by admin | Aug 3, 2024 | Crops, Policy and Legislation
By Bethsheba Achitsa and Ogova Ondego Much of Africa may be endowed with large tracts of fertile land and a favourable climate, but perennial hunger and malnutrition continue to plague 265 million of the 1,033,043,000 (1.1 billion) people on this continent. A BBC...
by admin | Jul 15, 2024 | Crops, Policy and Legislation
By African Development Bank Nigeria should be producing more food to stabilize food prices, while creating jobs and reducing foreign exchange spending Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank, says the decision by Nigeria’s government to allow...
by admin | Jul 14, 2024 | Crops
By Ogova Ondego Fruit Production Technical Handbook is a useful reference manual for fruit farmers. Published by Agriculture Information Resource Centre in Nairobi in 2016, the 256-page reference book that has been printed on glossy paper with full colour images of...
by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Crops
By Kevin James Moore Rwandan farmers have adopted new varieties of climbing beans to replace bush beans, recognising the potential of climbing beans to supply a greater amount of food and income. Improvements have been made to climbing beans to make them more...
by admin | Jul 8, 2024 | Crops
By Iminza Keboge Beet Root or Garden Beet is a vegetable whose root is rich in calcium, iron, potassium and vitamin C. Beet Root or. The deep red root crop takes 60 – 70 days to mature and can be eaten either as a cooked vegetable or raw as a salad. Its leaves, that...
