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Seed Co sowing seeds of growth in region

BrennaAugust 1, 2020August 1, 2020

by BrennaAugust 1, 2020August 1, 202001705

Botswana Stock Exchange listed seed producer, Seed Co International Limited, which is currently under suspension from trading on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, expects to remain...

Climate Change, COVID Impact Agric

BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

by BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 202001125

Coronavirus – Africa: Climate Change and COVID-19 Impact Agriculture and Youth Mobility Across West and Central Africa Health-related stressors such as COVID-19 have a high...

Conservation agriculture increasing yields

BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

by BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 202001584

In any drought year, communal farmers often struggle to feed their families. The majority of subsistence farmers in northern Namibia rely on rain for crop...

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Legal challenge fails to stop Kenya’s food imports

BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

by BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 202001425

A Greenpeace-endorsed lawsuit to prevent Kenya’s government from importing maize to ease predicted food shortages has been rendered moot due to a typographical error. Raising...

South Africa raises poultry-import tariffs, drawing US ire

BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

by BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 202001049

South Africa raised tariffs on poultry imports to help protect local producers who’ve sought measures to counter a flood of cheap shipments.The announcement immediately drew...

Astral Foods cans dividend over uncertainty in Covid-19 pandemic

BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

by BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 202001334

Astral Foods, South Africa’s leading integrated poultry producer, has joined a long list of JSE-listed companies that have not declared a dividend in the six...

Uganda: A key supplier of eggs and chicken in East Africa

BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

by BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 202001540

Poultry production in Uganda has been steadily rising over the years. The country is now a key supplier of eggs and chicken in East Africa....

Akomadan vegetable farmers participate in a promotional trial of improved varieties

BrennaJune 2, 2020

by BrennaJune 2, 202001290

Smallholder vegetable farmers at Akomadan in the Offinso North District, have participated in a small farmer group meeting to observe the performance of improved varieties...

COCOBOD gives over 90,000 bags of fertilizers to farmers in Western North

BrennaJune 2, 2020

by BrennaJune 2, 202001406

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) through the Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) has presented a total 99,468 bags of Cocoa fertilizers to be distributed...

FG closes Kano State-owned fertilizer production company for product adulteration

BrennaJune 2, 2020

by BrennaJune 2, 202001275

The Kano State Fertilizer Company (KASCO) Ltd was, has been ordered to be shut down immediately by the Federal Government for allegedly adulterating fertilizers and...