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- Sep- 2018 -18 September
Cage fish farming now lands in Nyeri
For years now, cage fish farming has been a domain of farmers living on the shores of Lake Victoria. This…
Read More » - 18 September
Africa sharpens expertise in agricultural statistics
The Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the National Institute for Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA)…
Read More » - 17 September
Fertilizer shortage to increase Kenya’s international flower prices
Delays at the port of Mombasa as a result of new and stringent measures on local inspection of all fertilizer…
Read More » - 13 September
Minister urges donors to invest in irrigation
The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Vincent Ssempijja has called on development partners who recently attended the African…
Read More » - 13 September
FAO, AfDB to raise $100m for agriculture investment in Africa
Considering the availability of arable land and the involvement of a large percentage of the population engaged in agriculture in…
Read More » - 12 September
Maize harvest to hit 46 million bags, says agriculture CS Kiunjuri
Farmers across the country are expecting a bumper harvest of 46 million bags of maize this season. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary…
Read More » - 11 September
African agriculture’s future lies in cultivating youth, not only crops
For more than 50 years, IITA has been breeding improved crops for Africa, from drought-tolerant maize to vitamin-A enriched cassava.…
Read More » - 10 September
How land-seizure talks have hit South Africa’s farming industry
It’s not just the rand that’s been hurt by the South African ruling party’s plan to change the nation’s constitution…
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