New irrigation tech: a game-changer for Africa’s smallholder farmers
As Africa faces the threat of climate change, and as population growth increases demand for food, smallholder farmers, who form the bulk of the continent’s...
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Nigeria Agricultural Productivity Growing Less Than 1% ― Experts
The Chief Executive of Nigerian Agricultural Mechanisation and Equipment Leasing Company (NAMEL), Dr Ahmed Adekunle, has said that Nigeria’s Agricultural productivity is growing at less...
U.S. Grains Council applauds Kenya’s leadership on GMO crops
After a recent Kenyan governmental task force recommendation regarding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and food safety, this week, Kenya’s president, William Ruto, lifted the ban...
Crop production venerable to climate change in Lawra
Dr Dangana Mahama, a Manager at the Babile Research Station, has indicated that the geographical location of the Lawra Municipality and farming practices makes it...
Farmers face ‘one of the worst agricultural seasons experienced in Sudan’
Farmers in the El Gezira and El Managil region, located between the Blue and White Niles south of Khartoum, stated that high production costs and taxes...
Govt Must Prioritise Irrigation, Consider Insurance For Smallholder Farmers
Federal and state governments have been told to shift attention to irrigation away from rain farming due to the perennial flooding across the country. The...
Heifer International awards three innovators in the agritech sector
Heifer International Kenya awarded three Logitech startups Sh2million during the AYuTe Africa Challenge Kenya finals in a bid to drive innovations in the agriculture sector....
Modernize farming to tame hunger threat
Farmers have been urged to adopt new agricultural technologies to tame rising food shortage. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the AgroFoodpack Expo, the Kenya...