The governor of northern Nigerian state, Kwara, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has urged the Federal Government to make supporting the development of agribusiness in the country more of a priority
Agriculture
Coffee prices go up in Tanzania
The Tanzania Coffee Board (TCB) has announced that the price of a 50kg bag of clean coffee has climbed from US$125 to US$240
ILRI researchers urge farmers to use zero grazing system
African livestock farmers have been advised to turn to zero grazing system to reduce the incidences of tick borne diseases
Kenyan goverment reduces fertiliser prices
The Kenyan government has reduced the prices of fertiliser by 25 per cent to increase usage as the planting season approaches
Zimbabwean tobacco farmers earn US$4.9mn
Tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe have earned US$4.9mn after the sale of 2.5mn kg of flue-cured tobacco since the season started last week