The agricultural transformation in Sierra Leone has demonstrated that delivery changes in traditional sectors may significantly impact food production in Africa when implemented effectively and under the appropriate circumstances. Every African nation must assume ultimate responsibility for its food production to protect its population’s well-being when global markets fail. While no simple solutions exist to […]
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Agriculture in Tanzania is the backbone of the nation’s economy. Government reports show that the sector employs over 65 per cent of Tanzanians and contributes 27 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is substantiated across borders as Tanzania anticipates constructing giant grain storage facilities and distribution centres across East Africa. This scenario […]
Nairobi — Tea prices at the weekly Mombasa auction rose slightly this week despite reduced demand from traders. At this week’s auction, a kilo averaged USD2.27(Sh274.22) up from USD2.25(Sh271.80) last week. The low demand saw the total volumes traded at the auction decrease by 407,013 kilos compared to the previous week. “There was reduced demand […]
…. Emma Glassco on a mission to turn fisheries into Liberia’s next economic powerhouse Emma Metieh-Glassco is no small fish — pun intended. But only those familiar with her work would know. In just over four years since she took the helm of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) as Director General and Chief […]
Over 30 different products mostly imported from USA, China, India and South Africa, labelled to be produced with genetically modified ingredients are in the Nigerian market, a research has showed, even as stakeholders have urged the government to re-examine the entire architecture of biosafety in this country, to protect Nigerians from consuming unwholesome foods. Genetically […]
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Namibia: Fishrot Recusal Decision On Ice
Trevor Brockerhoff, the lawyer of Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo, last week informed Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Kobus Miller that they to date have not received feedback on their petition to appeal his decision not to recuse himself from the trial for perceived bias. Judge Miller refused to grant them leave to appeal his decision, […]
Cape Town — No Quick Fix, Persevere President Ramaphosa Urges as Load Shedding Continues Power utility Eskom says it is keeping the lights off to contain emergency generation reserves. Since last week, generation units at Camden, Kriel, Majuba, and Matla power stations have been taken offline for repairs. A generating unit at Hendrina and […]
Nairobi — Tea prices at the weekly Mombasa auction rose slightly this week amid an increase in the volumes traded. At this week’s auction, a kilo averaged USD2.25(Sh271.35) up from USD2.24(Sh270.14) last week. The improved prices saw the total volumes traded at the auction increase by 271,269 kilos compared to the previous week. “Good demand […]
Koforidua — The Eastern Regional Coordinating Council in partnership with Torchbearer International Agricultural Science and Technology (TIAST) group has organised the Eastern Regional Agribusiness Investors Conference and Exhibition on Tuesday at Koforidua. The event which was organised for two days, was intended to ensure the progress of the Eastern Commodity Satellite Market Agenda started in […]
In view of the persistent poor access by many small- scale farmers to the various funds for agriculture development in the country, the Association of Small- Scale Agro Producers In Nigeria (ASSAPIN) has called on the federal and state governments to earmark at least 60 per cent of the agriculture investments in budgets as well […]
Smallholder farmers with the support of Greenpeace Africa have filed a case in court over a 2012 punitive seed law that criminalise farmers for selling and sharing seeds that are unregistered and uncertified. This legislation, punishes offenders with a prison sentence of up to a maximum of 2 years or a fine of up to […]
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Namibia: Better Rain Prospects Fuel Hope
Namibia is expected to receive normal to above-normal rainfall for the oncoming rainy season. This is according to the climate outlook for October 2022 to March 2023 season, issued by the Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF). The outlook predicts better rain prospects for most SADC countries, stating that southern African countries are likely […]
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Ghana: Fish Farm Tracker App Launched
A mobile application –fish farm tracker App — that aids fish farming management and marketing was yesterday launched in Accra to end a three-year project on aquaculture improvement in the country. It would provide digital solution for general fish farm records keeping, data collection, production management, basic fish health and water quality monitoring, business and […]
The Federal Government has said it was proposing a legislation to ban the consumption of animal skin, locally known as ponmo, in the country to revive tanneries. Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology, NILEST, Zaria, Muhammad Yakubu said this in Abuja on Sunday. NILEST was set up to promote leather production as provided […]
Nairobi — The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Co-operatives has announced new subsidized fertilizer prices after the government availed a Sh3.5billion fertilizer subsidy. This follows a directive by President William Ruto for the ministry to avail 1.4million bags of fertilizer to farmers at a subsidized price of a maximum of Sh3,500 per 50Kg bag […]
Nairobi — Local agribusiness firm Kakuzi Plc has secured pre-shipment approvals from the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) for its second fresh avocado shipment to China. The firm is expected to ship several 20-foot container loads to China by sea before the end of this week as demand for Kenyan avocados continues to grow. […]
Smartphone adoption in Africa remained sluggish in the latter part of the last decade. This is beginning to change as a combination of pandemic-driven demand for better connectivity and improved affordability of smartphones drive uptake. According to a report by GSAM, by the end of 2020, 495 million people subscribed to mobile services in Africa, […]
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Namibia: Summit On Women and Agriculture
NAMIBIA consultancy company Heiress Communications will host a half-day event on women and agriculture at the National Theatre of Namibia in Windhoek on Thursday, 22 September. According to Heiress Communications founder and project manager Paulina Mbango, the event is themed ‘Tackling Global Food Insecurity and Women’s Role in Feeding the World’. “It will promote discussion […]