| Nigeria: Kano Sells 27,000 Bags of Subsidized Grains |
| The Kano State government has sold over 27,000 bags of grains to people in the state at subsidized rate. The exercise, which lasted for five days was conducted at 100 different points in Kano metropolis, according to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Alhaji Baffa Bello. |
| Zambia: First Lady Launches Conservation Agriculture |
| First Lady Thandiwe Banda has said Conservation Agriculture Programme will ease the pressure that Government faces in implementing activities aimed at supporting small-scale farmers in the country. |
| Zambia: Men Urged to Partner With Spouses in Farming |
| A NDOLA small-scale farmer has called on men in the agriculture sector to partner with their spouses and share proceeds from their suffering together as opposed to relegating them to mere labourers in their own farms. |
| Eritrea: Minister Urges Farming Community in Southern Region to Step Up Efforts |
| During his visit to the Southern Region on September 2 & 3, the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Arefaine Berhe, called on the farming community there to exert strenuous efforts so as to boost agricultural output. |
| Tanzania: Farming Still Attracts Few Investors - TIC |
| Attracting investors into agriculture is still a big challenge, the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) has admitted. |
| Tanzania: Milk Producers Get Training |
| THE Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) plans to spend about 200m/- to train pastoralists in Tanga and Morogoro on how to add value on milk. |
| Zimbabwe: Ending Agriculture's Financial Crisis |
| SPEAKING at last week's opening of the 100th Harare Agriculture Show, President Robert Mugabe said that "financial support for the agricultural sector remains a sore challenge, with limited resources being availed as costly agricultural loans". He continued: "Thus, the need for properly planned agricultural financing still calls on all of us to put our heads together and come up with appropriate strategies and solutions." |
| Tanzania: We're Doomed If We Don't Commercialise Agriculture |
| Ghana this week hosted the inaugural African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), whose focus was on promoting investments and policy support for driving agricultural productivity in the continent. |
| Namibia: Ongombe Farmers Should Unite - Mutorwa |
| THE dispute between two rival factions of the Ongombe Farmers' Association (OFA) over the use of an auction kraal at Okamatapati, must be resolved, and they must unite to form one single leadership, by the time a new management contract has to be singed next year in May, Agriculture Minister John Mutorwa says. |
| Africa: Fisheries Must Deal With Threats, Opportunities |
| The fisheries and aquaculture sectors are central to the survival of millions in Africa, but the resource is under threat, yet the region should exploit market possibilities. |
| Africa: Revolution in Agriculture Gathering Momentum |
| As one major meeting on agriculture ends, another begins: farming is truly back on Africa's agenda. |
| Africa: Agriculture Excites Foreign Investors |
| THERE has been a large positive shift in global investment perceptions towards agriculture in Africa, driven by the global race for resources and food. |
| Africa: Funding Begins Flowing for Agriculture |
| The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) has received a major boost as several countries have begun drawing on funds from a $22 billion pledge made by the G8. |
| Rwanda: Minifom to Market Minerals |
| The Ministry of Forestry and Mines (MINIFOM) will embark on marketing the country's minerals to boost the mining sector. The move was revealed yesterday during a meeting that brought together investors in the mining sector and other stakeholders. |
| Tanzania: Milk Producers Get Training |
| THE Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) plans to spend about 200m/- to train pastoralists in Tanga and Morogoro on how to add value on milk. |
| Namibia: Ongombe Farmers Should Unite - Mutorwa |
| THE dispute between two rival factions of the Ongombe Farmers' Association (OFA) over the use of an auction kraal at Okamatapati, must be resolved, and they must unite to form one single leadership, by the time a new management contract has to be singed next year in May, Agriculture Minister John Mutorwa says. |
| Mozambique: Wheat Production Only Covers Five Per Cent of Needs |
| Despite the Mozambican government's drive to increase wheat production, the country still only produces enough wheat to meet five per cent of its annual consumption, according to Agriculture Minister Soares Nhaca. |
| Africa: Huge Potential in Africa's Fisheries And Aquaculture Sectors |
| Booming business out of aquaculture is happening elsewhere in the world, compared to Africa where the sector is still at its infancy. But there is a wind of change blowing on the continent as African governments implement policies that are opening lucrative investment opportunities in the sector. |