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3M FARMERS FOR SMART AGRICULTURE
African Union Development Agency Chief Executive Officer Ibrahim Mayaki says over three million farmers in Zambia are expected to benefit...
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SA planning to raise tariffs on poultry imports from US, Brazil
South Africa will increase tariffs on poultry imports from the US and Brazil, handing a boost to local producers who...
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Namibia bans mango imports from Zambia
Namibia has banned the importation of mangoes suspected of carrying the oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) from neighbouring country, Zambia....
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PROFITABILITY OF TOMATO FARMING
For many farming on a large scale is quite demanding and stressful because one cannot determine the outcome, there are...
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Southern Africa could face another season of poor agricultural output
The maize planting season began across the southern Africa region in mid-October and for some countries in November 2019, but...
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Zambia successfully launches Agri- PPP Platform
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Union Development Agency...
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Mobile Milling Plant Coming
Multinational Business Zambia Trade & Investment, a wholly owned Zambian company, has secured a mobile milling franchise with Germany company...
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Lungu Condemnes Fake Seed Suppliers
The Republican president Edgar Lungu has condemned people, who supplied fake maize seed to some farmers in Northern Province, this...
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Chinsali Farmers Red Flag FISP Maize Seed Type
Some farmers in Chinsali district have expressed concern over a named maize seed type supplied under the Farmer Input Support...
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African Milling reduces Mealie Meal by K20
(NAIS) The African Milling Limited has announced a reduction in the price of mealie-meal by 20 Kwacha, with immediate effect....
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- African Development Bank AgriPitch Competition: $120,000 in prizes on offer during African Youth Agripreneur Forum 3-17 NovemberThere are just hours to go until the 23 October deadline to enter the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) AgriPitch Competition. Selected entries by African youth agripreneurs will be invited to showcase their agribusiness startup plans and compete for a share of $120,000 in funding seed prizes, a slot of the competition’s business development boot camp, […]
- The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism, OCP Africa team up to increase access to fertilizers in Côte d’Ivoire and GhanaDownload logoThe African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved the participation of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) (www.AfDB.org/en/affm) in a $4 million partial trade credit guarantee with OCP Africa (www.OCPAfrica.com), a subsidiary of the OCP Group. The project will reduce potential risks along the agricultural value chain, and improve access to quality inputs, including fertilizers, […]
- The Islamic Development Bank and The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation hold a webinar on AgriTech & Digital Supply ChainThe International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) (Agriculture Division) in collaboration with IsDB Group Business Forum (THIQAH) jointly held a live webinar entitled “The Role of AgriTech in Food Security & Sustainability” to discuss sustainable climate-smart agricultural technologies for achieving food and nutrition security. The AgriTech webinar series […]
- African Heads of State call on world leaders to increase investment in International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to end rural hunger and povertyDownload logoTen African Heads of State have issued a strong call to other world leaders to increase their funding to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) (www.IFAD.org) or risk jeopardizing Sustainable Development Goal targets for eradicating poverty and hunger, particularly in Africa. “We share IFAD’s vision of vibrant rural communities where people live free […]
- Why COVID-19-impacted World Food Day 2020 is the time to prioritize investments in food systems (By Wambui Gichuri)Download logoBy Wambui Gichuri, Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) World Food Day 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization, but celebrations this 16 October are muted due to the coronavirus. COVID-19’s multi-sectoral impact should have governments and development institutions rethink […]
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