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The advantages of Perlite in cannabis farming
5 October 2021: The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has unveiled a masterplan to industrialise and commercialise the R28 billion cannabis ... -
Namibia: Professional Farming Most Likely Funded – Capelao
By Lazarus Amukeshe WHY is it that students from the most fertile regions study administration and not farming? This is one of the fundamental ... -
South Africa: Sowing the Seeds of Prosperity – Interventions and Reforms to Foster Growth and Sustainability of Inclusive Food Value Chains
By Tracy Davids and Ferdi Meyer Its strong up- and downstream employment and economic multipliers suggest that agriculture could be the engine for inclusive ... -
President Kenyatta encourages African youth to take up agriculture
Some of the young people from across the continent who attended the AGRF summit. [PSCU] President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday encouraged African youth to ... -
Rwanda: Young Agri-Preneurs Seek to Drive Up Adoption of Climate Smart Farming
In response to challenges in the affordability of climate-smart farms and related equipment for Rwandan farmers, a local agri-business group, Innovation for Impact (Infim) ... -
Favourable weather conditions ahead for agriculture – Agbiz
The upcoming 2021/22 agricultural season was likely to be another period of a prolonged cycle of favourable weather conditions and good agricultural activity in ... -
Zimbabwean Young Farmers Lead the Charge in Agriculture
Terrence Maphosa/UN/Africa Renewal Terrence Maphosa with his maize harvest. By Audrey Simango Agriculture in Zimbabwe is on an upswing and young people are the ... -
Africa: How to Put Women At the Centre of Africa’s Food Systems
Andrew Wasike/Deutsche Welle Providing child care facilities at markets, like this one in Kenya, could ease the burden on women traders. ANALYSISBy Elizabeth Mkandawire ... -
Uganda: Access to Land, Capital Hampering Youth’s Involvement in Agri-Business
Young people in sub-Saharan Africa have keen interest in agriculture especially with the use of technology but are hampered with numerous challenges including limited ... -
Africa Has Highest Fertile Land for Agriculture – Dantata
By Ibrahim Musa Giginyu Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dantata Foods and Allied Product Company, Alhaji Tajuddeen Aminu Dantata, said Africa has the ...
