Zacc Weeds Out Command Agriculture Looters

New Zimbabwe

THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has opened investigations into how some beneficiaries of government's controversial Command Agriculture programme abused the scheme,… Read more »

Why the Economy Is Broken - What the Private Sector Can Do [opinion]

Zimbabwe Independent

Government has weakened itself by creating monopolies and appointing Zanu-PF officials in key positions in government departments and parastatals. The decision to do so was more… Read more »

Kenya's Beef With Uganda, Tanzania Over Milk, Chicken

Nation

Uganda's Lato Milk's slogan says it should be "pure and tasty." Read more »

Munya Upbeat About Locust Elimination Despite Setbacks

Nation

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has reiterated the government's commitment to containing the desert locusts invasion amid challenges in aerial spraying. Read more »

Lobby Asks CS Munya to Speed Up Reforms in Tea Sector

Nation

A tea sector lobby group has urged the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya to speed up the gazettement of the Tea Regulations 2019. Read more »

Fabrar Liberia CEO Appointed New Agriculture Minister

Observer

On Thursday, January 16, 2020, President George M. Weah named Ms. Jeanine Milly Cooper, chief executive officer (CEO) of Fabrar Liberia Incorporated, a local rice processing… Read more »

Kenya Plans Iran Tea Mission as U.S. Row Rages

Nation

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 US… Read more »

Locusts Now in Meru, Isiolo Counties

Nation

The desert locusts that have ravaged north eastern Kenya have made their way to Meru and Isiolo Counties even as government officials downplayed their threat. Read more »

Dr. Weah Appoints New Agriculture Minister

Govt of Liberia

The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has nominated Ms. Jeanine Cooper as Liberia's new Minister of Agriculture. Her nomination is subject to confirmation by… Read more »

Farmers Resume Wool and Mohair Exports

Lesotho Times

Farmers have resumed exporting their wool and mohair through the South African broker, BKB (Pty) Ltd, amid revelations that two trucks have successfully offloaded wool at the… Read more »

Command Agriculture Financing Succeeds

The Herald

The Command Agriculture special programme, whose financing model was reconfigured this season to eliminate cheating and ensure loan repayment, is working well in terms of the… Read more »

Agriculture Sector Needs U.S.$1,2 Billion Lifeline [interview]

Zimbabwe Independent

The 2019-2020 agricultural season has been difficult for everyone due to the extreme weather and climatic conditions which scientists interpret as part of a climate emergency on a… Read more »

Rains Rekindle Farmers' Hopes

The Herald

Farmers have been busy planting, replanting or grooming their crops since last Tuesday as most parts of the country received good rains. Some parts of Mashonaland Central Province… Read more »

Farmers Urged to Embrace Agriculture Insurance

New Times

Climate change-induced disasters have continued to hit farmers, affecting thousands of hectares of crops and livestock. Read more »

FAO Distributing Agricultural Inputs in Cabo Delgado

AIM

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is distributing agricultural inputs to over 12,000 households affected by Cyclone Kenneth in April, and by the recent… Read more »