November 10, 2022
by Kilimokwanza Africa
Dr. Nwafor: The Green Deal Could Help Address Africa’s Food Security Challenges The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has brought about new complexities in the global supply of staple food items and inputs like fertilizer, affecting many African countries. According to AGRA’s Vice President for Policy and State Capability, Dr. Apollos Nwafor, at least 20 […]
November 9, 2022
by Kilimokwanza Africa
Release: 9 Nov, 10:00 (CET +1) VEVEY, Switzerland: November 9, 2022 – Nestlé announced today that it is partnering with the Africa Food Prize to help accelerate the transformation of food systems in Africa, as a way of strengthening the continent’s food security and building greater climate change resilience. The Africa Food Prize awards USD 100,000 to […]
November 8, 2022
by Kilimokwanza Africa
8 October 2022 Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization KALRO takes this opportunity to thank H. E. President Hon William Samoei Ruto following the lift of a 10-year ban on Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) imports and cultivation in Kenya. What needs to be told is that the lifting of this ban is as a result […]
November 6, 2022
by Africa Kilimo
Dar es Salaam, 06/Nov/2022 Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Anthony Peter Mavunde, has underscored the need for agriculture researchers and scientists in Africa to ensure they are more active in scaling up the adoption and use of agricultural technologies among small-scale farmers. It would solve myriad problems facing smallholder farmers in Tanzania and across […]
November 5, 2022
by Kilimo Tanzania
By Dr Emmarold Mneney
November 3, 2022
by Africa Kilimo
Tanzania- East Africa’s agriculture powerhouse has made a lot of strides in controlling the sale and use of uncertified input, thanks to public and private partnerships geared to transforming smallholder farmers to commercialization. According to Mr. Patrick Ngwediagi, the Director-General of TOSCI (Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute) anyone doing seed business in Tanzania must have […]
November 3, 2022
by Kilimokwanza Africa
Sharm El Sheikh, November 03, 2022 – AGRA’s Board Chair, H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn and AGRA’s President, Dr. Agnes Kalibata, will be leading a delegation to the UN Climate Change Conference, COP27. At COP27, AGRA will be advocating for the inclusion of food systems in climate change discussions to address the needs of smallholder farmers for […]
October 26, 2022
by Kilimokwanza
By Henry Lyimo, Daily News, TanzaniaTHE government is keen to adopt policy measures that will boost rice production to sustain self sufficiency of the food and commercial crop and meet growing demand of the staple food in the regional market. The Director of Crops Development in the Ministry of Agriculture, Nyasebwa Chimagu said yesterday the […]
October 20, 2022
by Kilimokwanza Africa
Date: October 20, 2022 Tanzania’s agriculture sector, while historically vital, faces a pressing challenge: engaging the nation’s youth. As agriculture accounts for 66.6% of employment and contributes 26.1% to the national GDP, it’s crucial to address this issue. The “Building a Better Tomorrow: Youth and Women Initiative for Agribusiness” (BBT-YIA) emerges as a transformative force […]
October 15, 2022
by Editor
To add live reporting from Johannesburg, Kigali, Lagos and Nairobi Bloomberg Media to bring additional local programming to the region Bloomberg plans to expand its TV presence in Africa to serve the growing audience of business and financial news consumers based on the continent or interested in the region as an agent of global markets. […]