Around 57,000 farmers in Ebonyi, Nigeria have benefitted from the government’s Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GES) which was rolled out this year
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Kenyan smallholder farmers receive free fertiliser
Farmers in the Machakos region of Kenya will receive free fertiliser which will be bought and marketed by the county government under a new agricultural programme
Zimbabwean farmers urge government for continued agricultural support
Farmers in Zimbabwe have urged the Zimbabwean government for continued agricultural support following the unveiling of a US$1bn crop and livestock facility
Tanzania receives more than US$1 million from tobacco levies
District councils in Tanzanias Katavi region have received more than US$1mn from tobacco levies for the current season
Econet launches eco-farmer for Zimbabwe's smallholder farmers
Econet Wireless has developed a weather-indexed drought insurance service enabling smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe to buy insurance for as little as US$0.08 per day