The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MOTIE) has provided agricultural testing equipment to Gambian groundnut and sesame stakeholders at a ceremony held at the ministry in Banjul, Gambia
Agriculture
Agroeconomists urge Rwandan farmers to adopt mechanised cultivation
Agroeconomists have advised Rwandan farmers to work towards ensuring sustainable food production in Rwanda through mechanisation and the use of innovative technologies
Nigerian government to cut wheat imports by 20 per cent
Nigeria’s government will from 2014 cut wheat imports by 20 per cent, saving more than US$800mn from its annual wheat imports bill of more than US$4bn, the country’s minister of agriculture Akinwumi Adesina has announced
Kenya purchases tractors for Kwale food production
The Kwale county government has spent more than US$900,000 in buying tractors, motorcycles and ambulances for use in emergency services offered to Kwale residents
Tanzania to boost coffee production
The Bukoba District Council is seeking to roll out a pilot project in seven villages across Tanzania aiming to increase coffee production in the country