A new mobile phone-based service has been launched in Tanzania to provide agricultural information to farmers

The M-Kilimo platform is an innovative service that gives farmers access to markets for agricultural produce. Once registered on .... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 10th September 2015

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has teamed up with other organisations to implement a poultry development project in Ghana

USDA will implement the programme with American Soybean Association's (ASA) World Initiative for Soy in Hum .... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 9th September 2015

New Holland Agriculture has launched the new four-model TS6 Series tractor range in the Kenyan market

At the launch in Kisumu in western Kenya, Federico Bellotto, business director for Africa and Middle East at New Holland, said that the n .... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 8th September 2015

Namibia's Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has launched the National Aquaculture Master Plan to raise the country's aquaculture output

The plan aims to raise freshwater output to 4,000 tonnes per year, as well as to increase mar .... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 8th September 2015

Cameroon and FAO have signed an agreement creating a US$20mn, five-year partnership programme to promote agricultural development in the country

The new FAO/Cameroon Partnership Programme (FCPP) will focus on national priorities that inclu .... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 7th September 2015