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Africa Business Communities launch the Africa India Business Network

Today Africa Business Communities launch the Africa India Business Network, a networking community open to professionals involved or interested in the Africa - India Business.

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Posted by Bazz Vlugt on January 22, 2010 at 4:27pm

Top Food & Agriculture Events - January 2010

Here we bring you the best food and agriculture shows, fairs and events of the world for January 2010. If you know some other, just let us know!

The WESTERN. Overland Park, Kansas, United States Of America
Date: 03-JAN-10 t… Continue

Posted by sebastian san juan on January 6, 2010 at 6:53pm

Water Disinfection

Water Disinfection with Chlorine
Many of the water sources used for irrigation require preliminary treatment before they can be considered safe to use. Water disinfection is one of the treatments that may be needed.

Disinfection is important in order to prevent spread of diseases originating in the source water, and also to prevent bacteria and fung… Continue

Posted by Guy Sela on December 31, 2009 at 11:57pm

Farmsphere Maps & Geopositioning

The use of maps has always been a feature of importance for the ag sector. In the past, watching from above was vital for the feudal lords to have an overview of their lands and for this reason they built their homes atop the hills. This was probably also significant before that.

In the last few years, GPS sof… Continue

Posted by sebastian san juan on December 3, 2009 at 10:17pm

100 Best social network sites for Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness

Farmsphere.com, the Food & Agribusiness meeting point, brings you the best Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness social networks.

You already know the benefits of Farmsphere.com: managem

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Posted by sebastian san juan on November 18, 2009 at 6:01am

Africa Agribusiness News

Zimbabwe: Tobacco Firms Urged to Plant Trees

Acting Chief Makoni has urged tobacco companies contracting farmers in his area to engage in tree planting activities or risk being banned from operating in the area.

Zimbabwe: Farmers Ready for Tobacco Marketing Season

TOBACCO farmers are ready for the 2010 tobacco-marketing season despite the fact that the season is opening almost two months earlier than usual.

Seychelles: Companies Push Hard to Halt Tuna Collapse

In the Seychelles' only cannery, the din of thousands of empty tuna cans rattling on narrow metal troughs is incredible as they bustle along, soon to be filled with Skipjack tuna that only days ago were swimming freely in the inky blue Indian Ocean.

Ghana: Timber Operators Seek Inclusion in Afforestation Programme

The Government has been urged to involve 'Plantation Timber Operators' in the national afforestation programme, launched in January by President John Evans Atta Mills, to maximize the outcome.

Kenya: New KCC Feels the Heat Over Spilt Milk

Farmers are up in arms over the decision by New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (New KCC) management to turn away milk suppliers due to a production glut.

Kenya: Flower Farms Tackle Latest Threat to Peak Season Exports

Demand for longer lasting flowers among European consumers has added a new twist to the lucrative horticulture export business -- dampening growers' expectations in the run up to the peak season that begins mid this month.

Rwanda: KCC Kick-Starts Urban Agriculture

Kigali City Council (KCC), in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, on Thursday kicked off a campaign to implement urban agriculture in line with the city master plan.

Kenya: Sugar Cane Shortage Looms, Warns Board

A serious shortage of sugar cane is looming after some farmers stopped growing the crop, the Kenya Sugar Board has warned.

Uganda: Why Museveni Does Not Deserve Agriculture PhD

So it's now official. Makerere University Council has approved an award of an honorary degree to President Museveni. Reason: His exceptional contribution to promoting agriculture. Nothing could be closer to irony! Here is why.

Zimbabwe: Nation Faces Maize Deficit Again, Despite Govt Claims

Farmers' organisations must be feeling vindicated after Agriculture ministry permanent secretary Ngoni Masoka last year turned a deaf ear to their warnings of a maize deficit.

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Africa Food news

Zimbabwe: Tobacco Firms Urged to Plant Trees

Acting Chief Makoni has urged tobacco companies contracting farmers in his area to engage in tree planting activities or risk being banned from operating in the area.

Zimbabwe: Farmers Ready for Tobacco Marketing Season

TOBACCO farmers are ready for the 2010 tobacco-marketing season despite the fact that the season is opening almost two months earlier than usual.

Kenya: Cashew Nut Farmers Turn Back to Brokers

Middlemen are taking advantage of lax enforcement to buy cashew nuts from farmers despite a government ban on export and a directive that the nuts be bought through the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).

Kenya: Researchers Map Areas Suitable for Green Energy Crops

The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) has completed the initial phase of mapping areas suitable for production of feed stock to the country's nascent alternative fuel industry, a key step to ensuring the new activity does not compromise food production.

Chad: Chadian Herders to Benefit From UN Funding for Water Projects

The United Nations agency dedicated to eradicating rural poverty has granted Chad $19.5 million to finance a water project for nomadic herders in the arid sub-Saharan Sahel region.

Seychelles: Companies Push Hard to Halt Tuna Collapse

Kenya: Farmers' Agony as Maize Rots

About 200 tonnes of maize is rotting in the Hola Irrigation Scheme after the National Cereals and Produce Board failed to buy it.

Nigeria: Benue - Real Or Mystic Food Basket

Benue State, since inception in 1976 has been envisioned to produce enough food that could feed the Nigerian populace as well as meet the export needs of the country.

Ghana: Nation Under-Invests in Agriculture

Increased budgetary allocations, since 2003, to the agricultural sector have not resulted in a corresponding rise in the sector's expected growth rate of 6 percent per annum, a study on government spending in agriculture by SEND-Ghana, an NGO, has revealed.

Ghana: Please Walk the Talk, Mr. President

A study by SEND Ghana has revealed that increased budgetary allocations since 2003 to Ghana's agricultural sector have not resulted in a corresponding rise in the sector's expected growth rate of 6 percent per annum.