Submitted by Zulu, Brenda on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 13:06
By Conference Reporter
There should also be an improved effective way of reaching most farmers effectively and timely through Agricultural information dissemination ventures beyond the Lima and the Rural Note Book programs which are radio and television programmes.
In an interview, Camp Extension Officers s expressed the need for the option on extension service improvement which envisages the repackaging of agricultural information, programs and knowledge for small scale famers especially through programs aired in local languages.
Submitted by Joaque, Zainab on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 20:12
By Zainab Joaque
Agriculture is more than a business; it is not only about production, it is also about managing natural resources for future generations. The question we need to ask ourselves is: ‘can improvements in extension and advisory services really contribute to poverty reduction, food security and improved livelihoods? I can safely say yes it can but not in isolation.
Submitted by Zulu, Brenda on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 14:23
Submitted by Zulu, Brenda on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 14:20
By Conference Reporter
Africa has what it takes to quadruple food productions from area expansion and yield increase inspite of challenges posed by climate change, Josue Dione, Director of Food Security and Sustainable Development at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), said in Durban yesterday.
Submitted by Irfanullah, Haseeb on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 12:32
Submitted by Joaque, Zainab on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 13:56
By Zainab Joaque
As often said and rightly so, agriculture is the foundation of most economies. The great interplay between agriculture and the nations’ prosperity cannot be overemphasized, and as such all efforts at revitalizing this sector should be visualized as a means to economic emancipation.
Submitted by Joaque, Zainab on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 13:50
Submitted by Zulu, Brenda on Thu, 11/24/2011 - 19:20
By Brenda Zulu
Agriculture is the engine that drives economic and social development in Kenya. Indeed the functions in the Kenyan GDP are closely and positively correlated with the fortunes of the agricultural sector, through its control on production, storage, value addition distribution and marketing.
Submitted by Zulu, Brenda on Thu, 11/24/2011 - 18:24
By Brenda Zulu
In the mid-2011 a food emergency unfolded in the horn of Africa. Millions of people in East Africa faced a food crisis caused by severe drought, food prices spikes, and conflict, and exacerbated by the vulnerability of people across the region.
Submitted by Zulu, Brenda on Thu, 11/17/2011 - 03:54
By Brenda Zulu
Farming should be seen as a business if it were to attract the low numbers of students entering Universities to study Agriculture.
“Our vision for the farmer is to be seen as business men. We need our farmers to become agri processors. Smallholder and commercial farmers need different type of extension,” said Zane Sharon Peters, Permanent Secretary, Minister of Agriculture, lands Environment and Housing, Antigua and Barbuda.
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