Kenya’s Sugar Pricing Committee has implemented a two percent reduction in the price of sugarcane, responding to a concurrent decrease in the cost of the commodity on the retail market. In the most recent review, the committee, mandated with periodically assessing sugarcane prices, revised the cost from Ksh6,050 per tonne to Ksh5,900. Jude Chesire, the […]
Tag: Agribusiness
LEGISLATORS have pleaded with the government to deal with the current evictions, arrests of illegal settlers and the demolitions of their structures by authorities. The legislators on Tuesday said even though the government was administering the laws of the land on the matter, the timing is wrong considering that Zimbabwe has been battling a deadly […]
The 7th High-Level Breakfast Meeting of the Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA) initiative in line with the established mechanisms of the African Union Commission on Food and Security, aims to highlight and commend the significant strides made in empowering women in agriculture. EWA is championed by HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President of the Republic […]
FARMERS must be able to accurately identify the fall and African armyworm pests to administer the correct control measures that will address the problem, an expert has said. Migratory Pest Control Department acting chief director Mr Shingirayi Nyamutukwa yesterday said by understanding the distinctions between the African armyworm and the fall armyworm, farmers can take […]
Seychelles and Malaysia are exploring potential areas to collaborate with the aim to achieve food sustainability in the western Indian Ocean island nation through the provision of technical help. The honorary consul of Malaysia, Kabilan Muniandy, led a delegation to Seychelles recently and met with high level officials in the agricultural sector. Among the areas […]
THE sugar shortage that drove prices to record highs is finally poised to ease as distribution of imported sweeteners began on Monday to fill in the supply gap. The Minister for Agriculture, Hussein Bashe said on his X account that a consignment of imported sugar had begun to be distributed in various areas in the […]
Lahja Nashuuta The Namibian government has embarked upon a comprehensive nationwide relief food assistance programme in all the 14 regions from 1 October 2023 to 30 June 2024. This is according to the recent Agricultural Inputs and Household Food Security situation report released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform on drought humanitarian […]
THE delayed onset of the rainy season late last year prompted an increase in small grains demand, listed seed producer SeedCo Limited has revealed. Over the years, Zimbabwe has had to import maize, a staple food, for the past several years as the country struggles to produce enough to feed its population due to frequent […]
TSL Limited has commended the impact of contracted tobacco farmers saying the strategy is yielding fruit on the back of an overall satisfactory performance across the group’s units. Presenting the group’s performance for the year ended October 31 2023, TSL Limited board chairperson, Anthony Mandiwanza said the contract farmers’ input was impressive over the period. […]
MARA: MARA Regional Commissioner Mr Said Mtanda has urged residents to increase coffee farming and get raw materials to the newly constructed coffee processing factory, a property of the farmers’ cooperative union in the region (WAMACU). Launching such a 1.3bn/- worth coffee factor recently, the RC said that the region is endowed with arable lands, […]
Seven firms from different countries are expected to invest more than Rwf53 billion in large-scale commercial farming under the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub, according to information The New Times got from the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI). The hub is in Nyagatare and Gatsibo districts of Eastern Province. It was developed to cater to […]
Kampala, Uganda — Members of Parliament (MPs) have called on the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, to fast track implementation of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2022 as a way of curbing the use of substandard fishing gear. They said the law, if implemented, will also avert the recurrent alleged human […]
· Initiative yields over 2.1 billion liters of milk Yelimat Tirufat initiative has yielded Ethiopia increased animal products including over 2.1 billion liters of milk in Oromia State in six months, State Agriculture Bureau said. Oromia Agriculture Bureau, Animal Breeding Improvement and Development Director Demse Kumsa told the Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA) that more than […]
Prices of maize, the country’s staple grain, have shown a declining trend following increased availability attributed to relief efforts, functionally Admarc and the lifting of an import ban. Research done one of the country’s leading dailies, The Nation, found that availability of maize in Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) outlets and distribution of free […]
THE Government has scrapped import permits and licenses for fertiliser and other key products, including confectioneries and construction materials. Statutory Instrument 6 of 2024, published in the Government Gazette, removed import permit requirements for several products, including data and network cables, floor polish, batteries, candles, tiles, adhesives and sealants, detergents, biscuits and fertilisers. Import permits […]
Abattoir operators in Gakenke and Musanze districts in the Northern Province have raised concerns over the traditional practice of home slaughtering, which is affecting their meat businesses. Both private and public slaughterhouses, including the Gakenke Slaughter House operated by SOSEFIK LTD, are facing a shortage of animals for slaughter. Mark Gakwavu, manager of the Gakenke […]
“The South African story has already been written in Namibia” where there was a three-year moratorium on sardine and anchovy catch because stocks were so low Mario Jacobs is worried. He has had a commercial fishing license since 1998, and has an annual quota for catching sardines and anchovies. But sardine stocks have been in […]
The chairman of Central Common Cold Store (CCCS), Peter Sinon, congratulated the facility for having effectively and successfully climbed a steep learning curve in the initial year of operations in Seychelles. Sinon made the statement at the annual general meeting of the CCCS last week in which he said that one of the achievements was […]