Sub-Saharan Africa

The Key Role of Improved Irrigation for Climate Change Adaptation

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Better access to irrigation for farmers is key for climate change adaptation. Until recently, irrigation had never taken off in Africa for multiple reasons from poor maintenance planning to lack of inputs and market access. Many donor and government-funded large and small-scale irrigation schemes lay dry after a few years of exploitation. Water experts estimate …

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Weekly Roundup of Agriculture Jobs—5th July 2023

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1. Position: Production Network Technician Job Location: Nanyuki,  Recruiter / Employer: Turaco Farm Gross Salary: Ksh 80,000 –Ksh 100,000, About the Position: Under the direct supervision of the Country Production Manager, you will be tasked to offer technical support to growers to ensure seed production (from transplanting to seed extraction) according to targets of quality, …

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Not just a pest: the value of termites in African agriculture

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Although termites are considered agricultural pests they are crucial in the distribution of natural resources, i.e., water and nutrients in soils within the tropics.  These engineers of tropical ecosystems have a huge impact on the biological, physical, mineralogical, and chemical properties of soils. They play a key role in organic matter decomposition, soil fertility, soil …

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Sh607M fund set up to finance African agriculture SMEs

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The African Guarantee Fund and responsAbility Investments have partnered to create a Sh607 million ($5M) fund to finance Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the agricultural value chain with a focus on businesses engaged in activities related to crops and farming products or commodities. Most lenders have stayed away from Africa’s farming sector as it …

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Zero-grazed cattle at 80% less risk of ECF

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A study by the In­ter­na­tional Live­stock Re­search In­sti­tute ILRI is ad­voc­at­ing for zero graz­ing sys­tem to con­tain tick borne dis­eases as it emerged that free range sys­tems ex­poses live­stock to ticks-in­creas­ing the chances of con­tract­ing dis­eases.  “An­im­als sub­jec­ted to zero-graz­ing sys­tems had 80 per cent lower chance of con­tract­ing East Coast Fever (ECF) than in …

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Sex trap tame devastating African armyworm

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The African armyworm, scientifically known as Spodoptera exempta, is a particularly devastating pest. An early warn­ing sys­tem using traps that fake the smell of mat­ing fe­male moths has de­livered a break­through in coun­ter­ing the spread of the army­worm, which can move into an area and dev­ast­ate en­tire crops. The over 2 mil­lion farm­ers in Kenya …

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Sunculture offers pay-as-you-go solar pumps that experts say can triple profits

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By Jolene Njambi. Solar technology for irrigation can triple profits for growers within one to two crop seasons, compared with using other forms of irrigation systems and rainfall, according to a new report. International non-profit organization Winrock International, which specializes in solving social, agricultural and environmental challenges, has found solar water pumps increase farmers’ gross …

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