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Monthly Archives: October 2022

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  • Agribusinesssponsored post
    By Brandon Moss
    October 31, 2022
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    Investing in African agriculture could increase job creation and boost economy

    Crystal Orderson outlines the potential of the agricultural sector should private investors get involved. Africa is home to 60% of the world’s arable land, meaning that the continent’s agriculture has the potential to not only feed its own people but create more job opportunities and increase export revenue. One of the key factors needed for ...
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  • EventsMachinery
    By Brandon Moss
    October 31, 2022
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    We are doing it again! Master Mechanic Season 2 – Coming in Nov 2022

    Bigger tractors, bigger challenges, bigger everything Johannesburg, South Africa, 31 October 2022: Following the huge success of the world-first Massey Ferguson Master Mechanic challenge in November 2021, the reality show returns on 18 November in an even bigger and better format. “Season 1 of the world’s first tractor-based reality show was an incredibly successful journey ...
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  • AgribusinessCropsProcessing
    By Brandon Moss
    October 30, 2022
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    Nigeria’s most important crops

    According to Taiwo Oyaniran, an associate director at PwC Nigeria, agriculture is a key sector in Nigeria, contributing around 22% to the country’s annual GDP and employing about 36% of the workforce. Despite the size and importance of the sector, more than 80% of farmers in Nigeria are smallholders, and they grow around 90% of ...
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  • AgribusinessCropsTechnology
    By Brandon Moss
    October 29, 2022
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    Water Retention Technology Improves Crop Growth in Africa

    Increasingly severe droughts in Africa make it very hard to grow food, especially in the dryer areas of the continent. But a water system developed in the United States is helping improve crop production in drought-affected areas. The system involves plastic membranes that look like clear covers. When put in the ground, they prevent the ...
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  • AgribusinessEventsProcessing
    By Brandon Moss
    October 28, 2022
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    Afro Food West Africa Trade Fair Conference Launched

    By Cliff Ekuful The seventh edition of the Agrofood West Africa Trade Fair Conference has been launched in Accra. Scheduled between November 29 and December 1, the conference will be held under the auspices of the German trade show specialists, Agrofood and Plastprintpack West Africa. It will be held at the Accra International Conference Centre ...
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  • AgribusinessCropsProcessing
    By Brandon Moss
    October 28, 2022
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    Giving Hope to Uganda’s Mango Farmers

    By Ronald Musoke Kampala, Uganda — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Uganda’s agriculture ministry have teamed up and responded to the plight of mango farmers in the southern district of Ntungamo in their fight against the Mango mealybug– one ...
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  • Crops
    By Brandon Moss
    October 27, 2022
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    CABI-led study provides comprehensive review of devastating fall armyworm pest

    A CABI-led study involving 57 scientists from 46 different institutions has provided a comprehensive review of the devastating fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) including details on its invasiveness, biology, ecology and management. The research, published in the journal Entomologia Generalis, highlights how fall armyworm (FAW) is serious pest of several crops – particularly maize and other ...
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  • AgribusinessInternational NewsPoultry
    By Brandon Moss
    October 27, 2022
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    Egypt seeks new agriculture, food security cooperation with Africa

    Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El-Sayed El-Quseir discussed during a meeting in Cairo Oct. 18 with his Gabonese counterpart, Charles Mve Ella, the need to boost bilateral cooperation in various agricultural fields. According to a statement published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Quseir stressed during the meeting the Egyptian government’s support for Gabon, ...
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  • FoodHorticulture
    By Brandon Moss
    October 26, 2022
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    Malawi: Farmse Improves Livelihoods Through Enhancement of Bee Farming

    By Watipaso Mzungu Rodah Chirwa, from Group Village Head Chipwayira in Traditional Authority Timbiri in Nkhata Bay District, makes at least MK388,000 each time she harvests and sells her honey. She does that after every six to eight months. Chirwa says she lives happily for she can afford her basic needs while building for herself ...
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  • Crops
    By Brandon Moss
    October 26, 2022
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    Kenya: 406 Acres of Ex-Tobacco Land Now Under Alternative Crops

    Migori — A total of 406 acres of tobacco farms in Migori County have been transformed alternative crops by tobacco growers. The Tobacco Free Farms Project started in 2021 with 370 acres across four wards and saw an upward projection of 134 tonnes to 200 tonnes of beans production. The success of the project has ...
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  • Chainsaw Safety: Cutting Through Danger with Safety First

    By Brandon Moss
    September 22, 2023
  • Kenya-China agricultural cooperation aiding hunger fight, rural transformation

    By Brandon Moss
    September 22, 2023
  • Desmond Koney, CEO of Complete Farmer, stands confidently as the driving force behind the $10.4 ...

    By Brandon Moss
    September 22, 2023
  • Kenya moves closer to goal of 100% renewable energy generation by 2030

    By Brandon Moss
    July 29, 2019
  • Pupils trained on farming, making of agriprenuers

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    January 10, 2022
  • Why food safety in Africa’s informal markets must be driven by consumers

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    June 10, 2015

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  • September 22, 2023

    Chainsaw Safety: Cutting Through Danger with Safety First

  • September 22, 2023

    Kenya-China agricultural cooperation aiding hunger fight, rural transformation

  • September 22, 2023

    Desmond Koney, CEO of Complete Farmer, stands confidently as the driving force behind the $10.4 million funding success. Photo: Supplied

  • September 22, 2023

    EIB Announces $27.8M Funding Towards Sustainable Agriculture in West Africa

  • September 22, 2023

    A bumper success for Africa’s Organic and Natural Products Expo

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