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Local quality control firm boosts Cameroon’s cocoa, coffee exports

A cocoa farmer in Cameroon. Photo Credit: Elias NgalameLocal quality control firm boosts Cameroon’s cocoa, coffee exportsBy Murimi Gitari Download PDF[rt_dropcap_style dropcap_letter=”W” dropcap_content=”WITH an…

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Kenyan start-up’s solar insect trap revolutionising pest control

IMG20220822125205Kenyan start-up’s solar insect trap revolutionising pest controlBy Murimi Gitari Download PDF[rt_dropcap_style dropcap_letter=”P” dropcap_content=”PESTICIDES are still widely used for pest management despite their harmful…

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How 650 new bean varieties could help feed people across Africa

The Pan-African Bean Research Alliance is getting more nutritious beans to markets across Africa. These beans are on sale in Rwanda, which has one…

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A green future for Cameroon’s agriculture

A group of people pose for a photo at the agribusiness firm Greenhouse Ventures. Photo Credit: Elias NgalameA green future for Cameroon’s agricultureBy Elias…

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Student’s simple cooler box to ease farmers’ post-harvest worries

Beatrice Kimani, the University of Nairobi student who has developed a simple cooling innovation to help smallholder farmers reduce post-harvest losses. Photo Credit: Zablon…

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Biopesticide made from cassava peels cuts grain losses 70 percent

Every year, Cameroongenerates about one milliontons of waste from its cassavaproduction of five milliontons.

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Tanzanian farmers await first Fusarium wilt-resistant Mchare cooking banana

A new hybrid variety of the Mchare cooking banana that is resistant to the Fusarium wilt (FW) fungus will be released to farmers in Tanzania

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Smallholder farmers in Tanzania grapple with low productivity

The Tanzania Fertiliser Regulatory Authority plans to provide fertiliser subsidies to farmers to increase production.

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From weaver ants to GMOs: how pest control has changed

In agriculture, pests are managed by cultural, chemical and biological means. Photo Credit: USDA NIFAFrom weaver ants to GMOs: how pest control has changedBy…

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1 year ago

Fresh produce firm unlocks avocado export market for smallholders

Keitt Exporters sources avocados for exports and for value addition from smallholder farmers in different parts of Kenya. Photo Credit: MurimiFresh produce firm unlocks…

Related posts

Local quality control firm boosts Cameroon’s cocoa, coffee exports

Kenyan start-up’s solar insect trap revolutionising pest control

How 650 new bean varieties could help feed people across Africa

A green future for Cameroon’s agriculture

Student’s simple cooler box to ease farmers’ post-harvest worries

Biopesticide made from cassava peels cuts grain losses 70 percent

Tanzanian farmers await first Fusarium wilt-resistant Mchare cooking banana

Smallholder farmers in Tanzania grapple with low productivity

From weaver ants to GMOs: how pest control has changed

Fresh produce firm unlocks avocado export market for smallholders

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