Horticulture
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McCain brings ‘Farms of the Future’ project to SA
The group is working ‘to reimagine the way we grow a potato’, according to its CEO. Image: Supplied Multinational frozen food company group McCain ... -
Five Ways Advancing Sustainable Agrifood Systems Promotes a Healthy Environment
Andrew Wasike/Deutsche Welle/Some crops are becoming scarce in Kenya due to the ongoing locust plague. Achieving environmental goals is embedded in FAO’s work Agriculture ... -
Kenya calls on Africa to prioritize climate change in development plans
Kenya on Thursday challenged African policymakers to prioritize the impact of climate change when designing economic development blueprints. -
Cities Forum in Nairobi pushes for green economy
Meeting in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, mayors, governments and private sector leaders from across Africa are advocating for tree planting in cities affected by ... -
The effects of COVID-19 on local food systems and rural livelihoods
21st February 2022: As COVID-19 took hold in March 2020, the primary focus was on ensuring that people stayed healthy and safe from infection. ... -
Morocco allocates $1 billion to mitigating drought
Morocco said Wednesday it will launch a nearly10 billion dirhams ($1 billion) aid programme to help its agriculture industry, which has been hit hard ... -
ECOWAS promotes organic agriculture, develop markets for better productivity
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, agriculture division, in Nigeria says the ECOWAS administrative sector has in place strategies to enhance ... -
Zimbabwe: Tanganda Returns to ZSE After 14 Years
Tanganda Tea Company, one of Zimbabwe’s oldest companies is expected to relist on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) tomorrow, after a 14-year absence from ... -
Zimbabwe: Sunflower Farming to Become Mandatory
By Nqobile Tshili Bulawayo Bureau All communal farmers will soon be required to venture into sunflower farming as it seeks to substitute US$200 million ... -
A surge in fertilizers prices fuel food crisis in Africa
FILE PHOTO: A rice farm in Nigeria. /Xinhua By David Ochieng Mbewa An increase in world fertilizer prices is adding to worries about food ...
