The Rwandan government aims to increase the number of agro dealers in the country to 3,000 from the present 1,200 by 2018
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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
Kenyan researchers develop grain storage technology
Researchers at the Kenyan-based International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) have developed a new crop storage bag that will reduce post-harvest losses
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
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