The Kenyan horticultural sector is developing a digital system that will allow products, that do not meet standards, to be recalled anywhere along the value chain
Horticulture
South Africa sends first batch of lychee to USA
South Africa has exported its first batch of lychee to the USA in December 2015, said the country’s department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Rwanda aims for US$140mn annually as export returns through horticulture
Rwanda is depending on its horticulture sector to fetch export returns worth around US$140mn annually by the end of the decade
CBN banks on SMEs to improve agriculture sector in Nigeria
The bankers committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have decided to grant US$1.2bn to Nigeria’s agriculture sector by supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Promoting sericulture in Kenya
A sericulture research centre has been established at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation in Thika