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Two New Wheat Varieties Offering Hope Against Stem Rust in Kenya
There is renewed hope for wheat farming in Kenya following the release of two wheat varieties that are more resistant to wheat stem rust Ug99.
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov Reviews Socio-economic Reforms And Beautification Works
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov traveled to Namangan and Andijan regions on September 30 – October 1 to review the course of socio-economic reforms and the creative beautification works in progress in these parts of the country.
Another White Zimbabwean Farmer Murdered
A white Zimbabwean farmer, Colin Zietsman, was murdered on Friday in Mvurwi district (north) as violent land occupations continued to disrupt production on the country’s few remaining commercial farms. How People Arrived Here: colin zietsman, colin...
Forgotten Victims of the 2005 Pakistan Quake Still Need Help
Most people in Pakistan and around the world have forgotten the victims of the 8 October 2005 earthquake which killed 73,000 people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Province (KP). Other disasters have since intervened such...
Kenya Sees Hunger Amid Plenty
Harvests are going to waste in parts of Rift Valley province – Kenya’s grain basket – as farmers lack markets for their produce, even though severe drought ravages the country’s northern regions.
Europe’s Dairy Farmers to Receive a Boost in Bargaining Power
To boost dairy farmers’ bargaining power, they must be enabled to negotiate fairer prices through producer groups, pricing practices must be made clearer throughout the distribution chain, and dairies must be made to report their monthly purchases,...
Recently Displaced Farmers in Conflict-affected Mindanao Hit By Flooding
Rain and flooding over the past month have severely affected thousands of farmers who have recently returned to their homes in conflict-affected Mindanao. Farmer Sandatu Kalug, 58, from the village of Madia in Maguindanao, the worst affected province,...
Deadly Riots in Zambia Sending Bad Signals
Three people were burned to death in vicious riots earlier this week in Mansa, provincial capital of northern Zambia’s Luapula Province. How People Arrived Here: Mansa Zambia
