East Africa: Bioscience Should Underpin African Agriculture, Meeting Hears
Addis Ababa — Bioscience projects including ones that turn tannery waste into manure can improve crop productivity and food security, and boost agricultural resilience to climate change-related impacts in East Africa, according to scientists.
Agricultural [...]
South Africa: Applications for Exemption By Farmers and the Need for Expert Consideration of Such From Labour Department
The Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) welcomes a change of heart by those farmers who chose to move away from retrenchment path and to follow a path of applying for exemptions instead.
However, we wish to caution the Depart of Labour that [...]
Nigeria: Reforms to Generate Three Million Jobs – Jonathan
Abuja — President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that the reforms embarked upon by his administration in the agricultural sector would add 20 million metric tonnes of food to domestic supply and create at least 3.5 million new jobs in agriculture [...]
Angola: Ghana Wants to Invest in Bengo’s Agriculture
Caxito — The private firm Bluskai, in partnership with Ghana Government, intend to invest from November in the agriculture sector in the Northern Bengo province, on Wednesday here announced Ghana’s ambassador to Angola, Martin Acheampong [...]
Kenya: 3,000 Farmers to Benefit From Irrigation Scheme
More than three thousand farmers are set to benefit from a Sh3 billion irrigation scheme. The Kimira Oluch Smallholder Farm Improvement Project (KOSFIP) which is being implemented by the African Development Bank and the Kenyan government [...]
Nigeria: Netherland Invest Over 5 Billion Naira in Nigeria’s Agriculture
The Netherlands is investing over 26 million Euros, over 5.3 billion naira, in Nigeria’s agric business for thousands of Nigeria, the Dutch ambassador to Nigeria, Bert Ronhaar, has said. Mr Ronhaar, who made this known when the special [...]
Ethiopia: Attention to Investment!
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The Ministry of Agriculture said that it has transferred 70 thousand hectare tracts of land to both domestic and foreign investors last year.
According to the Ministry, the large swaths of the leased farmlands would be predominantly [...]
Uganda: Local Soy Bean Farmers, Americans Seal Partnership
Local soy farmers are destined for increased financial benefits following a partnership with modern farmers from the US. The partnership seeks to boost commercial farming.
Upon the invitation of SESACO, a local soybean processor, farmers under [...]
Ethiopia: Flower Repatriation Blooms Over U.S.$200 Million Mark
This was how the employees in flower farms pack flowers before the current standard boxes that weigh 12kg were introduced.
Foreign exchange repatriated from flowers grew 14pc to 212.5 million dollars in 2011/12 for reasons attributed to the [...]
Nigeria: FG to Invest 37 Billion in Young Farmers
All for agric: L-R President Rockefeller Foundation, MS Judith Rodin, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adesina and Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Ezekiel Oyemomi displaying a ministry of agriculture publication, [...]
