Farmers in the Cambishi region of Zambia are set to receive compensation packages following crop damage caused by sulphur-dioxide emissions from Chinese-owned Chambishi Copper Smelter (CCS)
Agriculture
Genetic resources play key role in Africa’s food security
Countries in Africa are having to preserve and share genetic resources, which are affecting agricultural productivity to ensure food security across the continent, the UN Agricultural Agency has said
Bank of Agriculture to enhance small-scale farming in Kebbi State
Nigerias Bank of Agriculture will join forces with Kebbi State government to enhance small-scale farming in the Nigerian region by providing loan funding to support farmers
Land degradation 'costing 12 per cent of Africa's agricultural GDP'
A new United Nations report has revealed that Africa may be losing up to 12 per cent of its agricultural GDP due to land degradation
Zambia’s agriculture sector helps drive economic growth
Agriculture has been identified as one of the main economic drivers that helped drive a seven per cent increase in Zambia’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012