AGRA Announces Dr. Debisi Araba as Managing Director of AGRF.
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has announced Dr. Debisi Araba as the Managing Director of AGRF to its Partners and...
Gambia moves to reverse the trend of hiking food prices across...
The prices for basic foodstuffs are rising in Africa, as market women stock on essentials and sellers seek profits amid the restrictions brought on...
Food Safety Task Force Inaugurated.
The inkling that food safety is only observed at the production level is an illusion. Food safety is ensured when the food gets to...
Female cocoa farmers paid as little as 23p a day.
The average female cocoa farmer is paid as little as 23p a day, highlighting a gender pay gap in the global chocolate industry, according...
Farmers stuck with pineapples as prices drop to Shs 700.
The price of pineapples in Luweero district has dropped from Shs 2,000 to Shs 700 per piece following a bumper harvest.
The price reduction is...
Zimbabwe’s Farmers Lament: ‘The Taxes Are Just Too Much’.
Zimbabwe’s agricultural minister told officials this week that the country has only 100,000 tonnes of maize left in its strategic reserves – enough to...
Agritech West Africa 2020 launched.
The agriculture sector in recent years has appreciated significantly with the introduction of agronomical practices, improved seeds, technology and many more, yet the sector...
Rwanda pilots ‘revolutionary’ potato seeds.
The Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) has started testing True Potato Seeds, which are produced by Solynta, a Dutch firm that develops hybrid potatoes.
True Potato...
The 2019 Igniters urged to contribute their quota to end hunger...
The Ignite 2019 successfully ended with fifteen women from and across the African continent, networking, sharing ideas and connections to change and transforming the...
Rwanda to cease importation of maize seeds by 2020.
The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture and Animals Resources Jean-Claude Musabyimana has said that the local seeds production strategy in place will...
