Energy crops
South Africa To Harvest the Highest Maize Crop In 40 Years
South Africa is expecting to harvest its biggest maize crop in four decades a year after drought devastated output of...
18,200 Hectares of Maize Farm Destroyed
The devastation caused by fall armyworms has affected 18,219.07 hectares of maize farms as at Friday May 26, 2017. So...
Planting For Food & Jobs Not ‘thought Through’
Government’s Planting for Food and Jobs programme has come under scrutiny by industry players a day after it was...
GAWU Lauds ‘Planting For Food and Job’ Project
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) of Ghana has lauded the ‘Planting for Food and Job’ project by the...
Nigeria Saves $5m Daily From Ban On Rice, Wheat Imports
The Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe yesterday in Kano said the policy on the ban of importation of rice and...
Government To Offload Shares In Aveyime Rice — Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto
The government intends to offload its 60 percent shares in the struggling Aveyime rice project at Battor in the Volta...
On A South African Farm, Despair Over Armyworm Attack
Peeling back the maize plant's leaves reveals a small brown caterpillar -- an armyworm that writhes as it burrows into...
Food Prices Soar In Drought-Hit Countries
Drought in East Africa has led to a sharp increase in the price of staple foods, raising fears that hunger will worsen,...
We’ll Replace Food Imports With ‘Planting For Food and Jobs’ Campaign — Afriyie Akoto
The government will, by April this year, launch an audacious campaign to turn farmlands and backyards into a huge food...
NORDESO Implements 5-Year Advocacy Project In Northern Region
The Northern Development Society (NORDESO), has begun a five-year advocacy project dubbed: “Voice for Change (V4C)”...
Chicago Agricultural Commodities Close Lower On Stronger U.S. Dollar
The most active corn contract for December delivery fell 3 cents, or 0.88 percent, to 3.3725 dollars per bushel....
Nigeria Urged To Adopt Netherland’s Model For Food Security
The Federal Government of Nigeria has been called upon to adopt The Netherland’s agricultural model to increase its...
Finding The Sweet Spot Of Africas Agriculture
Africa is a continent where, at least outwardly, we like to celebrate our diversity—the rich variety that can be...