How coffee is saving a unique Mozambican forest
Gorongosa – From a distance, Mount Gorongosa looks pockmarked. The slopes of this Mozambican landmark were once covered with... Read more
15 Jun, 2022
Famine looms in Horn of Africa after four seasons of poor rains, agencies say
Nairobi – Four consecutive seasons of poor rains have left millions of drought-stricken people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia... Read more
31 May, 2022
Deputy minister held for allegedly stealing inputs meant for farmers in Zimbabwe
Cape Town – Zimbabwean Agriculture Deputy Minister Douglas Karoro was reportedly arrested on Friday on charges of fraudulently acquiring... Read more
22 May, 2022
Chaos in SA’s Kirkwood as striking farmworkers bring town to a standstill… one dead, 2 injured
Cape Town – One person was reportedly shot dead on Monday as hundreds of disgruntled farm workers protested in... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
Zimbabwe repossessing unused land from black farmers
Harare – Zimbabwe has begun repossessing idle land from black farmers who benefitted from controversial land reforms two decades ago,... Read more
30 Mar, 2022
Morocco announces $1 billion drought relief plan
Rabat – Morocco said on Wednesday it will launch a nearly $1 billion aid programme to help its agriculture industry,... Read more
17 Feb, 2022
Sanctions put squeeze on Mali’s lucrative cotton sector
Noumoutene – Malian cotton farmers are set to produce a bumper crop this year, but Mahamadou Konate is worried,... Read more
28 Jan, 2022
Bird flu outbreak claims over 500 000 chickens in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – At least half a million chickens have been either killed by a bird flu outbreak in Burkina Faso... Read more
15 Jan, 2022
Fuelling job generative entrepreneurship in Africa – the Anzisha Prize evolution
Africa’s premier entrepreneurship initiative, the Anzisha Prize, is applying the lessons learnt over the past decade of its existence... Read more
16 Dec, 2021
SA’s agriculture sector hails failure by govt to push through land expropriation bill
Cape Town – The South African Agriculture sector has reportedly hailed the government’s unsuccessful bid to expropriate land without... Read more
10 Dec, 2021
