While the focus on geothermal power in East Africa has mainly been on electricity generation, experts in Kenya now say that its potential goes beyond this into agriculture, health, tourism and hotel industries
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AfDB to spend US$63 million on African food security
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a US$63mn agricultural initiative which aims to reduce the need for food imports and boost crop production across 20 African countries
Zimbabwean farmers advised to take up potato production
Demand for potatoes has risen in Zimbabwe over the past decade and a report from USAID has urged more farmers to start producing the crop
Zimbabwe tobacco seed in high demand
Almost a tonne of tobacco seed has been sold in Zimbabwe as demand for the commodity continues to increase, the Tobacco Research Board (TRB) revealed
Climate-smart farming implemented in Kenya
Around 12,000 Kenyan households have benefited from a climate-smart farming project backed by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization