International News
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Kenya: Governors, Senate Agriculture Committee Reject Munya’s Sector Reforms
Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki made the remarks while issuing a joint communique with with Senate Agriculture Committee Chairperson Senator Njeru Ndwiga rejecting CS ... -
Sustainably produced milk with guaranteed origin
With GEA milking technology components and Holstein dairy cattle, Fazenda Trevisan produces 13,000 liters of milk per day. (image: Fazenda Trevisan) Düsseldorf (Germany), October ... -
Africa the world’s “leading area” for farming development
Dan Hennesy, vice president of the US-based Land O’ Lakes member-owned, agricultural co-operative, said South Africa would be their “landing point” for investment in ... -
Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Powered By Agriculture
Quillaja saponaria tree “in vitro” allows Botanical Solutions Inc. researchers to extract more valuable compounds with less environmental impact.( Gastón Salinas, Botanical Solutions Inc.)A ... -
For sustainable agriculture in West Africa, let’s leave our echo chambers
Regional governments are supporting agroecology with one hand and business as usual with the other. ustainable agriculture is growing fast in West Africa, and ... -
Successful agricultural enterprises and smart policy: Eight case studies
From tomato processors in Nigeria helping to reduce the country’s import bill to cooperation between governments to establish a minimum price for cocoa, Neil ... -
Africa can feed the world, says AGRF MD Debisi Araba
Ahead of the AGRF 2020 Summit, managing director Debisi Arabatalks to us about the challenges and opportunities facing Africa’s agricultural secto Amid the disruption ... -
Averting hunger in sub-Saharan Africa requires data and synthesis
Mobile phones provide farmers in Kenya with crop information by text, and enable surveys of pandemic effects on supplies of food and seed. Credit: ... -
In COVID-19–Hit Africa, Agricultural Research Feels the Pinch
Munyaradzi Makoni The pandemic and accompanying lockdowns have meant missing growing seasons and losing out on key data. As restrictions are partially lifted, researchers ... -
How Apollo Agriculture is solving small-scale farmers’ credit problem in Kenya
L-R: Eli Pollak (Co-founder & CEO), Benjamin Njenga (Co-founder & CCO), and Earl St Sauver (Co-founder). Source: Supplied Around the world, most farmers have ...
