Maximising dividend potential in the agri-food sector requires the participation of...
Debisi Araba, managing director, African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), speaks on the lessons of 2020 as it relates to smallholder farmers and how these...
Stopping Quality Food-Loss in Sub-Saharan Africa: Post-COVID-19 Options for Smallholders.
Compared to other regions in the world, statistics show that Africa has the lowest rate of COVID-19-related deaths. Despite this, the Food and Agriculture...
FAO warns lack of funds could stall the locust fight in...
UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that lack of funds could derail the fight against locust menace in East Africa.
FAO told its...
Bidco, JKUAT in a deal to boost farming technology development.
Bidco Africa has signed a deal to ensure Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) students develop technology that will enhance farmers’ productivity.
JKUAT...
Ghana to become the regional top performer in palm oil production.
Ghana will displace Ivory Coast to become the lead exporter and earner of palm oil production in West-Africa for the next five years, according...
Bayer Crop to train 15,000 farmers.
Bayer Crop Science Ltd will provide training to 15,000 smallholder farmers in the country on advanced agricultural practices.
The training is a continuation of its...
PULA raises $6m in Series A to help derisk Smallholder Farmers...
Ms. Rose Goslinga Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer at PULA, an African Agricultural Insurance, and Technology Service Provider has revealed that PULA has closed...
Government cancels GMO seed trials.
Agriculture minister Prof Adolf Mkenda made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon at the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Mikocheni centre in Dar es Salaam,...
Potato farmers urged to use coolers to cut post-harvest losses.
Irish potato farmers in Meru should utilise a 250- tonne cold storage facility whose construction is set for completion in March.
The facility being built...
Forget Brexit, the most important trade deal in 2021 is in...
While the UK splinters away from the European Union, Africa is uniting under a landmark free trade agreement, making it one of the largest...
