Monthly Archives: May 2022
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Kenya: Fish Farming, a Life Changer for Many Lives in Busia
Busia — Fishery is a major economic activity in Busia, thanks to Lake Victoria that supports a huge population of fish including Nile Perch, Tilapia and Omena. There is also introduction of emerging alternative fish culture techniques, such as aquaculture that include open water Cage culture, Land based ponds/ aquaculture parks and backyard ponds and ... -
Climate-smart agriculture benefits Zambian farmers
Some 5 000 farmers in Mufumbwe District in Zambia’s North-Western Province have profited from climate-smart agriculture as part of a project by the Save Environment and People Agency (SEPA) project, since its inception in 2004. Among the fruit and vegetables produced by the farmers were tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes and bananas. According to the non-profit organisation’s ... -
AFEX MARKS WORLD HUNGER DAY BY COMMITTING TO FEEDING AN ADDITIONAL 1M HOUSEHOLDS
Nigeria’s leading commodities exchange amplifies its commitment to eradicating food poverty and empowering smallholder farmers -
South Africa: Food Sovereignty Is a Bulwark Against Desperation
By New Frame As food prices and the cost of living soar globally, the crisis of hunger in South Africa is rapidly escalating. Action must be taken, and swiftly. In South Africa last year, more than a million bottles of champagne were imported from France at a cost of over R458 million. At the same ... -
Stakeholders Raise Concern Over Low Consumption of Coffee in Africa
By Kna Nairobi — Stakeholders in the coffee sector have raised concerns over low consumption of coffee in Africa despite being the second populous continent. The stakeholders attending the first G25 African Coffee summit that ended on Friday in Nairobi noted that despite producing 12 percent of the global coffee, only 30 percent of the ... -
Insect Meat Loaf, Fertilizer Trees, and Mosquito-repelling Plants – The Promise of Africa’s Bioeconomy #AfricaClimateCrisis
By Ousmane Badiane and Joachim von Braun Africa feels the impacts of COVID-19, conflict, and climate change perhaps more than any other region in the world. The costs of food, fuel, and fertilizer have skyrocketed over the past several months, adding to the slowdown in economic growth that the pandemic instigated. But Africa’s answer to ... -
Education’s Role in Creating a New Generation of Agripreneurs
Agripreneur is a field many wishes to explore. An entrepreneur whose main focus is the business of agriculture presents a wide variety of solutions and innovations that could help develop the sector. -
Are counterfeit bearings a growing concern in South Africa?
The reality of counterfeit bearings is definitely on the increase in South Africa. In fact, the Hawks team has recently discovered a large quantity of fake bearings – valued at over R5-million – being stored at a warehouse in Johannesburg. “As global trade increases, the issue of counterfeit goods continues to affect all aspects of ... -
Zimbabwe secures 400 000 metric tons of maize as African countries look to stock up
Malawi and Zambia export a combined 400 000 metric tons of maize to Zimbabwe. South Africa is the most maize secure country in the region with a stock-to-usage ratio of 24 percent. Ukraine is calling for a “safe passage” to allow grain exports to Africa and its international markets. The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe ... -
Experts on why Africa needs indigenous seeds
Kampala. As climate change is becoming a global threat to agriculture, African countries have been urged to formulate policies, strategies, conduct research and studies to come up with the best indigenous seeds that will enable improved agroecology and increase value on the continent, a meeting heard yesterday. A senior agriculture officer for food from Uganda’s ...
South African Farmers Cull 10 Million Chicks, Due to Power Cuts
VEGETABLE GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS
Pupils trained on farming, making of agriprenuers
Kenya moves closer to goal of 100% renewable energy generation by 2030