Whiteflies are one of the world’s most widespread field, garden, and greenhouse insects
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Small-scale farmers in Africa to receive agricultural advice through mobile phones
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced to help 1.7mn small-scale farmers in Kenya and Nigeria with personalised agricultural advice through their mobile phones, to improve their incomes, food security and resilience to economic shocks caused by COVID-19
Government of Sudan, Green Climate Fund, UNDP approve climate-resilient water and food security funding
The project will support around 1.2 million people from subsistence farming and nomadic pastoralist communities across nine states, with an additional 2.5 million people set to benefit indirectly
Zimbabwe revitalising agricultural sector to achieve food self-sufficiency
Vice president Dr Constantino Chiwenga took stock of the agricultural projects around the country last week
West African countries are sharing pesticides and other supplies to combat Desert Locusts
With Desert Locusts ravaging large swathes of East Africa in recent months, concerns have been rising that swarms could turn their sights westward and invade countries such as Chad, Niger, Mali and Mauritania