South African government to create new job opportunities in agricultural sector
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will in the next 16 years aim to create one million jobs, according to minister Senzeni Zokwana
Agriculture
Researchers devise aflatoxin test kit for Kenyan farmers
Researchers at Egerton University in Kenya have collaborated with the University of Colorado to develop a simple aflatoxin kit that will help farmers in the field control food poisoning
New maize varieties given approval in Kenya
The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) has approved three new maize varieties that are resistant to the deadly necrosis disease
New grain silo for Africa’s smallholder farmers
A new silo suitable for use by smallholder farmers in Africa has been launched in Nairobi, Kenya
UK offers livestock disease support to Kenya
The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and its partners has issued £3.6mn to fund a disease surveillance programme to reduce the incidence of diseases transmitted between people and livestock in western Kenya
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