The locusts started crossing into Kenya towards the end of December, 2019 destroying pastures in semi-arid counties mainly occupied by herder communities.
They have since spread to the counties of Garissa, Isiolo and Samburu to …
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Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, have launched a commodity exchange in Ghana. The exchange will help farmers market their products and also receive payments within 24 hours.
The Ghanaian government has also identified the commodity exchange as a key driver in realizing its goal …
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To improve rural farming and local enterprise in Nigeria, cooperative societies in Nigeria receive about US$24 million in grants by the United States African Development Foundation (USADF).
Reports from Diamond Development Initiatives (DDI) …
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The Nigerian agricultural sector will receive a US$1.1 billion investment from the Brazilian government by the end of October 2018. This information is according to Ricardo Guerra de Araujo, Brazil’s Ambassador to Nigeria. …
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announce the construction of 570 dams and 15 warehouses in the Ghanaian northern region. The dams are to aid agricultural development. The construction is also in line with the NPP Governments manifesto to improve community-owned and …
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Ongoing construction works at the 30,000 tonnes per annum cocoa processing plant in Ikom, Cross river has been satisfactory. This is according to the state governor Prof. Ben Ayade, who was very excited by the delivery of the equipment for …
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Microsoft Corporation is partnering with Techno Brain to launch a digital Agriculture platform in Africa. The aim of the platform is to enhance farmers crop yields and then increase their income.
The plan is to first test …
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Project Loon a Google programme sited at Joseph Nguthari’s property in Nthambiro, Igembe Central is a global netwrok of high attitude balloons that reaches the stratosphere, about 20km above the earth, the majorly act as mobile phone …
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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh in a meeting with the governor of Plateau state Gov. Simon Lalong, said that “the production of rice paddy improved from 5 million to 17 million tonnes …
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The Board of Directors of African Development Bank (AfDB) are currently considering the approval of a US$60 million loan to support Ghana’s government Planting for Food and Jobs programme, which is a flagship programme that …
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Over the past year, a number of Gulf countries have banned Egyptian agricultural imports over concerns of pesticide residue. But in a statement made yesterday by the Egyptian Agriculture Ministry, Three of such Golf countries Bahrain, Kuwait and …
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Zimbabwe have been experiencing a consist shrink in its agricultural industry since it’s President, Robert Mugabe, handed over white farmers seized land to former liberation war fighters.
Agriculture, been one of the major key players in …
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