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Ugandan cattle farmers to establish US$7 million modern abattoir
Cattle farmers in Uganda have finished preparations for the construction of a US$7mn modern abattoir to assist them with exporting... Read more
Maize subsidy removal to increase price of Zambian mealie-meal
Mealie-meal prices are set to rise after the Zambian government removed a subsidy on maize
Read moreKenyan rice farmers yet to embrace Nerica variety
The new rice for Africa (Nerica) variety is poised to reduce rice importation costs in Africa with annual savings o…
Read moreHuge investment for Musese irrigation project
After entering into a tripartite agreement with the government and the Namibian Development Corporation (NDC) for o…
Read moreCoffee, cotton and fruit are now experiencing a revival
Apart from oil and diamonds, Angola's major export earners for the past four decades, the country previously had su…
Read moreReducing the threat of mycotoxins for local dairy farmers
Biomin South Africa COO Albert van Rensburg pointed out that the contamination of animal feed with mycotoxins is a …
Read moreTanzania government issues US$9.1mn for construction of cattle dips
The Tanzanian government has issued a US$9.1mn subsidy for the construction and rehabilitation of 1,276 cattle dips…
Read moreNamibian bank to support drought-hit farmers
Standard Bank Namibia has pledged to help farmers in combating the effects of drought-stricken areas in Namibia
Read moreTanzania to transform land for farming use
The Tanzanian government plans to transform 350,000ha of land to produce food crops for both domestic consumption a…
Read moreZimbabwe awarded US$3 million to fund training of extension workers
Zimbabwe has been awarded more than US$3mn from the European Union to be used to fund training of agricultural exte…
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Livestock
Ugandan cattle farmers to establish US$7 million modern…
Cattle farmers in Uganda have finished preparations for the construction of a US$7mn modern abattoir to assist them with...
Read more
Reducing the threat of mycotoxins for local dairy farme…
Biomin South Africa COO Albert van Rensburg pointed out that the contamination of animal feed with mycotoxins is a threa...
Read more
Tanzania government issues US$9.1mn for construction of…
The Tanzanian government has issued a US$9.1mn subsidy for the construction and rehabilitation of 1,276 cattle dips
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Tanzania to promote deep sea fishing
The Tanzanian government has said it is aiming to improve infrastructure in the country's deep sea fishing sector as it ...
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Kenyan farmers urged to adopt scientific methods to imp…
Livestock experts have encouraged Kenyan farmers to implement scientific methods in the management of animal breeding&nb...
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'230,000 head of cattle vaccinated against CBPP' in Gam…
Gambia has vaccinated 230,000 head of cattle against contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), equivalent to 57.5 per ce...
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Crops
Maize subsidy removal to increase price of Zambian meal…
Mealie-meal prices are set to rise after the Zambian government removed a subsidy on maize
Read more
Kenyan rice farmers yet to embrace Nerica variety
The new rice for Africa (Nerica) variety is poised to reduce rice importation costs in Africa with annual savings of mor...
Read more
Coffee, cotton and fruit are now experiencing a revival
Apart from oil and diamonds, Angola's major export earners for the past four decades, the country previously had substan...
Read more
Technology
Huge investment for Musese irrigation project
After entering into a tripartite agreement with the government and the Namibian Development Corporation (NDC) for one of...
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Nigerian small-scale farmers to receive US$2.8 billion …
The Nigerian federal government has reiterated its commitment to supporting small-scale farmers across the country by is...
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Meyn releases new bone detection system
Meyn has introduced the Meyn BoneScan 440 ADX, a new bone detection system that promises a high level of accuracy even w...
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Tanzania to promote deep sea fishing
The Tanzanian government has said it is aiming to improve infrastructure in the country's deep sea fishing sector as it has said it has the potenial to earn more income than that currently generated from domestic fresh water fishing
Lake Kivu fish stock higher following ban
Lake Kivu is witnessing higher fish stocks following a temporary ban on fishing in the lake, according to the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB)
Tanzania set to benefit from Chinese investment in fisheries industry
Tanzania's fisheries industry will receive financial backing from China under a new cooperation plan between the two countries
