by AATF Africa The Cassava Mechanisation and Agro-processing Project (CAMAP) has opened a new world of opportunity for many cassava farmers in Osun state, Nigeria. One of these farmers is Mrs Kikelomo Amusan who never thought that at any given day in her life she would ever cultivate anything in excess of one acre of the […]
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by J.Muthie Maize farming was becoming a source of major frustration for Ann Aloo, a smallholder farmer in Kisumu County of Kenya. For her, growing maize in the semi-arid western Kenya region has been hectic due to unpredictable weather and inaccessible climate-smart farm inputs. For a long time, the farmer says she could only harvest 135 […]
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By Dr. Daniel Kyalo Willy and Dr. Munyaradzi Jonga Africa has been packaged as the next frontier of economic growth due to its centrality in the global investment agenda. Agriculture is arguably the most important vehicle to realising this goal. For this ambitious plan to succeed, the development of the continent’s agriculture sector needs to […]
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The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) Risk Management Committee has given green light to the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Maize Project to conduct limited monitoring and evaluation activities of the project between 5th and 8th August 2020 and in line with the government of Kenya guidelines on COVID-19 management. AATF staff involved in the Project […]
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by AATF Africa Experts on Pesticide Registration from EAC Partners states of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi gathered in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania from September 18 to 20 to finalize drafting of the Regionally Harmonized Guidelines for the Registration of Bio pesticides and Biocontrol Products. The three day technical working group meeting also brought together […]
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by AATF Africa Testing of Promising Biopesticides Commence after EAC Sectoral Council of Ministers Adopt Harmonized Regulations Farmers in the East African region are staring at starvation as a result of pest related losses in maize yield running into millions of USD. Emerging pests such as the Fall Armyworm (FAW) pose a serious threat to crop […]
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