‘Zimbabwe’s land redistribution marred by corruption’
The ruling party in Zimbabwe, Zanu-PF, has admitted that its "fast track" land redistribution programme, launched in 2000, was riddled with corruption and conflict over farm ownership.
Zimbabwe to compensate ‘land grab’ farmers
Next year, Zimbabwe will pay US$53 million (R742 million) in compensation to white farmers whose farms were confiscated over the past 18 years and reallocated to black Zimbabweans.
Animal disease experts from Africa to get specialist training
Nearly 200 veterinary epidemiologists in Africa are scheduled to undergo training intended to help them better combat animal diseases at grassroots level.
Namibian agriculture: shortage of skills, lack of diversification
Agriculture in Namibia presents great opportunities for economic growth, employment creation, food security and poverty eradication.
Call for assistance from Lesotho wool and mohair industry
Following a failed court bid to force the government of Lesotho to withdraw the recently gazetted Agricultural Marketing (Wool and Mohair Licensing) Regulations of 2018, wool and mohair producers in...
Harare Agricultural Show bigger than last year’s event
The Harare Agricultural Show, Zimbabwe’s biggest farming exhibition, started on 27 August 2018, with 575 local and foreign exhibitors participating.
Help save the African pangolin
At least 10 000 pangolins are trafficked out of Africa every year, according to Catherine Ritchie, marketing and communications manager of the newly launched NGO, Pangolin.Africa.
Tanzania lifts ban on meat product imports from SA
The Tanzanian Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA) has announced that it was lifting the ban on meat and meat products imported from South Africa.
Malawian community to benefit from hammer mill donation
As part of the ‘My Hippo Story’ competition the manufacturers of Hippo Mills, ABC Hansen, asked Hippo hammer mill owners to share their stories of how Hippo had impacted their...
Digital solutions to help in the fight against fall armyworm
The Fall Armyworm Agri Tech Prize, aimed at finding digital solutions to identify, track and protect crops in Africa against fall armyworm, has attracted more than 200 entries.
Zimbabwean cannabis production: only a few to benefit
It appears that only a handful of farmers will be able to cash in on the new opportunities generated by Zimbabwe’s legalisation of cannabis production for medicinal and scientific purposes.
Increase in rabies outbreaks among Namibian kudus
The decimation of Namibia’s kudu population due to rabies, especially on game-fenced farms, poses a severe and long-term threat to the country’s game industry.
Africa blocks SA processed meat products due to listeriosis
Fifteen African countries have recalled certain processed meat products as a result of the listeriosis outbreak in South Africa.
Huge livestock losses may worsen food security in Somalia
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that large-scale livestock losses as a result of drought have severely impacted the livelihoods of farmers, which could exacerbate Somalia’s food...
Botswana contravening UN declaration on agricultural funding
Farmers in Botswana have expressed concern about that country’s government continuing to allocate low budgets to the agricultural sector.
Donkeys put out of their misery in Zimbabwe
A total of 78 donkeys have been euthanised over a four month period at what would have been Zimbabwe’s first abattoir for these animals, after inspectors found that they were...
Malabo Report stresses need to manage climate change
The first Malabo Biennial Report on the Malabo Commitment to accelerate agricultural growth and transformation in Africa was released last month.
Zimbabwe’s maize crops under threat
The maize crop in Zimbabwe's south-western Matabeleland region is suffering serious moisture stress that could result in permanent wilting if the dry spell continues, farmers in the region have said.
African swine fever claims thousands of pigs in Zambia
Since its outbreak in the northern parts of Zambia in April 2017, African swine fever has resulted in the culling of more than 20 000 pigs.
Rwanda bans imports from SA due to listeriosis outbreak
Rwanda has banned imports of meat, dairy products, vegetables and fruit from South Africa as a result of the recent outbreak of the foodborne disease, listeria, across the country.
