Zimbabwe Govt Approves Plans to Revive Cold Storage Company
Government has approved plans to revive the Cold Storage Company, a move that will open new beef export markets for the country and create employment, a Cabinet minister has said. Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Dr Joseph Made said this last Friday during the National Young Farmers Awards presentation ceremony in Harare. He said […]
President Sirleaf Dedicates Cassava Processing Center – Lauds Welthungerhilfe, EU
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has congratulated Welthungerhilfe and the European Union for the significant effort made to construct Cassava Processing Center for the people of Kormah Town, Bomi County. Speaking at the turning over ceremony of the Cassava Processing Center to the people of Kormah over the weekend, President Sirleaf said, “I thank our partners and […]
Farmers Should Not Be Left At the Mercy of Middlemen
Dairy farmers in the Eastern Province are not happy with their lot. Their hard work is not paying as it should; all because of middlemen. The farmers’ milk production has to pass through at least two stages before arriving at the processors. The situation is not only time consuming, farmers complain that they get unfair […]
Unamid Civil Affairs Supports Peaceful Coexistence Between Farmers and Herders in North Darfur
On 4 July 2015, UNAMID’s Civil Affairs Section, in collaboration with local peace building mechanism Good Will Committee composed of influential displaced farmer leaders and Arab herders, organized a peace forum in Shagra village, near El Fasher, North Darfur, as part of its efforts to restore peace, stability and development in rural areas, particularly during […]
Agricultural in Kenya Reaps Big in New Budget
The agricultural sector has received a major financial boost from the government in the 2015/2016 budget. Irrigation projects in the country for instance, have received a total of Sh13.8 billion which consists of a Sh10.3 billion allocation to the National Irrigation board and Sh3.5 billion towards the Galana Project. “We are continuing to invest in […]
Kuwaiti Group Promises Mozambique Massive Sugar Cane Plantation
The Kuwaiti group, the Al-Badel International Development Company, has guaranteed that, within the next three months, it will launch a gigantic project to grow sugar cane in Massingir district, in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza. The sugar cane grown in Massingir is intended essentially for the production of bio-ethanol, a supposedly clean source of […]
UK willing to help Zimbabwe regain its breadbasket status
Britain’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Catriona Laing, has reportedly said her country is willing to help Zimbabwe regain its breadbasket status, as the UK launched a $72m Livelihoods and Food Security Programme in that country. According to Zimbabwe’s daily newspaper, The Herald, the programme, initiated by Britain’s Department of International Development (DFID), would help reduce poverty […]
