Crops
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World’s food supply ‘under threat’ from increasing loss of biodiversity, warns UN report
Plants, animals and micro-organisms crucial to indirectly upholding the human diet are dying out, study shows the world’s food supplies are increasingly under threat ... -
Nigeria: World Bank’s U.S.$200 Million Project Targets 360,000 Farmers
Lagos — The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement and Action (MoA) with Agro-Processing, Productivity ... -
Sell of subsidized maize very slow in Livingstone – FRA
Livingstone, June 21, 2019, ZANIS——–The Food Reserve Agency (FRA), has bemoaned the slow pace at which Livingstone residents are purchasing subsidized maize meant to ... -
Soil Association says UK could lead world in ‘nature friendly’ farming
The Soil Association has launched a new report which says that a true ‘green Brexit’ as promised by the Government, will require major policy ... -
Weather challenges create yield questions in the Midwest
With less than half the corn crop and less than a fourth of the soybean crop planted by June 1 this year, farmers are ... -
One million new cashew trees for coastal Kenya
With funding from the Visegrad group countries – Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland – and the European Union, Farm Africa is embarking on ... -
‘Developing crop solutions tailored to Africa’s needs’
Corteva Agriscience is aiming to introduce advanced crop hybrids and crop protection products that will enable farmers in Africa to improve their productivity, income ...
