REGIONAL NEWS
No ban on cereals from Ghana – EU
May 22, 2015
No ban on cereals from Ghana – EU
The European Union has debunked media reports suggesting that the Union has banned or intends banning cereals, groundnuts and related…
African countries urged to embrace smart agriculture
May 22, 2015
African countries urged to embrace smart agriculture
AFRICAN countries must embrace climate smart agriculture practices if the continent is to attain food security and nutrition in the…
Kenyan bean farmers urged to increase production
May 21, 2015
Kenyan bean farmers urged to increase production
Kenyan farmers were on Tuesday challenged to increase their bean production in order to tap into the growing demand. East…
Yes to Biotech Agric
May 21, 2015
Yes to Biotech Agric
Zimbabwe can adopt biotechnology-driven agriculture although there is need for comprehensive, evidence-based research trials to equip relevant stakeholders with adequate…
Policies, investments in agricultural infrastructure drive Africa’s food security
May 21, 2015
Policies, investments in agricultural infrastructure drive Africa’s food security
Favourable policies and investments in agricultural infrastructure have emerged as the major drivers of food-security improvements in Sub-Saharan Africa, indicates…
Organic or chemical fertiliser? African soils need both
May 20, 2015
Organic or chemical fertiliser? African soils need both
African agriculture often involves ‘nutrient mining’, a term used to describe the failure to replace the soil nutrients that crops…
Kenyan professionals take up farming
May 20, 2015
Kenyan professionals take up farming
It is not enough to get a nice job in the city, sit in the office and work day in…
Mozambique gears up to endorse new agricultural project
May 20, 2015
Mozambique gears up to endorse new agricultural project
The Mozambican government has expressed the hope of approving the master plan of Prosavana, a large agricultural project to be…
Poor linkage between farmers and market limit productivity in West Africa
May 19, 2015
Poor linkage between farmers and market limit productivity in West Africa
Agricultural productivity in West Africa has been “limited” by poor linkage between farmers and markets, shortage of agricultural corporations as…
Angola’s blooming banana plantations offer new hope for farming
May 19, 2015
Angola’s blooming banana plantations offer new hope for farming
As a result of an investment in 2005 to irrigate the land where Santa Rodrigo lives – Caxito, around 60…