicks, poultry products from UK, other countries
Ministry of Food and Agriculture has banned the importation of poultry products from the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Denmark, and United Kingdom. The ban is a...
Agriculture Minister visits Etunda Irrigation Project and Asparagus factory in Omusati
The Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Minister Calle Schlettwein visited Etunda Irrigation Project and Asparagus factory at Oshifo in the Omusati Region. The minister held...