Farm Costing Solutions Simplifies Management of Farm Expenses with New Products and Features Farm Costing Solutions (FCS), a leader in hardware and software solutions for managing farm expenses, recently introduced various upgrades to its platform. The new FCS system eliminates the need for manual paperwork by electronically recording all labour-related farm activities, including […]
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IFAD Launches US$77.4m Project to Boost Productivity and Build Resilience of Small-Scale Farmers in Tanzania by Food Business Africa TANZANIA – The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have inked a US$77.4 million project aimed to help rural households facing the impacts of climate […]
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Somalia’s Sesame Seed Farmers Prosper by Karla Christensen, Development Outreach Communications Specialist, USAID Somalia. This post is written by Karla Christensen, Development Outreach Communications Specialist, USAID Somalia. It originally appeared as a USAID Medium post. Cooking oil in the Middle East. Tahini in the Mediterranean. Massage oil in Asia. Perhaps a garnish for a loaf […]
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Top 13 Most Profitable Crops To Grow by GroCycle Have a guess – what do you think are the most profitable crops for small farms to grow? If you’re short of space or time input, you should look toward high value crops to maximise the output of your small farm production. In this article […]
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Business Unusual with Mayfield Enterprises The global pandemic of 2020 has irrevocably changed the landscape of the world. Who would have guessed that an essential worker is a cleaner? Or a truck driver? Not in living memory has the world been forced to assess priorities for survival. And never before has food security carried […]
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Meet Africa Biomass Company – Experts in Wood Recycling and Equipment Sales Africa Biomass Company revolves around the novel concept of grinding up unwanted trees on site in order to create wood chip mulch which can be used in various applications. This process is known as tree or wood recycling. Since 2004, Africa Biomass […]
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Will New Solar Powered Irrigation Scheme End Farmers’ Woes? by Michel Nkurunziza On a semi-arid 10 hectares in Kiramuruzi Sector in Gatsibo District, women and men are harvesting healthy onions and cabbages. For them, it is the first time they harvest such yields during Agricultural season C that usually face drought. The vegetable […]
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30mil Households in Kenya to Gain From Smart Farming Plan by Elizabeth Kivuva Microsoft has signed a partnership with Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to co-create technology solutions that will see 30 million farming households enjoy food security and improve agribusiness. The deal through Microsoft’s 4Afrika initiative will support Agra’s […]
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Ethiopia: Integrated System to Increase Production and Productivity in Agricultural Sector by Mussa Muhammed “Ethiopia is working hard to strengthen its agricultural production and productivity,” said Ministry of Agriculture. Since the implementation of the country’s rural agriculture-centric development policy and strategy, many changes have been taking place as most pastoralists and farmers have […]
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Modern Technologies Will Transform Agriculture, Kagame Says By Julius Bizimungu President Paul Kagame has emphasized the need to invest in modern technologies as one of key metrics to drive Africa’s agricultural sector and agribusiness activities. He was speaking during a Presidential Panel at the just-concluded African Green Revolution Forum 2020, hosted by Rwanda. […]
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