The Mozambican government will run new irrigation schemes in the country, which it has predicted in the long-term could reduce rice imports
Agriculture
Mea to build fertiliser plant in Kenya
Farming inputs supplier, Mea, is constructing a US$16mn fertiliser plant in Nakuru, Kenya
Tanzanian radio programme benefits farmers
Farmers in the Meru and Hai districts of Arusha and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania are set to benefit from Farm Radio, a new radio show that runs farming programmes
Zimbabwe earns more than US$1bn profit from tobacco
Zimbabwe earned more than US$1.2bn from its tobacco industry this year, tobacco industry and marketing board director Dr Andrew Matibiri has revealed
Kenya receives second batch of fertiliser
The second delivery of 64,000mt of fertiliser to be distributed to small-scale farmers across Kenya has arrived in Mombasa