A World Bank economist has urged smallholder farmers to embrace commercial agriculture, which has been key in offsetting poverty in Asia. Read more »
Several fish species in Lake Victoria will become extinct if measures are not taken to correct environmental damage of the lake, researchers say. Read more »
Minister of Public Health and Sanitation, Beth Mugo has said that the government will spend six billion shillings in the next five years to improve nutrition in the country. Kenya ... Read more »
The government has banned the importation of genetically modified crops until a task force can carry out more research into their effects on human health. Read more »
Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre's Director of Community Health and Nutrition Sabas Kimboka has reported that malnutrition contributes to 130 children deaths daily, translating ... Read more »
A camp that was set up in Ethiopia to shelter Somali refugees has hit a record high of 170,000 making it the world's second largest refugee complex, according to the United ... Read more »
The government has stepped up efforts to control the banana xanthomonas wilt that has so far affected more than 2000 hectares of farmland. Read more »
With adequate tools, training, and support provided by organizations like the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Women farmers in Gambia have assumed a more ... Read more »
Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda has called on the government and the private sector to invest further in farming during a drive to improve access to modern agricultural inputs. Read more »
Farmers struggling to harvest staple crops of maize and rice are heeding the advice of agricultural experts to diversify their crops. Read more »
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