By Dr. Daniel Kyalo Willy and Dr. Munyaradzi Jonga Africa has been packaged as the next frontier of economic growth due to its centrality in the global investment agenda. Agriculture is arguably the most important vehicle to realising this goal. For this ambitious plan to succeed, the development of the continent’s agriculture sector needs to […]
Read MoreThe African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) Risk Management Committee has given green light to the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Maize Project to conduct limited monitoring and evaluation activities of the project between 5th and 8th August 2020 and in line with the government of Kenya guidelines on COVID-19 management. AATF staff involved in the Project […]
Read MoreAs the COVID-19 Pandemic enters its fourth month, countries, communities and organizations are hard pressed to transform their modes of operation to respond to its rapid spread that has seen 30,367 confirmed cases recorded in Africa with 1378 deaths reported to date[1]. Similarly, different sectors of life ranging from social, economic and cultural aspects have […]
Read MoreTELA maize products are transforming livelihoods at household level in Matibidi village, Mpumalanga province in South Africa. Meet Mr Sam Maebela, a seasoned grain and vegetable farmer who realized exponential increase in his maize yield from the 1 drum (200kgs) he harvested from 1.5Ha in June 2017 to 17 drums (3400kgs) from the same piece […]
Read MoreEast African Community partner states move to fast-track registration of biopesticides in the region
By Dr. Daniel Kyalo Willy Experts on Pesticide Registration from EAC Partners states of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi gathered in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania from September 18 to 20 to finalise drafting of the Regionally Harmonised Guidelines for the Registration of Bio-pesticides and Biocontrol Products. The three-day technical working group meeting also brought […]
Read MoreBy Evelyn Situma Looking at the failed crops around her neighbours’ farms in Eliang’oma village in Vihiga County, 50-year old Jane Sabula is grateful for the decision she took two years ago to start planting DroughtTEGO® hybrid maize on her farm. At her local church, most of the stories from her fellow women are about crop failure, […]
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