Kenyan Farmers to Benefit From Innovative Insurance Program

 UHURU MUIGAI KENYATTA

The Government of Kenya today launched the Kenya National Agricultural Insurance Program, which is designed to address the challenges that agricultural producers face when there are large production shocks, such as droughts and floods.

Mile 12 Market Re-opened, LASG reels out Riot Act

The popular Mile 12 Market in Lagos State

The popular Mile 12 Market in Lagos State, where a clash between Hausas and Yorubas left no fewer than 5 people dead two weeks ago, has been re-opened by the Lagos State Government.

Group to Build N7bn Poultry Farm in Nigeria

Chicken

Multi-Net Group, Nigeria has hinted its plan to build in Nigeria a ‘world-class’ poultry farm at a cost of N7bn.

Italy: Food security worsens in Southern Africa

FAO

The FAO report released on Wednesday says 34 countries, 27 of them in Africa, are currently in need of external assistance for food due to drought, flooding and civil conflicts.

GHANA- Why OIL PALM?

The OIL PALM

The oil palm tree is a tropical perennial crop with excellent benefits. Per hectare, it is the most productive oil crop in the world, being 10 times more productive than soybean and other oil bearing seeds.

Cassava farmers in Cross River partner stakeholders on ethanol production

Cassava

The Cross River chapter of the Nigerian Cassava Growers Association says it is collaborating with some stakeholders to produce ethanol from cassava to be used as an alternative to petrol.

South Africa: North West Agricultural Development Honours Agricultural Advisors

president-jacob-zuma

North West Department for Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development honours agricultural advisors. The Department for Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development has honoured agricultural advisors for the hard and commitment.

Farmer wants govts to provide silos for storage of farm produce

Standard Agro Farms

Mr Taiwo Falana, Director, Standard Agro Farms, on Monday called on the three tiers of government to provide more silos where farmers could store their produce after harvesting.

Herders suffer as Nigeria army shuts cattle trade to fight Boko Haram

Herders

A Nigerian government push to strangle the Boko Haram insurgency has shut down the cattle trade that sustained the city of Maiduguri, leaving many residents with no livelihood, including many of the two million people displaced by the war.

Kenyan Researchers Step Up Trials for Genetically Altered Crops in Bid to Fight Hunger

genetically modified maize

National field trials for genetically modified maize (BT maize) have reignited interest in the bid by government and private companies to use science to produce more food cheaply.