Category: AGRI-CHEM

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has assured Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) of the government’s support in the company’s bid to produce quality organic fertiliser on a large scale. That, he said, would help bridge the gap in the supply of inorganic fertiliser in the country. Dr Akoto gave the assurance when he toured…

Hon. Demba Sabally, minister for Agriculture through support from the World Bank funded project titled: ‘Gambia Inclusive Resilient Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (GIRAV) yesterday presided over the handing over of 50 metric tons of maize and 200 metric tons of rice seeds of three varieties to the director general of the department of agriculture.…

The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has increased subsidised fertilizer to the North Rift region following farmers’ outcry over shortages and high prices. “We received complaints from farmers over the shortages but we have taken measures to move more quantities to the region. Much more is being taken to the depots this week to…

French researchers think they may have found a unique natural alternative to chemical fertilisers. Their discovery reduces environmental pollution and helps to feed a growing global population, all thanks to an unexpected ingredient – human urine. Synthetic nitrogen fertilisers boost agricultural production but if used in excess, they pollute the environment. Their prices are also…

Russia is one of the major players in global agricultural markets. The country is a significant exporter of grains , and also integrated into global agriculture as a supplier of inputs, particularly fertiliser . The country is a leading world supplier of the key ingredients of a range of them. It’s therefore important to keep…

The Kenya Seed Company (KSC) has assured maize farmers across the country of adequate supply of seeds as they continue preparing their farms for the planting season. Speaking during a seed distribution stakeholders meeting that brought together agents and stockists from Trans-Nzoia and Bungoma counties, KSC Managing Director Fred Oloibe said the company has produced enough seeds for both local consumption as well as foreign…

ELDORET, Kenya, March 5 -The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war may have serious ramifications for cereal farming in Kenya due to the projected increase in the cost of planting fertilizer. Due to the prevailing situation, cereal farmers in the Rift Valley region have been advised to brace for hard times ahead of the planting season since the…

As the morning mist rises over the rolling hills of Tanzania’s Southern Highlands, Tumaini Kilawa carefully paces through the rows of her cabbage. Cabbage is a heavy feeder, quickly depleting the soil of required nutrients. Tumaini often sprinkles fertiliser beads on her field to maximise production, as these additional nutrients are essential for her crops…

To boost food production through the deployment of new technologies, the African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the Seed Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria (SEEDAN), have unveiled a private for-profit foundation seed entity – ECOBasic Seed Company Limited to produce foundation seed for…

Farmers together with other stakeholders in the agriculture sector have tasked the government to consider reviewing the Seed policy 2013 and include forage seed systems as a way of improving livestock nutrition and production in Uganda. This was during farmers and stakeholders engagement at Maple leaf Hotel Masaka City on Monday which was led by…