Kenya has given local companies and farmers’ organisations the green light to directly export tea into international markets
Agriculture
New home-grown pesticide to fight Nigeria’s tomato crisis
Nigerian minister of science and technology Ogbonnaya Onu has announced that the federal government has developed a home-grown pesticide to fight the tomato pest – Tuta Absoluta – which has ravaged farms in the West African country
China rolls out technology to improve farming in Aveyime
Farmers at Aveyime in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region are expected to boost their yields with the use of Chinese farming techniques
Rwanda’s tea export earnings double
Rwanda’s tea export earnings have more than doubled in the first quarter of 2016, rising from US$7.1mn in 2015 to US$18.8mn
Status of the oriental fruit fly in South Africa
The department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries (DAFF), South Africa, has released a statement on the status of the oriental fruit fly in the country