Namibian retailers and food outlets relying on imported prime meat cuts from South Africa are feeling the pinch of the ban on meat exports due to foot-and-mouth disease in South ... Read more »
Ethiopia's growth has been propelled by at least two factors: the prioritisation of agriculture as a key contributor to development and the fast-paced adoption of new technologies ... Read more »
Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube has backed calls for Zimbabwe to grow cannabis for export to take advantage of the growing global legal marijuana market. ... Read more »
Namibia's suspension of meat imports from South Africa is due to an outbreak of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease. The disease, which causes lesions and lameness in ... Read more »
Prince Charles' trip has seen him visit Gambia and Ghana thus far, with the royal expedition ending in Nigeria. It was in Lagos, Nigeria that Prince Charles decided to weigh in on ... Read more »
Medium-scale farmers bring new sources of capital and know-how to African agriculture. They have in some countries become a politically powerful group that is well represented in ... Read more »
The three-year European Union-funded project aims to put coffee-farming in the hands of young people by encouraging land-owning farmers to let younger family members use their ... Read more »
The Tanzania cashew nuts industry will soon be processing 5,000 tonnes of cashew nuts per year with help from a Chinese firm. Trade and Investment Minister, Joseph Kakunda says the ... Read more »
The government has taken a tough stance on GMOs following the Tanzania Agriculture Research Institute's unauthorized release of trial results. The institute had also proceeded to ... Read more »
The transgenic or genetically modified cotton seed which is aimed at boosting the textile industry, will produce higher yields and better pest-resistant varieties, the Minister of ... Read more »
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