TELA Maize, a new high-yielding, drought and pest resistant variety undergoing trial in Nigeria, will boost yields and reduce cost of production, the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) has said. Prof Mohammad Ishiyaku, the Executive Director of IAR, said farmers will save billions in costs and harvest more with the new variety, plugging the perennial […]
Read MoreRice is fast becoming a staple food in Africa, and the continent should adopt hybrid technology to boost production, improve incomes and create jobs for the youth and women. This was the clarion call during the Fifth African Conference of Science Journalists organised by the Media for Environment, Science, Health, and Agriculture (MESHA) in May […]
Read MoreThe Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) is now in Malawi. This follows the launch of the local chapter at a function presided over by the Minister of Education Hon. Agnes NyaLonje. The Chapter will be hosted by the National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST), which advises government and other stakeholders on science, technology […]
Read MoreMaize farming is new to Mzee Fredrick Anjawa, a 72-year-old farmer in Sabatia area of Kakamega County. Like most villages in Kakamega county, Sabatia was big in sugarcane production in gone days. It primarily supplied Mumias Sugar Factory – in its heyday an iconic sugar miller in Kenya. Then the sugar sector was invaded by […]
Read MoreAfrican Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has developed a Gender Strategy (2018 – 2022) in pursuit of gender equity through gender mainstreaming. This involves a process of incremental change in policies, strategies, and activities. The long-term objective is that attention to gender equity will pervade all policies, strategies, and activities, so that women and men influence, […]
Read MoreAfrican governments and regional economic blocs have been urged to increase funding for Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) and create an enabling environment for technology adoption. This would transform livelihoods and enable the continent to benefit from modern agricultural innovations such as biotechnology including gene-editing and other emerging technologies for sustainable economic growth. This call […]
Read MoreNigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammed Abdullahi, has commended Ghanaian delegates for coming to Nigeria to study the processes that led to the approval of the first genetically modified food crop, the Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea. Ghana is also in the process of approving the PBR Cowpea that has been developed […]
Read MoreBurkinabe broadcast journalist Jeremie Ouedraogo has brought a remarkable sense of civic duty to covering the agriculture beat. His quest for a food-secure Burkina Faso prompted him to launch PLANÈTE AGRICULTURE magazine that brings new knowledge, data and skills to decision-makers on agriculture. Responding to the access to information challenge for people in his country, […]
Read MoreNigeria’s quest to increase beans production to meet national demand received a major boost last year with the introduction of Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) cowpea variety by scientists at the Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria, in collaboration with the African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF). Previously, beans farmers in the country experienced low yield following […]
Read MoreRice farmers in Mwea, Kirinyaga county, hope to increase their yield after a new variety was introduced in the area.Crop scientists say the new variety has the ability to yield 24 more bags per acre of paddy compared to other varieties grown in the area. Hybrid East Africa Ltd chief executive officer John Man said […]
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