AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS

Improved banana types spread across Kagera, raising output, food supply, and farm earnings while offering lessons for East Africa.

The country shifts to data-led fertiliser advice to match crops with local soil needs and cut waste.

The new grass helps farmers manage feed shortages and improve milk and meat yields in dry areas.

The company says the development will drive exports, jobs, and higher value farm output from Egypt’s desert lands.

The government has begun nationwide distribution of subsidised fertilizer as part of wider efforts to support farmers ahead of the long rains season.

The new report tracks key tools, startups, and funding gaps shaping food production across five West African markets.

Government targets 350,000 jobs and boosts to coastal livelihoods through renewed sector focus.

Farmers call for urgent action to protect livelihoods and contain the outbreak.

The new Maftech site brings manufacturing, assembly, and service closer to growers as the fruit sector seeks faster delivery and lower costs.

Leaders at a Rabat conference called for stronger use of research to guide farm policy across the continent.