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Tanzania's economy will perform well over the next two years despite regulatory hurdles that may derail investor confidence, a meeting heard yesterday.
Asteria Uwamahoro, 42, a resident of Muyumbu Sector in Eastern Province’s Rwamagana District, recalls how she wanted fertilisers from agro-dealers but couldn’t afford to pay for the input in cash.
The failure by farmers to apply fertilisers during planting and topdressing has been one of the key contributors to the shaky food situation in not only Kenya but across Africa.
Chinese auto manufacturer BYD signed an agreement on Wednesday with Egyptian Passengers Transportation Authority to provide 15 electric buses for the Arab country's public transit fleet.
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his New Year address to the nation on January 1, also stated that there would be zero rice importation this year.
Fisheries management play an important role in reducing hunger and poverty as well as creating jobs and sustainable growth in the southern African region.
In addition to other factors, the prevailing climate and weather conditions in Southern Africa present a very strong case for Zimbabwe to broaden its agriculture away from monoculture.
Key to this access to food is the issue of affordability. This is the reason governments across the world introduce policies to develop agro-food systems in their respective countries that ensure food security for the population.
A maize plantation. Farmers are being encouraged to use improved seeds to boost yields. Egerton University has come up with new ways of ending perennial shortage and skyrocketing prices of maize in the country.