Zimbabwe: Govt Supports Poultry Farming
Government will continue supporting small holder poultry farmers as part of efforts to consolidate their contribution to the growth of the agriculture industry, a senior Government official has said.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, Mr Ngoni Masoka said the poultry industry was rapidly growing.
R8.3 Million Boost for Sustainable Agriculture
Nedbank has invested R8.3-million in conservation group WWF South Africa’s Sustainable Agriculture Programme, which aims to tackle food security challenges as well as protect natural resources in the country.
MSU uses $7.8 million grant to improve farming in Africa
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University researchers will use a $7.8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help eight African nations improve their sustainable farming methods.
The grant, from the Gates Foundation Global Development Program, will be used to help guide policymaking efforts to intensify farming methods that meet agricultural needs while improving environmental quality in Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Zambia, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Yakowa Approves N1 Billion Loan to Irrigation Farmers
Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State has approved N1 billion loan for irrigation farmers in the state.
Yakowa said this yesterday in Kaduna during the presentation of flags to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in the December local councils election.
