Special Focus
-
Crisis looms in flower farms as fertilizer shortage bites
A crisis is looming in the flower sector in the country over the shortage of essential fertilizers putting thousands of…
Read More » -
Africa’s agribusiness tipped at U.S.$1 trillion business by 2030
Africa’s agribusiness is tipped to become the new oil on the continent but stakeholders say there is a need to…
Read More » -
WFP in partnership with USAID to boost food security in Zimbabwe
The World Food Programme (WFP) in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has started rolling out…
Read More » -
Nearly 30 million people in Southern Africa food-insecure
South African agriculture, forestry and fisheries minister Senzeni Zokwana said 29,4 million people in the Southern Africa Development Community are…
Read More » -
Zimbabwe’s farmers feel the heat of fires – and of price hikes
An extended dry season, runaway wildfires and a lack of foreign currency for maize seed, fertilizer and fuel suggest Zimbabwe’s…
Read More » -
Rich in agriculture, Madagascar suffers from extreme malnutrition
As much as 80 percent of Madagascar’s population of 24 million people is involved in agriculture and the country’s economy…
Read More » -
Digitising agriculture offers better returns
More than 8,200 farmers gaze at the sky twice every month patiently waiting for any sight or sounds of a…
Read More » -
Adequate investment in irrigation farming will transform agriculture
The government has reiterated its commitment to investing in irrigation farming to increase crop yield and create food security in…
Read More »