Ease Power Cuts, Made Tells Zesa – Zimbabwe Agriculture Minister
Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made, has appealed to zesa Holdings for lenience on electricity power cuts that are affecting farmers in most parts of the country. He said his ministry was engaging the Ministry of Energy and Power Development to see how the situation could be improved to save crops under […]
Ethiopia, Israel to Engage in Agriculture Sector
This annual trade event has positive effect on extending mutual cooperation between the two, and in creating opportunity to bring Israeli technologies and best practices to the Ethiopian agriculture sector. An Israeli agro-business delegation consisting of 15 agri companies have arrived in Addis in a bid to establish network and partnership with their counterparts. Opening […]
New Report Targets Women’s Participation in Agribusiness
The African Development Bank has launched a report that seeks to empower women to take the lead in agribusiness and agriculture value chains thus participating in Africa’s economic growth process. The report, Economic Empowerment of African Women Through Equitable Participation in Agricultural Value Chains, identifies opportunities for women that can increase Africa’s competitiveness and participation […]
Starbucks Is Making Africa’s Biggest Coffee Exporter, Uganda Even Richer
Ugandan coffee sold as single-origin beans by Starbucks Corp. will boost earnings for Africa’s biggest exporter of the crop, the country’s industry regulator said. Coffee growers may as much as double their prices because of the high quality demanded by the world’s biggest coffee-shop chain, Henry Ngabirano, managing director of Uganda Coffee Development Authority, said […]
Uganda Top Coffee Exporter In Africa
After several months of struggling, Uganda’s leading export commodity coffee, posted gains both in volume and value at the international market, a new report indicates. If this performance continues, Uganda stands a chance to be among the world’s top five producers in the next few years. The new development has made the country move three […]
I Look Young Because I Eat Ugandan Food – Says President Museveni
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has attributed his ‘youthful looks’ to his consumption of locally produced foods. Addressing members of the East African Legislative Assembly sitting in Kampala on Friday, he amused members when he said he revealed his secret to looking young. “When we were in Ethiopia, USA President Obama commented that I look young. I […]
Tanzania’s Agriculture Sector Should Tackle Food Insecurity
The Kagera Regional Commissioner, Mr John Mongela has advised farmers in the region to commercialize rice saying it has the potential to play an important role in terms of employment, income and food security for many small scale farmers in rural Tanzania if the productivity is enhanced. In addition, he said that not only can […]
SADC Faces Cereal Deficit
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is facing a cereal deficit of over six million tonnes emanating from the poor rainfall and floods that befell the region in the 2014/2015 season. Briefing the media ahead of the 35th Ordinary Summit of Heads of States and Government in Gaborone, the director of food, agriculture and natural […]
Angola Huila – Government Mitigates Effects of Drought
The Provincial Government of Huila, through the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, has been developing since January this year, a number of strategies aimed at mitigating the effects of drought affecting the population in the municipalities of Gambos and Chibia. This was said on Thursday by the head of department of the sector, Moisés […]
Improve Agriculture to Ensure Food Security
TANZANIANS were late last week reassured of food security as President Jakaya Kikwete emphatically declared that no one will die of hunger because the country has enough food to last the next three years. The president was addressing a rally in Lindi Region at the climax of Agricultural Show commonly known as Nane Nane, where […]
