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  • SA Exports First Air Shipment of Litchis to U.S

    Posted on :Thursday , 24th December 2015

    Pretoria — The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced that South Africa has earlier this month exported its first air shipment of litchis to the United States.

     
    "The department views this achievement as one of the major contributions on the country's initiative of expanding export markets, positioning South Africa as one of the sig. . .

  • Climate Smart Coffee and Banana Set to Boost East African Farmers\' Income

    Posted on :Thursday , 24th December 2015

    Kampala — Ugandan farmers are increasingly inter-planting coffee, the country's primary export, and banana, a staple food, as a way of coping with the effects of climate change.

     
    In densely populated Elgon and Rwenzori Mountains, the two crops have been planted together on smallholder farms despite recommendations under the colonial agricultural extension syste. . .

  • Machakos Banks On Green Grams and Fruits to Industrialise in Kenya

    Posted on :Thursday , 24th December 2015

     After buying tractors to bring more land under cultivation and distributing seeds and fertiliser to poor families, Machakos County has now turned to green grams. Governor Alfred Mutua spoke to JULIUS SIGEI.

     
    In our last interview two years ago, you told us that only about 20 per cent of the arable land in Machakos was under agriculture and that you planned to i. . .

  • Chinese Investors Offer Machines, Technology for Arid, Semi-Arid Farmers

    Posted on :Wednesday , 23rd December 2015

     A Chinese delegation is in Nairobi to scout for agricultural investments in arid and semi-arid areas and promote technology uptake for higher yields.

     
    The 45 investors with interests in farm machinery, technology and specialised skills transfer have visited Naivasha flower and wheat farms.
     
    The team also visited the Masai Mara Nati. . .

  • Rwanda aims for US$140mn annually as export returns through horticulture

    Posted on :Wednesday , 23rd December 2015

    Rwanda is depending on its horticulture sector to fetch export returns worth around US$140mn annually by the end of the decade
    Around 10-20 medium-sized exporters and production on 2,000 hectares of nucleus farms with 6,000 hectares of outgrowers could accomplish the set target, said officials.
    According to the country's National Agricultural Export Development Board chief Georg. . .

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