Tag: agriculture
Zimbabwe starts repossessing under-utilized farms
The Zimbabwean government has started the process of repossessing under-utilized, vacant and abandoned farms to ensure that land is fully utilized, the Chronicle newspaper...
Ghana’s ability to respond to COVID-19 justifies priority placed on agriculture – Karbo
Mr Anthony Abayifaa Karbo, the Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways has stated that “The Country’s ability to respond to the challenges posed by...
Farmers urged to pursue Agriculture as a business avenue
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has called on farmers and the youth to pursue Agriculture as a business enterprise.
He said agriculture...
Campaign on sustaining funding in agriculture, education launched
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), OXFAM, and the Friends of the Nation (FoN) have launched a campaign to ensure that adequate resources...
Manager calls for active extension services in agriculture
Agriculture holds the key to the country’s economic growth and development, and therefore, needs effective agricultural extension services.
...
Planting for Food and Jobs engages 639,751 people in Ashanti
The government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PfJ) Programme has engaged 639,751 people in the Ashanti Region over the last four years.
The Reverend John...
Electronic Seed Demand Forecasting Tool To Improve Seed Delivery in West Africa
A new online tool to improve the delivery of seeds in West Africa will be unveiled at a virtual event on
Tuesday, October 27,...
Sudan’s normalization with Israel to bring positive effects: Sudanese analysts
Sudan's normalization of its relations with Israel will bring benefits to Sudan in several fields including economy and politics when the country is facing...
Investments in digitisation, and health highly cost-effective for Ghana’s development
The Directors of the Policy Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Directorates (PPMEDs) from the various ministries have been presented with a prioritised list of 79...
Post-harvest losses still a challenge in Ghana- Study
Smallholder farmers in the country still experience as high as 30 percent post-harvest losses, mostly through spoilage and theft, a study titled Smallholder Market...
Veep commissions 1,000 tonne warehouse at Asaam
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is committed to the introduction of measures to improve the agricultural sector and guarantee food security while making...
CSOs in Agriculture urge government to name and shame PJF saboteurs
Civil Society Organizations in agriculture in the Upper East Region have called on the government to name and shame persons caught smuggling fertilizer meant...
European Investment Bank lends Morocco 200 million euros to boost agriculture
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Moroccan government announced the signature of a 200 million euros loan agreement for financing the development of...
Urban growth in Africa providing new opportunities for agriculture
Rapid urban growth in Africa is providing new opportunities for the continent to transform its agricultural advantages into businesses, according to a new report...
Cuban agriculture official says country bets on organic farming to increase national food production
by Yosley Carrero
Organic farming occupies a key position in the Cuban government's strategy to increase national food production, a high-ranking official at...
South African MPs debate rising farm murders
South African Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday started a heated debate on the issue of farm murders as the recent scourge of farm...
Mozambican government to support 70,000 families through newly created agency
Some 70,000 families in northern Mozambique will benefit from the support of the recently created Northern Integrated Development Agency, Radio Mozambique (RM) reported on...
Kenya’s value of exports rises to US$480 million in July
Kenya's value of exports rose in July to hit 52 billion shillings (about 480 million U.S. dollars) compared with 443 million dollars in June,...
Zimbabwe’s land compensation deal to increase agriculture productivity – Finance Minister
Zimbabwe's Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube on Monday said the compensation deal signed between the government and former white commercial farmers...
Kanjo residents appeal for dam
Residents of Kanjo, a community in the Nanumba South District of the Northern Region, have appealed to government and stakeholders to construct a dam...
Zimbabwe targets to boost agriculture economy
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday launched a new agriculture and food systems transformation strategy which seeks to achieve an 8.2-billion-U.S. dollar agriculture industry...
Kenya records decline in milk supply
Kenya may be forced to import processed milk products following a monthly drop in the milk supply from 63.4 million liters in January to...
Zambian youths hail China, Zambia partnership on agriculture
Zambian youths hailed the Jiangsu University of China for partnering with the University of Zambia to improve skills of small scale farmers, especially...
Agro Innova wins Outstanding Agro-Tech Company of the Year Award
Agro Innova, a local start up and agro-tech company which uses simple digital innovation to address challenges in agriculture has been crowned winner of...
FAO to help Angola with first census of agriculture and fisheries
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has promised to follow the first census of agriculture and fisheries (RAPP) in Angola with the best...
COVID-19: We are providing critical help, not freebies – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Sunday said Government's decision to institute COVID-19 relief packages is to offer “critical help” to Ghanaians amid the pandemic.
He...
Organic Crop Farmers call for improved standards in the agriculture
Nana Kwame Gyamfi, the Project Coordinator of Cocoa Organic Farmers Association (COFA), has advocated a legislative Instrument that will ensure adherence to standards in...
Zimbabwe’s minister dies a few days after driver succumbed to COVID-19
Zimbabwe's Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri died Wednesday morning, a few days after his driver succumbed to COVID-19.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa...
COVID-19 slows economic growth
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, said the COVID-19 outbreak is posing significant challenges to the economy, eroding the gains made for growth...
Support smallholder farmers to improve food production
The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a major public health concern but also a threat to global food security which has the potential to...