Pastoralism is a goldmine if tapped book says
Kenya’s Minister of State for Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands launched a book on February 13 exploring the challenges and lucrative opportunities existing in pastoralism. The book ‘Pastoralism and Development in Africa: Dynamic Change at the Margins’ seeks to demystify commonplace myths that the practice is not sustainable or profitable. Speaking at [...]
Lake Naivasha conservation efforts begin bearing fruits
Water levels in Kenya’s Lake Naivasha are on the rise following the conservation efforts by various stakeholders around the lake to conserve it. Flower farms, fishermen and farmers at catchment areas are running joint restoration efforts aimed at limiting pollution and wastage of the lake’s water.
Technocrats present five key policies to growing Africa’s Agriculture
Top players in African agriculture recently gathered in Nairobi to present five policies they hope if adopted, will result in rapid growth of the continent’s agriculture and improve on food security.
Nigeria Has Over 85m Hectares Of Uncultivated Land For Agricultural Development
Nigeria’s Vice President, Namadi Sambo, yesterday, informed a high level trade delegation from Japan that Nigeria has over 85 million hectares of uncultivated arable land for agricultural development.
GROW AFRICA INVESTMENT FORUM
The two day ‘Grow Africa’ investment forum is to showcase specific investment priorities in seven countries participating in the Grow Africa Partnership.
EAST AFRICA: Kenya hosts regional agricultural trade advisory forum in Nairobi
A study commissioned and coordinated by the Eastern Africa Grain Council and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has shown that Kenya’s agricultural sector is more protected through higher tariffs than any other sector in the region.
Malawi to receive a loan to fund rural agriculture
Malawi’s Ministry of Agriculture is set to receive for the first time 10 million dollars in loan from OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) for a rural livelihood and economic enhancement project set to benefit 24,000 rural farming households.
Tanzanian government to control unscrupulous seed dealers
The Tanzanian government say it would no longer tolerate any unscrupulous seed dealers in the country, promising stern measures especially against those distributing fake hybrid seeds.
Nigeria to spend 19 million USD to support Agro dealers
The Federal Government of Nigeria has set aside about three billion naira to support agro dealers, Alhaji Bukar Tijani, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, said on Tuesday.
