Farmscape for May 20, 2008 (Episode 2850) Research conducted in Saskatchewan has shown, when applied in balance according to manure nutrient analysis and soil testing, livestock manure is an environmentally friendly fertilizer option. The University of Saskatchewan in collaboration with
THE fast-food industry is being challenged by rising food prices, a tough competitive environment, and falling disposable incomes. Only the best will survive and innovation will be the name of the brand loyalty game.
As part of its contribution to rural development, WAD has been training local people in the regions. One such graduation of 65 young people in basic computer literacy took place in the Caprivi region recently.
A Liberian child rights advocate, Kimmie Weeks, has called the attention of the United States Congress to the rising food crisis, warning that it may cause "widespread political unrest in Africa and even digress progress made toward development and stability."
State minister for disaster preparedness Musa Ecweru, has said that the government has supplied food and none-food items to the people of Karamoja affected by famine.
Recent increases in food prices in Botswana are a replication of higher commodity prices since 2006. According to the 2007/2008 United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation report, the prices rose from 9.0% to more than 37% in September 2007. Research
THE Grain Marketing Board has cancelled licences of two millers and suspended those of three others for various offences that include overpricing and diverting their maize allocations meant for maize-meal production to the black market.
High food prices and conflicts need to be addressed as a matter of urgency, according to the African Union New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD) workshop currently underway in Pretoria.
SOARING food prices will be under the spotlight at an African Union-New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) workshop starting in Pretoria today.
The "cereals and early fruit and vegetables" group from the national "genes bank" which is composed of 15 researchers visited several governorates to collect some 5000 cereal and early fruit and vegetables strains, basing themselves on the latest techniques of
THE Ministry of Agriculture will spend N$15 million annually for the next three years to combat bush encroachment on farmland, new Agriculture Minister John Mutorwa announced last week.
The President of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Dr Gertrude Mongella has called on governments on the continent and internationally to help Africa in sorting out its food crisis.
Dansa Foods Limited, manufacturers of the Dansa range of fruit juices has marked its entry into the diary beverage industry with the launch of Ziza Long Life Milk .
The Federal Government has secured the support of three countries, the United States, India and Thailand to import the 500,000 metric tonnes of rice into the country to ease the high cost of the food item.
The future of interim payments to farmers allied to Kenya Tea Development Agency factories has been thrown into uncertainty because of the effects of a strong shilling and rising cost of inputs.
East Africa's maize prices are still high although a harvest season is approaching, a Regional Agricultural Trade Intelligence Network (Ratin) report shows.
