Input value chain/Tanzania - Firm makes bags that kill pests A Tanzanian agricultural company has launched a reusable grain storage technology which will help farmers protect their crops from high insect infe... 10/01/2016
Market information System/Uganda - National Bureau of Standards adopts E-tag system to check fake farm inputs Uganda has tightened the fight against counterfeit and substandard agricultural inputs like seeds, fertilizers, chemicals among other items floodin... 10/01/2016
Input value chain/Senegal - New partnership to strengthen the private seed and agricultural inputs sector Action for Enterprise (AFE), Argidius Foundation and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), have partnered for a new initiative to make... 10/01/2016
Cassava value chain/Nigeria - Processing African cassava peels, potentially a billion dollar business According to the research proposal published by three CGIAR centers, transforming cassava peels into high quality feed holds huge potential for Afr... 10/01/2016
Livestock value chain/Jamaica – Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer boosts cattle productivity The Artificial Insemination Unit has transformed it’s fresh semen insemination programme to a frozen semen preservation. Also known as the AI Unit,... 14/12/2015
Roots & Tuber value chain/Jamaica – Beauregard potatoes variety to boost production Reaping of the first batch of the Beauregard potatoes is under way at the Jamaica producers’ farms in the county of Middlesex. This new variety of... 14/12/2015
Input value chain/Malawi - Government to align its Seed Regulations to COMESA System Malawi is planning to align its seed regulations with the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) Seed Harmonization Implementation Pla... 14/12/2015
Value chain Finance/Nigeria – Central Bank states conditions for distribution funds to empower farmers The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) rolled out conditions for distribution of more than U$ 1.1 billion through the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise... 14/12/2015
Wheat value chain/Ethiopia – Farmers gaining from improved crop varieties Employing new agricultural systems, especially seed varieties released from research centers, Ethiopian smallholder wheat farmers have increased th... 24/11/2015
Input value chain/Zambia - Expedite e-voucher system, PMRC urged Government The Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has urged Zambian government to accelerate the implementation of the electronic voucher system in... 24/11/2015