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
Agriculture
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
Mozambique hosts Africa Sugar Conference 2016
The 6th Africa Sugar Conference took place in Mozambique from 30 March to 1 April this year