Zimbabwe: 'Whites Want Us to Keep Working for Them' - Mugabe

farming

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says he's worried that whites "have taken over once again" - especially on some farms.

South Sudan: EU Responds to Famine in South Sudan With €82 Million in Emergency Aid

European Commission

The European Commission announced an emergency aid package worth €82 million as famine is declared in South Sudan for the first time since the country gained independence in 2011.

Sudan: First Vice - President Informed On Preparations for Winter Harvest Season

Sudan

The First Vice - President of the Republic, Lt. Gen. Bakri Hassan Salih, received in his office Tuesday the Minister of Agriculture, Prof. Ibrahim Al-Dekhairi, and discussed the preparations for the winter agricultural season, especially regarding wheat which was cultivated at an area of 627,000 feddans (acres).

Liberia: WFP-Supported Smallholder Rice-Producer Project

Rice

With funding from the Government of Japan, the project titled, "Community based sustainable food security of smallholder rice producer farmers in target countries of West Africa" is jointly implemented by the World Food Programme and the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in Liberia's central region of Bong County.

Stakeholders Make Case for Increased Use of Fertilizers in Africa

fertilizer

Hundreds of fertilizers stakeholders including suppliers, farmers' organizations and government officials from 55 countries attended the 8th Annual Argus Africa Fertilizer Conference, which ended Friday in Cape Town, South Africa. Discussions were focused on ways of boosting Africa's agricultural productivity through increased use of fertilizers.

Nigeria: 30,000 Farmers to Produce Soya Beans in Kebbi

Soya beans

Over 30,000 farmers have been sponsored by the Kebbi state government and a private company in Lagos to produce soya beans in nine local government areas of the state.

South Africa: Agriculture Dept Targets Creating 60 000 Jobs

Jacob Zuma

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries plans to spend over R1.7bn and create 60 000 jobs, according to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Budget Speech.

African Green Revolution Forum 2016 Wrap Video

Decisions and Commitments from the 2016 African Green Revolution Forum.

IAR renames cropping scheme, holds annual meeting March 28th-30

The Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), Samaru, ABU, Zaria

The Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), Samaru, ABU, Zaria has changed the popularly known Cropping Scheme to Annual Research Review and Planning Meeting, and this year maiden edition under this new name will come up between March 28^th-30 with the Zonal REFILs follows immediately.

Liberia: GVL's Oil Palm Mill Is Good News, But Will the Company Keep Its Promise?

Palm oil

Several years ago, when Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) and Sime Darby, Malaysian palm oil companies, entered Liberia, they pledged to introduce value-added products, such as cooking oil, Vaseline and other cosmetics products for export to world markets.