DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Africa has been losing up to 25% of its maize harvest due to pests and insects such as stem borers that damage emerging leaves of young maize.Stem borers are a class of insect pests, made up of a number of moth species distributed around the world, which lay their eggs […]
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Regional farmers reap from crop scheme
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – A pan-African project aimed at improving legume technologies to counter the debilitating impact of low-nitrogen soils on agricultural production is generating higher yields and new income streams for smallholder farmers. Since it began in 2009, N2Africa set out to increase the adoption of improved nitrogen fixing legumes – specifically soyabean, […]
Regional farmers reap from crop scheme
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – A pan-African project aimed at improving legume technologies to counter the debilitating impact of low-nitrogen soils on agricultural production is generating higher yields and new income streams for smallholder farmers. Since it began in 2009, N2Africa set out to increase the adoption of improved nitrogen fixing legumes – specifically soyabean, […]
Good supply for grain eases prices in EAC
BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA, Uganda–A new monthly market report for the month of April on East African grains indicates that prices for staple grains in East Africa remain relatively stable thanks to good supplies for grains to the markets in the region. A report from the East African Grain Council titled “East Africa grain markets […]
Ethiopia roots for transparency in coffee supply chain
BY RUARI PHILLIPS ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia–Two companies that deal in coffee have come together to tackle the problem of export unprocessed coffee in Ethiopia by creating a blockchain. “The French don’t export grapes they export a branded bottle of Moscato,” said Shane Reilly, co-founder of Moyee. “This shouldn’t be any different for coffee growing countries like […]
Ethiopia-Israel strengthen agricultural cooperation
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia–Israel is working with Ethiopia and other East African countries to improve agriculture by developing new technologies such technologies include but not limited to Computer drip irrigation. Computer drip irrigation; early warning systems; and thermal imaging; are some of the projects underway. Farming accounts for half of GDP and 83.9 percent of total […]
26 African states attend Agrochemicals food testing training
Kampala, uganda–Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is hosting participants from 26 African countries for a four-day Regional Training on Analytical Methods for Veterinary Drugs and Pesticides in Animal Products. The training is sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in collaboration with the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) and the Ministry of […]
Agriculture to receive 10% of budget
KAMULI, Uganda–The speaker of Parliament of Uganda, Rebecca Kadaga has assured Ugandan farmers that government will very soon respect the Malabo declaration which calls for African states to allocate 10% of their national budget to agriculture. The speaker who was launching the skills development program for farmers in Kamuli district at the farmers’ association headquarters […]
Technology helping East Africa unlock agriculture potential
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia–Information technology is being utilised more than ever to improve agriculture in East Africa. The sector is responsible for 83.9% of imports and 80% of total employment in Ethiopia alone. Technology-led transformation promotes good business practise and encourages farmers to work collaboratively. On a larger scale, aerial images from satellites, weather forecasts […]
Create budget for environment NEMA tells local governments
KAMPALA, Uganda–National Environment management Authority (NEMA) has held meeting with local leaders from Bunyoro region, the meeting focused at strengthen decentralized environment management. Speaking during the meeting the NEMA Executive Director Dr.Tom Okurut noted that most Local governments are not allocating budgets to environmental activities in their District work plan yet environment plays a vital […]
Uganda to extend palm oil growing to other districts
KAMPALA, Uganda–The Minister for Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempija has reiterated the need for government to replicate palm oil farming to other districts where the crop can grow well. “As Ministry of Agriculture we are going to encourage farmers from the districts of Mayuge, Mpigi , Masasaka, Kalungu and some from Bunyoro […]
Gov’t introduces palm oil farming as environment conservation to
KAMPALA, Uganda–The Minister for Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempija has reiterated the need for government to replicate palm oil farming to other districts where the crop can grow well. “As Ministry of Agriculture we are going to encourage farmers from the districts of Mayuge, Mpigi , Masasaka, Kalungu and some from Bunyoro […]
Gov’t introduces palm oil farming as environment conservation to
KAMPALA, Uganda–The Minister for Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempija has reiterated the need for government to replicate palm oil farming to other districts where the crop can grow well. “As Ministry of Agriculture we are going to encourage farmers from the districts of Mayuge, Mpigi , Masasaka, Kalungu and some from Bunyoro […]