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Kenya and South Africa food inflation continues its upward trend
According to the latest Food Inflation Brief of the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), food inflation had been declining in China, Brazil, the US and the EU since…
Navigating Global Arable Farming: Threats from Regulations and the Worrying Decline in African Yields
Global arable farm profits have reached record levels over the last year, but European performance is being impacted by new regulations, while there is also a worrying decline in African…
Promoting Sustainable Poultry Farming: FAO and Pwani University Join Forces to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance in Broiler Chicken Rearing
Poultry farmers are set to benefit from an initiative by the United Nationsโ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in collaboration with Kenyaโs Pwani University that is aimed at enhancing responsible…
How I Started a Turkey Farm In Kanungu, Uganda)
Turkey farming is the practice of raising turkeys for the purpose of meat and egg production. Though turkeys lay eggs, they are more popular for their meat than egg production.…
Hass Avocado and Macadamia Farmers In Uganda Gets Boost From Govt
The government of Uganda through the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has instituted a new strategy-nucleus farmer strategy that has boosted the planting macadamia nuts and hass avocado, the two…
Drought in Europe coupled with bounty harvests in Africa spell opportunity for fruit exporters
Africa is enjoying increased fruit exports to Europe, the United Kingdom and Asia, helping to fill a growing supply gap occasioned by low harvests in those markets, helped by increased…
Group saving accounts empower Ugandaโs fishing communities
In March 2022, NutriFish, a fish processing project ofย CultiAF, a partnership of the International Development Research Centre, Canada, and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research โ trained the Cwarangota…
Rwandaโs plan to make avocado a major export crop
Hundreds of thousands of avocado trees are being planted every year across Rwanda, as part of the efforts to make most of the fruit that fetches billions of dollars for…
Chillies exports from Zimbabwe to EU banned
Chillies exports have been banned because the Plant Quarantine Services Zimbabwe failed to comply with the EU regulations. Currently, no (mandatory) entry can be declared with regard to False Coddling…
Citrus Farming Success Story of Hankey Citrus Farm
When land claimants, commercial partners and the government band together it leads to profitable ventures, and agriculture minister Thoko Didiza believes a citrus farm near Hankey is a prime example…