Pig Farmers in Masaka District in Uganda counting Losses due to an outbreak of Africa Swine Fever The African swine fever, a viral disease that is endemic in Africa south of the equator has hit Masaka, a neighbouring district of Kampala wreaking... 19/10/2015
Locally produced Feeds found good enough to increase Productivity of Pigs among Smallholder farmers in Uganda Finding that smallholder pig farmers in Uganda can formulate feeds with locally available materials for optimal production is good news to hundred... 19/10/2015
Value chain finance/Zambia – Zanaco, John Deere and ZNFU launch asset finance scheme Zanaco bank in partnership with John Deere Financial and the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) launched an agriculture asset finance scheme. Off... 14/09/2015
Input value chain/Nigeria - Agric ministry introduces new measures for fertiliser allocation The Federal Ministry of Agriculture is soon to introduce the National Agricultural Payment Initiative (NAPI) as a boost to the 2013/14 E-Wallet fer... 14/09/2015
Cassava value chain/Jamaica - Cassava industry set to rebound Cassava industry is set to rebound in a major way, which could result in thousands of new hectares of the product being cultivated across the isla... 30/08/2015
Cassava value chain/Liberia - WAAPP to build capacity and boost cassava productivity The West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP) aims to increase productivity, value addition, and profitability of agricultural system... 05/08/2015
Livestock value chain/Papua New Guinea – Farmers empowerment through scientific assessment In a community participatory assessment on animal production, smallholder farmers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) were empowered based on livestock tech... 05/08/2015
Cassava value chain/Nigeria - Farmers can double cassava yield with improved weed control Initial results from experimental plots carried out by researchers working under the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) shows... 05/08/2015
Cassava & Grain value chain/Cameroon - PIDMA to boost cassava and maize production In order to eliminate agro-industries importation of raw materials (maize, cassava and sorghum) while increasing domestic quality and sufficient q... 05/08/2015
Grain value chain/ Kenya - New app to connect Kenyan farmers with climate-smart seeds According to agriculture experts, a new app launched in Kenya could help millions of smallholder farmers adapt to climate change by offering infor... 18/06/2015