An aerial drone to monitor crops for Irish potato farmers in Rwanda’s Northern Province was launched recently in Musanze district
Crops
Biobest to acquire Kenyan biopesticide firm
Biobest has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Real IPM Kenya, a leading company in biological control in East Africa
Kenya eyes EU markets as lucrative for mango exports
A survey conducted in Mango farms in Elgeyo-Marakwet County shows a reduction of flies and increased productivity with the use of pheromone traps
Report shows organic farming in sub-Saharan Africa is proving successful
A long term study in Kenya shows that organic farming is productive, economically viable and resource conserving
USAID to provide farmers access to high-quality seed
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) held a national dialogue on in Accra to discuss the challenges facing the development of Ghana’s seed sector in collaboration with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) through their joint Scaling Seeds and Technology Partnership (SSTP)