Broken Promises and Barren Fields - Serere Farmers Vent Frustration
Nile Post
Discontent simmers among farmers in Uganda's Serere region. Their primary targets? The underperformance of the NASA Research Institute (NASA RI) and a long-defunct soil testing… Read more »
110 MPs Sign Impeachment Notice Against Agriculture CS Linturi
Capital FM
Bumula Member of Parliament Jack Wamboka has filed a notice of motion to impeach Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi. Read more »
Muntu Blames 'Selfish Interests' for Low Cane Prices in Busoga
Nile Post
| The President of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party, Major-General Mugisha Muntu, has attributed the fluctuations in the prices of sugarcane to absence of… Read more »
Govt Spearheading Reforms to Support Coffee Farmers' Welfare, PS Kilemi
Capital FM
State Department of Co-operatives Commissioner Patrick Kilemi has said that the government is undertaking various reforms in the coffee sector to ensure that farmers are not… Read more »
Cocoa Beans Exported From Cote d'Ivoire to EU Originate From Deforested Land in Liberia [press release]
Liberian Observer
Authors of an investigation reveal that companies sourcing cocoa from Côte d'Ivoire are promoting the destruction of forests in Liberia. Read more »
Tea Worth Millions Unsold As Minimum Price On Older Stocks Reinstated
Business Day Africa
Kenyan tea worth Ksh2.3 billion was withdrawn from the market in the latest sale as the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) instructed brokers to sell the beverage at the reserved… Read more »
Zambian Expo Creates Business Opportunities for Zim's Agro-Industries
The Herald
The Agritech Expo held in Zambia last week presented a platform for countries including Zimbabwe to foster regional partnerships, introduce cutting-edge agricultural technologies… Read more »
Agricultural Hubs Create Work and Hope for Hundreds
GroundUp
But Industrial Development Corporation funding for the project in KwaZulu-Natal is coming to an end Read more »
Farmers Who Bought Substandard Fertilizer Get Compensation
Capital FM
The National Cereal and Produce Board (NCPB) has began compensating farmers who received substandard fertilizer under the government subsidy program. Read more »
Save Rice Processors From Collapse, Stakeholders Beg FG
Leadership
Critical stakeholders in the rice processing sub-sector have appealed to the federal government to save their businesses from collapse. Read more »
FY 2024 Budget Prioritizes Agriculture, Infrastructure, and Health
New Dawn
Boakai administration prioritizes key sectors in 2024 National Budget. Read more »
Kenya's Weekly Coffee Sales Reach $10 Million
Business Day Africa
Kenya's Coffee prices surged by three percent in the latest auction, driven by concerns of a global shortage exacerbated by heavy rains disrupting Brazilian crop yields. This spike… Read more »
Govt to Release Ksh26m Owed to Dairy Farmers By New KCC
Business Day Africa
The government has unveiled plans to disburse Ksh26 million in payment to dairy farmers nationwide to clear the debt owed to milk farmers. Read more »
Namibia Imports Avocados Worth N$16.4m
New Era
Low levels of production and lack of access to lucrative markets saw Namibia importing 889 tonnes of avocados worth over N$16.4 million in the final quarter of last year, which… Read more »
Bureau of Standards Blamed for Exposing Farmers to Sub-Standard Fertilizer
Capital FM
Senators are accusing the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) of dropping their guard and exposing farmers to sub-standard fertilisers. Read more »