International News
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South Africa: North West Farmers Encouraged to Apply for Hemp Permits
North West Agriculture and Rural Development (NWDARD) MEC Desbo Mohono has encouraged local farmers and manufacturers to apply for hemp permits, in order to ... -
NEW FILTRATION SYSTEM SOLVES WATER QUALITY CHALLENGES FOR LIMPOPO PACKING HOUSE
The importance of water quality cannot be understated in food and agricultural applications, which is why businesses in these sectors must comply with SANS ... -
The Growth of Factory Farming in Kenya: An Interview with Judy Muriithi
Brighter Green fellow Kwolanne Felix talked with Judy Muriithi, Nairobi-based lawyer, advocate, and founder of Lawyers for Animal Protection Africa (LAPA) in August 2021 ... -
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 ... -
Namibia’s agricultural sector improves despite COVID-19
Namibia’s Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Calle Schlettwein, said the country’s agricultural sector is improving and doing well despite the challenges brought ... -
Rwanda to Export Grain Seeds to DR Congo, Central Africa Republic
By Liesse Niwe Rwanda could start exporting different varieties of maize seeds to Central Africa Republic (CAR) and DR Congo, according to the Rwanda ... -
Nigeria: How Oil-Dependence Truncated Nigeria’s Industrial Development
By Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka It is the devil’s excrement. We are drowning in the devil’s excrement. -Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso, Founder OPEC. All in all, ... -
Bringing degraded African land back to life
The Delfino plough creates half-moon shapes across the landscape to catch water for planting seedlings and restoring land © FAO/Giulio Napolitano Farming in the ... -
Drought hits maize supply, prices in Dar
Drought and poor harvest have disrupted Tanzania’s supply of maize, pushing up the price of the commodity. According to December 2021 reports by the ... -
Mozambique – $47.09 Million Grant From African Development Fund for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $47.09 million grant for the first phase of Mozambique’s Pemba-Lichinga Integrated ...
