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- Feb- 2020 -3 February
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 -31 January
Zimbabwe lifts ban on GM corn imports in bid to avert famine
Zimbabwe has quietly lifted a ban on imports of genetically modified corn for the first time in 12 years as…
Read More » - 29 January
Irish govt gives Nasfam €300 000 grant to boost Malawi farmers commercialisation drive
The Irish Government has given National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM) a €300,000 (slightly over MK252, 000, 000) to…
Read More » - 29 January
Tanzania Government expects about Sh800bn from cashew nuts business
The government yesterday said the cashew sub-sector will generate an average of about Sh800 billion in the 2019/20 trading season.…
Read More » - 21 January
John Deere announces enhanced features of exciting new application controller
The new John Deere application controller, available as a ‘bolt-on’ or ‘after-market’ kit and compatible with a host of existing…
Read More » - 21 January
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 January
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 » - 7 January
Partially autonomous farm equipments to account for Lion’s share in the global market through 2026
Agriculture is one amongst the most overbearing industry since the beginning of human civilization. Constant growth in population, increasing need…
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