May 16
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Traders Resist Rice Price Rules
IRIN
South of the Sahel, where drought, high food prices and other factors have pushed some 16 million into hunger, 320,000 people in Côte d'Ivoire are also grappling with food... Read more »
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Times of Zambia
GOVERNMENT will soon embark on drawing up detailed investment plans to enhance various types of investment development in the agricultural sector. Read more »
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Conservation Farming Increases Agro Business Gains
Times of Zambia
IN Zambia conservation farming has been proven to be a sustainable method of enhancing crop yield especially among small-scale farmers who can not afford fertiliser to enrich their... Read more »
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Vice President Receives Japanese Trade Delegation, Urges Investment in Agric Sector
Nigeria First
The Vice President, Arc Mohammed Namadi Sambo has said that Nigeria has over eighty five million (85 million) hectares of arable land yet to be cultivated. Read more »
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Malindi Farmers Want Fruit Processing Factory
The Star
MALINDI residents are now appealing to the Ministry of Industrialisation to set aside funds for establishment of a fruit factory. The residents said it will be better if their... Read more »
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Seeds Boost to Increase Food Production
The Star
KENYA will be among eight countries that will benefit from an alliance seeking to strengthen the capacity of seed industries in Africa. The move will see farmers access affordable,... Read more »
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Milk Prices Remain High Until Next Month
The Star
The price of milk is set to remain high in the coming weeks despite the heavy rains which had been expected to stabilise the supply. The main milk processor and traders say the... Read more »
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Thika Farmers Stage Demo As AGM Cancelled
The Star
Shareholders of Kagaa Farmers Co-operative Society near Thika are up in arms after the cancellation of their special annual general meeting by a tribunal. The members bitterly... Read more »
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Flower Farms Lose Millions As Rains Disrupt Operations
The Star
The flower sub-sector has suffered severe losses as a result of adverse effects of the ongoing heavy rains, strong winds and rapid fluctuations in temperatures. Several farms in... Read more »
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Government Approves Minimum Cotton Prices
AIM
The Mozambican government on Tuesday fixed the minimum producer price for first grade raw cotton in this year's harvest at 10.5 meticais (about 38 US cents) per kilo Read more »
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How We Can Attract the Youth to Agriculture
New Vision
RECENTLY, Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II called on the youth to remain in the rural areas instead of migrating to cities in such of elusive opportunities. Read more »
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New Era
A year after President Hifikepunye Pohamba expressed disappointment during a visit to Etunda - the ambitious irrigation project established to boost local food production - the... Read more »
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Nkwinti Clarifies Land Distribution Target
BuaNews
Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti has clarified government's commitment to distribute 30% of the country's agricultural land by 2014. Read more »
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Storm Brews Between Tobacco Auction Floors
The Herald
A storm is brewing between the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board and four auction floors operating in Zimbabwe over a local company buying the crop from non-contracted farmers in... Read more »
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Abia Govt. to Disburse N1 Billion Loan to Farmers - Commissioner
Daily Trust
Chief Ike Onyenweaku, Commissioner for Agriculture in Abia, has said that the state government will disburse the N1 billion loan to farmers in the state during this farming season. Read more »
May 15
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Efforts Under Way to Rehabilitate Agriculture Sector
allAfrica.com
The United Nations Development Programme's Africa Human Development Report 2012 released today said the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has the potential to become sub-Saharan... Read more »
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Voucher Programme Aids Somaliland Economy
UN News
Thousands of people in Somaliland, in northern Somalia, are getting more fresh meat in their diet as a result of an innovative UN initiative that provides parents with vouchers to... Read more »
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Namibian
NAMIBIA is currently facing a shortage of quality beef with restaurant owners saying that they are unable to source premium cuts locally. Read more »
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Benefits of Organic Agriculture in the Continent
Times of Zambia
EXPANDING Africa's shift towards organic farming will be good for the continent's nutritional needs, the environment, farmers' incomes, African markets and employment. Read more »
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The Star
WOMEN in Trans Nzoia county have been urged to form or join groups to help them share investment ideas to improve their livelihoods. Trans Kenya Women Sacco CEO Martha Ouma said... Read more »
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Small Farmers Key to Africa Growth [opinion]
The Star
A couple of years ago I visited a feisty grandmother in village near Lake Victoria in Kisumu County. Ann is 75 years old and barely ekes out a living on her family farm. She... Read more »
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Farmers Trained to Raise Production of Male Fish
The Star
THE Ministry of Fisheries Development has established an ambitious programme to train fish farmers on how to breed male fish with the aim of improving quality of meat and ensure... Read more »
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Daily News
BANKS should adapt friendly loan portfolios to address the seasonal needs of smallholder farmers in the ongoing financial sector restructuring exercise. Read more »
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Abia Govt. to Disburse N1 Billion Loan to Farmers - Commissioner
Leadership
Chief Ike Onyenweaku, Commissioner for Agriculture in Abia, has said that the state government will disburse the N1 billion loan to farmers in the state during this farming season. Read more »
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Oil Palm Production - Conservationists Call for Sustainability
Cameroon Tribune
The influx of investors in the oil palm sector in Cameroon has rekindled hope considering the strong economic benefit this may bring to the country and a significant reduction in... Read more »
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