The Singaporean minister of state for trade and industry has advised Uganda not to be excited by the potential prospects the oil industry seems to present and told the country to focus on its agriculture
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African farmers, North to South, are putting great technology to work
Agriculture has played a vital role in the growth of civilisations and industry in Africa but in modern times, agriculture is too often seen as a backward sector, particularly where small-scale farmers are involved
New policy requires Nigerian farmers to pay for protection
New agricultural policy announced by the Minister of Agriculture in Nigeria may mandate farmers to pay government extra levies for their protection and the security of their farms
Ethiopian Government gets tough on dormant commercial farms
Commercial farm developers who occupy land in three regions of the country have received warnings for leaving the land underutilised
Small farms in Togo to benefit from AfDB digital expansion
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a digital payment project to support small scale farmers in Togo