Johannesburg's New 'Agripreneurs' Dig for Green Gold On Skyscraper Rooftops

View from the top of the "Chamber of Mines" building in the central business district of Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 15, 2017.

The soaring "Chamber of Mines" building in central Johannesburg, a hub for South Africa's mining industry, is a symbol of a bygone era when pioneers began flocking here in the late 19th century to dig for gold.

From Thorny to Tasty - UN Agriculture Agency Looking At Cactus As Climate Resilient Food

Cactus

With the reality of climate change becoming more real by the day, including its impact on food sources, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is urging communities around the world not to take the prickly cactus for granted.

World Bank Trains 1300 Kano Farmers On Addressing Agronomic Problems

World Bank

One thousand three hundred Kano State farmers received training on measures to adopt in addressing agronomic problems as a way of improving agricultural practices in the state under World Bank's Transforming Irrigation Management in Nigeria (TRIMMING) project.

UBL MD Tips Farmers On Quality Production

farmer

Mark Ocitti, the Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) managing director, has advised farmers and suppliers of locally-grown raw materials to aim for top quality of products.

BOA differs on recapitalization

The Executive Director, Bank of Agriculture (BOA) Limited, Mr. Olabode Abikoye

The Executive Director, Bank of Agriculture (BOA) Limited, Mr. Olabode Abikoye has expressed that the Federal Government’s fund injection into commercial banks for onward lending to farmers may not really proffer solution to finance challenges of farmers saying government cannot continue putting money for the purpose of lending, but rather the farmers should engage in saving and lending to do farming business.

Malawi: Mutharika's Lifting of Malawi Maize Export Ban 'Too Little, Too Late' - Farmers

Maize

The distribution of fertiliser products to Nigeria's farmers has been a long running problem in Nigeria. There are huge challenges facing businesses looking to effectively distribute their products in a way that is reliable, efficient and cost-effective for both the distributor and the end users.

Campbell: “Goal of bringing more plant-based foods to consumers”

NACCIMA: stakeholders decry value chain neglects

  *BOA differs on recapitalization

Stake holders at the 1st Annual NACCIMA-NIRSAL Agribusiness & Policy Linkage Conference in Abuja

Participants at the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (NACCIMA) and the Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing for Agriculture Lending (NIRSAL) have pinned down the neglect of agricultural value chains to its present state of non-maximum productivity.

Uganda: Ban On Meat Raises Prices for Fish in Nebbi

Fish

Following a ban on the sale of meat in Nebbi Municipal Town due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease, the demand for silver fish and beans has gone up.

Raw Materials, others on strike

Raw Materials Research Development Council (RMRDC)

Some senior staffs of Raw Materials Research Development Council (RMRDC) an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria vested with the mandate to promote the development and utilization of Nigeria’s industrial raw materials, has since last week been on strike to press home their demands for fulfillment of government agreement with Non Academic Staff Union in over 15 science and agric related research institutes.