Senegal Launches Africa Integrated Climate Risk Management Programme to support smallholder farmers.
IFAD
The Government of Senegal, in partnership with several international organizations including the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), officially launched the… Read more »
Govt Intensifying Efforts to Expand Solar Water Pump for Irrigation Development
ENA
The government of Ethiopia has been exerting efforts to expand solar water pumps for irrigation development in an effort to raise the productivity and incomes of smallholder… Read more »
PM Abiy Says Ethiopia's Achievement in Agricultural Sector Being Replicated in Industry
ENA
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the gains Ethiopia has made in the agricultural sector are now being replicated in the industrial sector. Read more »
Insurgent Food Raid on Macomia Was Big and Well Organised
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
The insurgent raid on Macomia town Friday morning 10 May was the largest and best organised since the insurgents took the coastal town of Mucojo, 40km east of Macomia town, on 10… Read more »
In Southern Africa, El Niño Drought Leaves a Trail of Scorched Harvests and Hunger
Africa Renewal
World Food Programme calls for urgent funds to respond after Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe declare national emergencies sparked by the natural weather phenomenon Read more »
Tanzania's Greener Future - Reducing Methane in Waste and Livestock Sectors [press release]
World Bank
Did you know that nearly 60% of the waste in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is food waste? It ends up in waste disposal sites where it produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas whose… Read more »
One Acre Fund Gets $10 Million From Proparco to Increase Food Security in Africa
New Times
One Acre Fund received $10 million in funding from Proparco on May 15, 2024, to enhance food security in Africa. A non-profit organisation, One Acre Fund assists smallholder… Read more »
Dairibord Raw Milk Volumes Surge 14pc
The Herald
Food and dairy products maker Dairibord Holdings recorded a 14 percent jump in milk volumes for the quarter to March 31, 2024, supported by an increase in raw milk uptake. Read more »
SA Poultry Industry Warns of Imminent Breakout of Avian Flu [analysis]
Daily Maverick
State vets call for a coordinated approach between farmers and the government to effectively manage future animal disease outbreaks. Read more »
Why Rwanda Is Mulling GM Maize Crop Varieties
New Times
Rwanda is mulling over the adoption of genetically modified maize crop varieties to cope with the devastating pests such as Fall Armyworm that affect maize production, Rwanda… Read more »
Smart Agriculture or Family Farm Agriculture?
Foroyaa
The term smart agriculture may be utilized to show how few people are given loans to take over the family farms of many areas to establish large plantations of farming and employ… Read more »
Tobacco Stalk Destruction - Kutsaga Warns Delinquent Farmers
The Herald
Tobacco farmers who fail to clear their fields of residue from the previous crop by May 15 (today) of every year risk getting penalised for every hectare found containing evidence… Read more »
Zimbabwean Millers in Negotiations With Brazilian Partners for Supply of 400,000 Metric Tonnes of Yellow, White Maize
New Zimbabwe
A 20-member Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) delegation is in Sao Paulo, Brazil to negotiate delivery of approximately 400,000 metric tonnes of yellow and white maize,… Read more »
Small Window Remains to Avert Disaster in Sudan's War-Torn Regions, Warns WFP Deputy Executive Director
WFP
The UN World Food Programme warns that the window to save lives is closing as famine looms in Sudan's war-torn regions with civilians trapped by intensified fighting in northern… Read more »
Agriculture - Showroom Dedicated to Promotion of Olive Oil Inaugurated in ONH
Tunis Afrique Presse
A showroom dedicated to the promotion of Tunisian olive oil was inaugurated, Tuesday, at the National Olive Oil Office (ONH), by Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and… Read more »