INTERNATIONAL AGRIC NEWS
Kenya: Smallholder Farmers in Kenya in the Race Against Climate Change
July 11, 2017
Kenya: Smallholder Farmers in Kenya in the Race Against Climate Change
By adopting agroforestry and improved agricultural practices, a community in western Kenya has increased their income and improved their living…
Zimbabwe: Zim Targets Increase in Milk Production
July 11, 2017
Zimbabwe: Zim Targets Increase in Milk Production
Zimbabwe is targeting to increase annual milk output by 515 percent to 400 million litres in 2020, an official has…
Nigeria: ‘Grow Some Yam’, Nigerian Minister Advises Critics of Govt Export Policy
July 10, 2017
Nigeria: ‘Grow Some Yam’, Nigerian Minister Advises Critics of Govt Export Policy
Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has advised critics of the Federal Government yam export policy to…
Africa: U.S. ‘Dumping’ Dark Meat Chicken On African Markets
July 6, 2017
Africa: U.S. ‘Dumping’ Dark Meat Chicken On African Markets
Mpumalanga — The United States and Europe’s preference for white meat is hurting Africa’s poultry industry, says Luc Smalle, manager…
Zimbabwe: 700k Fingerlings Boost for Command Fisheries
July 5, 2017
Zimbabwe: 700k Fingerlings Boost for Command Fisheries
Government has distributed 700 000 fingerlings in 20 districts across the country as part of Command Fisheries launched by President…
Rwanda: Fruit Prices Up in Huye District
July 5, 2017
Rwanda: Fruit Prices Up in Huye District
The prices of fruits have gone up in Huye District, Southern Province, a mini-survey by The New Times indicates. According…
Uganda: Soroti Farmers Make Losses As Fruit Factory Delays
July 4, 2017
Uganda: Soroti Farmers Make Losses As Fruit Factory Delays
Soroti — When government announced grand plans for the construction of a multi-million fruit factory in Teso sub-region in 2012,…
Zimbabwe: Livestock Farmers Cry Foul Over Taxes
July 4, 2017
Zimbabwe: Livestock Farmers Cry Foul Over Taxes
Farmers in the livestock production sector have cried foul over various taxes they are expected to pay dubbed “beef sector…
Namibia: Farming Is Not for the Faint Hearted – Tilahun
June 27, 2017
Namibia: Farming Is Not for the Faint Hearted – Tilahun
Windhoek — “Farming is not for the faint hearted and with these conditions, we are seriously facing a real threat…
Africa: Adesina Named 2017 World Food Prize Winner – the ‘Nobel’ of Agriculture
June 27, 2017
Africa: Adesina Named 2017 World Food Prize Winner – the ‘Nobel’ of Agriculture
Monrovia’ — Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, has been named the winner of this year’s World Food…