TANZANIA : PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has said that the government is determined to revive cashew processing factories to boost the value of the crop. Speaking recently during his working visit to Mtwara Region, Mr Majaliwa urged farmers to plan to sell processed cashewnuts to increase the value of the crop. He added: “Selling unprocessed […]
Tag: Agribusiness
CASHEWNUT farmers have been advised to use the right pesticides to increase production and that in turn would enable them stand at a position of competing effectively in the global market. The Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Coordinator of Research and Innovation at Naliendele Centre, Dr Wilson Nene made the call on Tuesday during the […]
TANZANIAN fruit farmers have been urged to improve and maintain the quality of their products to ensure that they meet the required market standards. The Head of Sales and Marketing of Leostar International Limited, Chesco Mwapelwa made the remarks recently during the launch of a new product. “The launching of the new product will be […]
Russian producers of mineral fertilisers say they are ready to double their shipments to African countries in the next five years. This was announced by Andrey Guryev, President of the Russian Fertiliser Producers Association (RFPA), on the sidelines of the just-ended second Russia-Africa Summit held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He said increasing volumes and expanding […]
Nairobi — Cabinet has approved Comprehensive Overhaul of State-owned sugar companies paving way for private sector participation and modernization. The government dropped plans to privatize State-owned sugar firms in the country following sustained opposition from various stakeholders in the sugar-belt region. The ailing State millers that had been earmarked for privatization include Nzoia Sugar Company, […]
Maputo — Mozambique’s veterinary authorities are mobilising funds for the purchase of a further 800,000 doses of vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease, aiming to complete the immunisation of cattle in the country. The doses are destined for the southern provinces of Maputo and Gaza, central Manica and Tete and northern Niassa, the last two of which […]
The President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Her Excellency, Sahle-Work Zewde has today arrived in Uganda ahead of the second G-25 Africa Coffee Summit. The Ethiopian leader was welcomed by the Minister for Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda at Entebbe International Airport. The other senior African government officials that have arrived in the […]
Nairobi — Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi arrived in Kampala, Uganda, to attend the Second G25 African Coffee Summit of Heads of State and Government. The Government of the Republic of Uganda through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries in collaboration with the Inter – African Coffee Organization (IACO) is hosting the 2nd […]
Harare — Citrus growers in South Africa are pleading with President Cyril Ramaphosa to challenge the European Union (EU) over its strict black spot laws after the EU said it stopped some imported South African fruit with the disease, News24 reports. Deon Joubert, Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) special envoy for market access […]
Kilimanjaro — COFFEE production in Tanzania has received a fresh impetus following introduction and launching of a coffee production curriculum for training agricultural extension officers. Dubbed ‘the Tanzania National Coffee Sustainability’, the curriculum is to strengthen delivery of the extension services to smallholder farmers. Speaking here on the weekend, Café Africa Operations Manager Mr Samora […]
PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has called on financial institutions to continue designing products and services aimed at solving challenges facing farmers to boost the sector’s contribution to the economy. The Prime Minister made the call and commendations over the weekend when he visited the NBC booth at the Nanenane Agriculture Exhibition held at the John […]
Nairobi — The Government will implement the Guaranteed Minimum Returns programme as pledged. President William Ruto said this will ensure that farmers earn a stable income even when market conditions are adverse. It was his desire to see farmers profit from their economic activities. “We must break the poverty cycle that is associated with farming […]
A recent report on agriculture and aquaculture says the alarming issue of illegal egg dumping, disguised as in-transit exports, poses a significant risk to local poultry farmers in Namibia. The report by Simonis Storm Securities says the Oshikango border is the primary hotspot for such illicit trade, adding that this is a serious threat to […]
Tanzania’s plans to increase agricultural production are set for a massive boost on the back of expected increased fertiliser supply from Russia. Russian producers of mineral fertilisers announced to be ready to double their shipments to African countries in the next five years to bridge a supply shortage that threatens to exacerbate food insecurity. This […]
Adina — The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development on Tuesday symbolically opened the ‘Closed Season’ for the resumption of artisanal fishing activities in the country. The closed season is a temporary ban placed on fishing by the ministry annually as a strategy to recover fish stock, and allow for regeneration of fish stock in […]
The Meat Board of Namibia, mandated to promote Namibia’s meat industry in the country and elsewhere, will introduce new application forms for imports, exports and in-transit permits as from 1 September. This was announced in a statement issued by Meat Board chief executive officer Paul Strydom notifying traders and producers of the new changes. According […]
VICE-PRESIDENT, Dr Philip Mpango has called upon financial institutions to use the annual Nanenane Agricultural exhibitions taking place at national level in Mbeya Region to educate farmers on financial related issues. Dr Mpango made the call here on Tuesday when he toured National Bank of Commerce (NBC) pavilion at John Mwakangale grounds in the region. […]
For Japhter Nyathi, whose 5-hectare plot at Honeybird Kop Farm, Umguza district in Matebeleland North was destroyed by a hailstorm a few weeks before expecting his first 2022 harvest, insurance was the least of worries until tragedy struck. The hailstorm hit the farm which houses 20 smallholder beneficiaries, who practice both cattle rearing and crop […]