FRA's biggest news from the week

FRA's biggest news from the week

Web version    Forward     Nampo's real success lies in partnerships       Grain SA's 56th NAMPO Harvest Day, which was presented from 14-17 May 2024 on NAMPO Park just outside Bothaville, is considered a great success by all accounts. A record number of 86,474 visitors over the four days – as well as 865 exhibitors – confirms the trade fair's popularity among farmers, exhibitors, opinion makers and everyone in society who has a heart for agriculture. Read more

NW Agriculture to roll out Artificial Insemination project The North-West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is set to roll out the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) project for cattle. Commonly known as Artificial Insemination, ART will benefit farmers across the province reaching 4000 heads of cattle over a period of 5 years. This means 800 breeding females would be inseminated per year beginning with the current financial year. Read more

Kenyan tea farmers to benefit from government deal for lucrative export market Tea farmers will earn more from the crop following a pact between Kenya and Liptons Teas and Infusions and Brown Investments. Under the new plan, the two firms will position Kenya's Tea as a premium product to the global stage. Read more

Good Nature Agro named one of Africa's Fastest Growing Companies of 2024 Good Nature Agro , the Zambian company helping smallholder farmers reach the middle class, has been recognized by the Financial Times in the annual ranking of Africa's Fastest Growing Companies of 2024, focused on identifying top performers in Africa's private sector. This ranking places Good Nature Agro as number 44 on the list and the only Zambian company in the top 50. Read more

WPF releases new training resources for small-scale poultry farmers in Africa The World Poultry Foundation (WPF) has released a series of new training materials to help small- scale poultry farmers improve their farming methods and incomes. The WPF explains that small-scale producers are farmers who typically start with just a few birds in their gardens, but who later grow their flocks over time and start selling chicken meat and eggs in.... Read more

EHPEA and TradeMark Africa ink Partnership for Digital Innovation in Ethiopian Horticulture The Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA), in collaboration with TradeMark Africa, has today signed a joint agreement to develop comprehensive e-learning and knowledge management systems tailored to the growing needs of Ethiopia's horticulture sector. Read more

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