In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital city, Mariama Mamane, cuts up water hyacinth, fermenting it into a fertilizer and compost for farmers, called Jacigrow. The by-product of the ... Read more »
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that a U.S.$2.5 billion domestic tomatoes demand gap still exists and called on investors to ramp up investments in the commodity. The bank's ... Read more »
Kenyan scientists are saying the government needs to get help from countries with advanced drone technology like the United States, Israel and Denmark to stop the locust invasion ... Read more »
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni received an assurance on the country's beef exports to Britain and a commitment of U.S.$19.6 million funding at the UK-Africa Investment Summit. ... Read more »
Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are dealing with desert locust swarms of "unprecedented size and destructive potential" that could spill over into more countries in East Africa, the ... Read more »
Meat may be meeting its match, as more and more South Africans are experimenting with vegetarian and vegan lifestyles. Veganism - which entails cutting out all meat and ... Read more »
Southern Africa is in the throes of a climate emergency, with hunger levels in the region on a previously unseen scale, the UN's World Food Programme has warned, adding that the ... Read more »
A report by Famine Early Warning Systems Network indicates that locals may require continued humanitarian assistance throughout 2020 due to its very poor macroeconomic conditions, ... Read more »
Kenya will next month send its third tea trade mission to Iran in the last four years as it seeks to retain the Tehran market despite mounting challenges resulting from U.S. ... Read more »
The desert locusts that have ravaged north eastern Kenya have made their way to Meru, Garbatulla and Merti areas in Isiolo County. According to Meru County Agriculture executive ... Read more »
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