Up to 50,000 farmers have so far participated in Rwanda’s government-backed Hinga Urishingiwe crop insurance scheme, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources has revealed
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
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
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
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
