Ethiopia flagships to boost wheat, rice, edible oil seed and animal feed value chains
Together with the Government of Ethiopia, AGRA designed three flagship programs to address critical gaps in wheat, rice, edible oil and animal feed availability The...
Farmers in Makete District Encouraged to Test Soil Health to Boost Agricultural Production
Farmers in Makete District are advised to test the health of the soil in their farms to increase productivity in various crop farming, including corn,...
Malawi seeks bold agriculture investments
Malawi launches Agribusiness Deal Room ahead of the 2022 AGRF in Rwanda The launch was led by the Minister for Agriculture, Lobin Lowe, MP and...
Nane Nane fair: Agricultural mission to Southern Tanzania
The first week of August is all about agriculture in Tanzania. From August 1st onwards, agricultural fairs are organized all over the country, culminating in...
Samia launches fertiliser subsidy programme
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has launched a fertiliser subsidy programme to start 2022/23 season. A bag of DAP that was sold for Sh131,675 will now...
Call for improved agriculture business in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam, 07/08/2022 Tanzania under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan has placed agriculture at the top of the agenda, thus it’s paramount...
Improving the Agriculture Business Enabling Environment: A Pre-requisite for Agro-Industrialisation in Tanzania
By Dr Barney I. S. Laseko, Policy Implementation Consultant 8th August 2022 Introduction All governments in the world have held agriculture sectors very close to...
A Historic Leap in Soil Nutrient Mapping: Revolutionary 30m Resolution Soil Information System for Africa
By Anthony.Muchoki@gmail.com An international team of researchers have created an innovative, high-resolution Soil Information System for the continent of Africa. The system allows for detailed...
AGRA’s Women Agripreneurs Top 15 , shortlisted from 1478 applicants from 38 African countries
The selected Top applicants are from nine African countries: Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The applicants were selected from a...
Malawi to create Agricultural Transformation Agency
H.E. Dessalegn paid a courtesy call to H.E. Chakwera to discuss matters around food system transformation H.E. Dessalegn pitched a Malawian Agricultural Transformation Agency, which...