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GIRSAL strengthens collaboration in Ghana’s agricultural sector
Although growing at an annual average rate of about five per cent over ten years (2012-2021), agriculture has the potential to contribute even more to…
Agritech
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Ghana hosts International Forum on Agricultural Transformation
The University of Ghana will on Friday host an International Forum on Agricultural Transformation to deliberate on what agricultural sector stakeholders need to do differently…
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HOW THE UBER OF TRACTORS IS REVOLUTIONISING FARMING
Africa-based startups are coming up with innovative models that encourage the sharing of farm equipment. This could have a massive impact on food security across…
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Nigeria ready for genome editing technology —NABDA
THE Director-General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) Professor Abdullahi Mustapha has said that Nigeria is ready for genome editing technology with the biosafety laws…
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Harnessing the power of technology for smallholder farmers across Africa
This agricultural production is largely reliant on the effort and output of smallholder and subsistence farmers, who produce as much as 80% of the food…
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KIC, Mastercard Foundation announce winners of AgriTech Challenge Pro
The winners of the 2022/2023 Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) AgriTech Challenge Pro were announced in a final pitch competition held in Accra on Friday, March…
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Rwanda Scales Up Efforts to Promote Agri-Tech Inclusion
ByHeritier Bahizi As the world celebrates International Women's Day, it is worth reflecting on the crucial role that women play inagriculture and the critical need…
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Smallholder farmers build capacity with the latest technology
Francis Dabre Davan/image pro agri Bolgatanga - In Bolgatanga, capital of the Upper East region, his two-day workshop aimed at helpingsmallholderfarmersadapt the latest technology to…
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Rwanda Scales Up Efforts to Promote Agri-Tech Inclusion
By Heritier Bahizi As the world celebrates International Women's Day, it is worth reflecting on the crucial role that women play in agriculture and the…
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Smallholder farmers build capacity on modern technology
The two-day workshop to support smallholder farmers to adapt modern technologies to enable them to improve upon their crop yields ended at Bolgatanga, capital of…
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Creation of the largest industrial laboratory for in vitro culture
Carolina Dawson of CIRAD and Jean-Marc Deboin of Vitropic at Fruit Logistica 2023 Vitropic, a CIRAD subsidiary and European laboratory of in vitro culture specialized…
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Crops
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STAR Ghana Foundation praised for supporting cashew production
The latest report from Oxfam in the past week highlighting…
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The spineless cactus, a promising source of sustainable energy
Axel Tarrisse (left), a PhD student in the Department of…
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Nigerian Government Inaugurates Revised National Agricultural Seed Policy
The Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated the Revised National…
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Israel partners Ghana to build climate resilience in rice production
Smart agriculture , precision farming concept. Farmer using drone and…
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Don tasks farmers on mushroom cultivation to boost agro-revenue
By Mercy Omoike A university lecturer, Prof. Sami Ayodele, has…
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Zinc plays a critical role in food security and crop yields
Zinc plays a critical role in food security and crop…
Livestock
Burundi: Receiving a Cow Can Transform Someone’s Life
Mrs. Christine feeding her cows. Photo: Richard Giramahoro/PRDAIGL Gitega, BURUNDI, 16 May 2023-/African Media Agency(AMA)/—The Great Lakes Regional Integrated Agriculture Development Project (PRDAIGL) has transformed the…
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Kebbi govt to partner Egypt on agriculture, livestock production
The Kebbi State Government said it will collaborate with Egyptian professionals in agriculture and livestock production to help the state flourish. Governor Atiku Bagudu stated…
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Agriculture Minister Says Brazilian Cattle Imported to Morocco is Among ‘Best Breeds’
Rabat - Morocco’s Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, and Water and Forests, Mohamed Sadiki has stressed that the cattle the country has recently…
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Gambia May Be Self-Sufficient in Rice Production By 2025/26 – Agric Minister
By Jankey Ceesay Demba Sabally, the minister of Agriculture, has told lawmakers that The Gambia is expected to be rice self-sufficient by 2025/26. He made…
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Nigeria: Egg Price Crash – We’re Worst Hit – Plateau Farmers
By Dickson S. Adama Poultry farmers in Plateau State have raised the alarm over the level of havoc the naira redesign policy of the Central…
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Strange Disease Kills Over 200 Pigs in Musanze
Germain Nsanzimana An as yet unidentified disease has killed more than 200 pigs in the Musanze district and disruptedmovement andconsumption in some areas. The case…
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Echoes From National Confab On Livestock Reforms, Farmer/Herder Clashes
By Saawua Terzungwe Over 500 participants drawn from various fields of human endeavours converged in Abuja last Monday and Tuesday to brainstorm on ways to…
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New Project Aims to Leverage Green Carbon Finance for Improved Agronomy in Smallholder Coffee Systems in Uganda
The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI), along with OCP-Foundation, both of Morocco, launched the project “Green Carbon, Livelihoods and Resilience in Ugandan Smallholder Coffee Systems”.…
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Illegal logging, locusts and cattle grazing threaten Darfur’s environment and agriculture
Reheid El Berdi – Local government leaders, activists and others in Reheid El Berdi village in southern Darfur report illegal logging of firewood and charcoal,…
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Niger State To Partner With Experts On Agriculture Development
The Niger State government in North central Nigeria, has planned to go into partnership with expatriates in the areas of Agriculture development. The Governor of…
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