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When Doundou Chefou first took up arms as a youth a decade ago, it was for the same reason as many other ethnic Fulani herders along the Niger-Mali border: to protect his livestock. He had nothing against the Republic of Niger, let alone the United States of America. His quarrel was with rival Tuareg cattle […]
Over the recent past, drought has been the bane of maize growers in the country. Rain has been hard to come by and, when it arrived, the volumes were way below the required amount for a healthy crop. Therefore, when the current rainy season kicked in, one would have thought that farmers would welcome it […]
Consumers can expect to pay more for whole-wheat bread if proposed changes to the Tax Law Amendment Act are adopted. It’s the latest item to be targeted for taxing. But is government simply going after “soft targets” rather than dealing with bigger issues of corruption?. In his Budget speech delivered in February, former Finance Minister […]
More than 62,000 flower farm workers are set to benefit after their employers and their union signed an agreement for a pay increase on Thursday. The collective bargaining agreement between the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union and the Agricultural Employers Association on behalf of 66 flower farms across the country will see workers take […]
Botswana’s quest for economic transformation has been relatively slow. This year’s Investment & Trade Conference and the Global Expo organized by the Botswana Investment & Trade Centre (BITC) has identified the Agriculture sector and the Textile industry as two economic precincts which can lead Botswana’s economic revolution. Experts posit that the two sectors could play […]
African nations are pushing for a review of an access and benefit sharing framework for exploration of genetic materials obtained from farmers in developing countries. The increasing number of hungry people, coupled with climate-linked extinction of crops and livestock varieties has seen the world exploring alternative genetic materials. African countries raised their concerns at the […]
In a bid to boost agricultural production,Ghana and Hungary have signed a Partnership. The Ambassador of Hungary to Ghana, András Szabó, addressing participants at the first Ghanaian-Hungarian Agriculture Forum in Accra, said the future of the sector depend on innovations,technologies and research. Szabó said his team will explore the Agriculture sector for collaboration with Ghana’s […]
Eight thousand fingerlings were stocked Tuesday in 17 tanks based in Tchimanha cooperative in Cacongo municipality’s Mpuela locality, northern Cabinda province, to promote aquaculture in rural community. The Project is jointly sponsored by Cabinda Port Company, Ministry of Fisheries and Banco Sol. During the ceremony, the CEO of Cabinda Port Company, Manuel Nazareth Neto, also […]
Uganda and Kenya are among eight African countries that will pilot a savannah cultivation programme that seeks to double agricultural production. The pilot phase of the programme dubbed “Transformation of the African Savannah Initiative” begins in November and targets some two million hectares of savannah. The programme will initially be rolled out in Ghana before […]
Many people living near the farms of the Philippi Horticultural Area depend on them for cheap or free vegetables. It is Saturday morning on St Thomas Street in Lavender Hill. Two barefoot children are fighting on the road while a man, apparently drunk, sways past. Then out of an open garage, Ralph Bouwers appears. He […]
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Country Representatives from the 15 Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS) nations converged at a regional meeting in Accra to deliberate on new approaches to reducing hunger and malnutrition in Nigeria and other member countries. FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa, Bukar Tijani, at the closing of […]
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s government has reportedly continued to “tighten the screws” on the remaining white farmers as it came up with a somewhat “discriminatory policy” that “limits their leases to just five years while their black counterparts will enjoy 99-year-long leases”. According to New Zimbabwe.com, lands minister Douglas Mombeshora said over the weekend that […]
President Robert Mugabe continues to tighten the screws on the remaining white farmers as government has come up with a potentially discriminatory policy which limits their leases to just five years while black counterparts will enjoy 99-year long leases. This comes 17 years after the violent and unplanned land reform programme which saw the majority […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB)’s new initiative Technologies for African Agriculture initiative will produce 513 million tonnes of additional food across Africa. It will also lift nearly 250 million Africans out of poverty by 2025. A statement from the bank said 25 African countries have written letters, confirming their interest and readiness to participate in […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a new initiative, called the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) that would guarantee additional 513 million tons of food for African countries. The knowledge and innovation-based programme is in response to recognised need of scaling up proven technologies across Africa. The programme would also support AfDB’s Feed […]