Tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe have earned US$4.9mn after the sale of 2.5mn kg of flue-cured tobacco since the season started last week
Agriculture
AFC supports drought-stricken farmers in Kenya
Kenya’s Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) has released US$ 9.4mn to buy livestock animals from drought-stricken farmers in 22 counties across Kenya
Esoko helpline to benefit Ghanaian farmers
Esoko Ghana has set-up a farmer helpline that allows farmers in Ghana to receive agricultural support from a group of experts in the country
Mali farmers receive training on decreasing pesticide use
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) announced that schools in Mali have been training cotton farmers on the use of natural substances in order to reduce the use of dangerous pesticides by 92 per cent while sustaining crop production
Kenyan government to help prevent coffee sector crisis
Secretary for agriculture, Sicily Kariuki, insisted that the Kenyan government would ensure that country governments and coffee producers and traders reached a consensus on a marketing strategy for the product
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