A four-year coffee productivity project funded by the European Union (EU) through the Kenya Rural Development Programme (KRDP) to promote capacity building in coffee growing counties across Kenya has been launched
Agriculture
Mozambique set for huge rise in macadamia exports
Macadamia nuts producer Valley of Macs is seeking to increase its production in the next three to four years in Mozambique
Increased investment in Kenya's coconut industry
Increased investment, value addition and the opening up of export markets has boosted coconut farming along Kenya’s coastal region with huge returns for local farmers, writes Mwangi Mumero
FAO launches agricultural development projects in South Sudanese state
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched two agricultural development projects in Torit in the South Sudanese state of Eastern Equatoria
Minister visits youth farms in Gambia and makes donation to local farmers
Gambias minister of youth and sports, Alieu Jammeh, continued his recent tour of the country sector by paying a visit to a 2.5ha sesame and a 1.3-ha groundnut farms