INTERNATIONAL AGRIC NEWS
Uganda: Bird Flu Outbreak Under Control Minister Says
February 10, 2017
Uganda: Bird Flu Outbreak Under Control Minister Says
By Paul Adude The government has been able to put the recent avian flu outbreak under control, State Minister for…
Zimbabwe: Meat Dealers Bemoan 15% Vat
February 9, 2017
Zimbabwe: Meat Dealers Bemoan 15% Vat
By Margaret Matibiri Local meat production companies have implored Government to consider scraping the 15 percent value-added tax (VAT) on…
Rwanda: New Varieties to Boost Wheat Production
February 8, 2017
Rwanda: New Varieties to Boost Wheat Production
By Jean d’Amour Mbonyinshuti Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) has introduced 10 wheat varieties that are expected to boost production thanks…
Malawi: Farmers Apply New Methods to Increase Yield
February 7, 2017
Malawi: Farmers Apply New Methods to Increase Yield
By Lameck Masina Small-scale farmers in Malawi continue to feel the effects of two years of bad harvests after the…
Nigeria: Rice Farmers in South-South Strategize to Boost Production
February 5, 2017
Nigeria: Rice Farmers in South-South Strategize to Boost Production
Rice farmers in the South-South geo-political zone of the country say they are determined to boost rice production with a…
Zimbabwe: Fish Farming Gets Boost
February 3, 2017
Zimbabwe: Fish Farming Gets Boost
By Elita Chikwati Government has launched a stocking and restocking programme on Zimbabwean dams to boost fish production (aquaculture) countrywide…
Kenya: Maize Farmers Unhappy With Ban on Exports
February 1, 2017
Kenya: Maize Farmers Unhappy With Ban on Exports
By Barnabas Bii The government is headed for a collision course with maize farmers in the North Rift after a…
Africa: Guess How Much Water Your Daily Food Consumes
February 1, 2017
Africa: Guess How Much Water Your Daily Food Consumes
Rome/Berlin — The facts are clear. So are the consequences. And the facts are that it takes between one and…
East Africa: Irrigation Farming ‘Only Way to Food Security’
January 31, 2017
East Africa: Irrigation Farming ‘Only Way to Food Security’
By Alawi Masare Dar es Salaam — As Tanzania grapples with delayed rains that are certain to adversely affect agriculture,…
Congress of International Agric Journalists opens in Germany
July 14, 2016
Congress of International Agric Journalists opens in Germany
The annual congress of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) has opened in the medieval German town of Bonn.…