- Feb- 2020 -20 FebruaryMarkets
Malawi maize output to climb 8.8% as rains return
Malawi’s maize production will increase by 8.8% in the 2020 crop season as much-needed rainfall helps to raise yields, its…
Read More » - 17 FebruaryClimate
Kenyan farmers find sweet spot with nutritious, drought-hardy crop
A sweet scent filled the air as workers dressed in white gumboots, aprons and hats mixed ingredients and rolled out…
Read More » - 10 FebruaryClimate
Satellite data brings farming advice to remote areas of Zimbabwe
Deep in rural western Zimbabwe, where tarred roads are nonexistent, Japhet Ngwenya used to spend every season worrying that the…
Read More » - 3 FebruaryEnvironment
Locust swarms threaten more countries in eastern Africa: FAO
Swarms of desert locusts could ravage more countries in eastern Africa and threaten the livelihood of many more people, the…
Read More » - Jan- 2020 -21 JanuaryCrops
In Zimbabwe, a backyard hydroponic farm beats drought to grow vegetables
In a backyard in Zimbabwe’s capital, a 50-year-old mother of two is using hydroponics to grow vegetables for some of…
Read More » - 17 JanuaryNews
Locust plague devastates crops in Horn of Africa
Ethiopian farmer Ahmed Ibrahim batted empty water bottles at a swarm of desert locusts the size of his palms that…
Read More » - 6 JanuaryGame & Wildlife
Years of drought threaten South Africa’s wildlife industry
A severe drought is threatening South Africa’s wildlife industry, with game farmers keeping fewer animals and tourists visiting game lodges…
Read More » - 6 JanuaryInvesting
Zimbabwe’s CBZ bank issues bonds under scheme to raise funds for maize, soy farming
Zimbabwe’s largest bank CBZ launched two bond issues on Monday, seeking to raise $80.6 million to finance maize and soybean…
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