AgriBusiness
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Ugandan farmers call on United Nations to sever ties with Bidco Africa
Mar 16, 2016The Bugala Farmers Association has called on the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to sever its ties with Bidco Africa, a Kenya-based edible oil producer accused of land-grabbing, human rights violations and environmental disasters in Uganda,... -
Brazilian Farmers Tour Zambian Agribusiness Giant
Dec 9, 2015By Wallace Mawire Zambeef Products, the largest integrated agribusinesses in Zambia, recently pledged a long-term commitment to the agriculture sector during a tour of its operations by farmers from Brazil. Gillian Langmead speaking on behalf of... -
How Think Tanks Can Use Economic Insights to Transform Agriculture in Africa
Nov 12, 2015By Raymond Erick Zvavanyange Twitter: @zvavanyanger3 Speed Read Economics Professor Thomas Piketty collaborative research presents provocative conclusions to aid our understanding of income, wealth and capital in society. Think Tanks in Africa should seriously consider... -
Smallholder Livestock Development Project for Zimbabwe
Nov 12, 2015By Wallace Mawire A new livestock development programme aiming to increase incomes and food security for 2000 beef and 3000 dairy smallholder producers has been launched in Zimbabwe under the USAID’s Feed the Future, US... -
Zimbabwe’s GMO Dilemma – To Eat Or Not To Eat?
Oct 27, 2015By Andrew Mambondiyani Eighty-year-old Gogo Mutimba from Chitora about 50 kilometres south of the border city of Mutare in Zimbabwe stares blankly at the clear October blistering afternoon sun. With a frown she remarked dejectedly:... -
Supermart Boss Raphael Afaedor Urges Entrepreneurs To Embrace Innovation
Sep 16, 2015The Chief Executive Officer of Supermart.ng, Raphael Afaedor has urged entrepreneurs in Nigeria to see the many problems in Nigeria as opportunities for them to solve financially rewarding problems. Afaedor who made this statement while speaking... -
What Young Agripreneurs Can Learn from Farmer Organisations
Sep 5, 2015By Raymond Erick Zvavanyange @zvavanyanger3 National organisations and institutions such as the farmer unions in Zimbabwe are now fully integrated and competing to provide quality products and services to their registered members. Generally, like-minded and closely-associated... -
An Initiative In NENA Seeks To Bring Small Farmers Back To The Heart Of Rural Growth And Development
Aug 5, 2015In the Near East and North Africa region (NENA), more than 80% of agricultural production is provided by the small-scale agriculture. Small farmers, especially women and young people, are a vital element to reducing poverty and... -
Project To Promote Bean Production Launched In Zimbabwe
Jul 31, 2015By Wallace Mawire The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) has partnered with the government of Zimbabwe and other partners to promote bean production for food and nutrition security and incomes of smallholder farmers in... -
What Climate Change Means To Female Pastoralist
Jun 30, 2015By Catherine Nyambura and Sarah Kutahi With the just commemorated World Environment Day on 5th June 2015, most people had hopes and aspiration emanating from the theme “Seven billion dreams, One planet, Consume with care”. It was...