Tag: East Africa

In awe of her dad's passion for the land and farming, it was no surprise when Annita Mutoni quit her job and gave in to the agriculture bug. Food For ...

There is nothing worse than losing your potato harvest to worms. But there might be a solution found in bananas - wrapping your potatoes in paper made from banana fibre ...

South Africans might love their bananas, but with only 12% of the plant used during harvesting it greatly contributes to agricultural waste. An innovative Ugandan company turns the waste into ...

With the highly destructive potato cyst nematode (PCN) threatening East Africa’s potato output, an organic method derived from banana plant waste material could be the final solution to this pest. ...

East African countries have taken important steps towards implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area.

African farmers must walk a tightrope, balancing traditional practices and modern technology to maximise yields while protecting natural resources.

African perspective: Food aid is required in 33 countries on the continent and several have seen crop damage this year. A recent FAO report shows that conflict and drought were ...

AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE: Sophisticated weather predictions paint a grim five-year picture for every country from Ethiopia down to South Africa. But without wise action these predictions mean little. Scientists sound the ...

A brown locust outbreak that aggregated in the drought-ravaged Sarah Baartman and Chris Hani districts in the Eastern Cape is now moving westwards, warns Eben Du Plessis, chairman of the ...