Panama Activates US$8.2 Million El Niño Farmer Plan
Panama's Agriculture Ministry put US$8.2 million into action for farmers hit by El Niño drought and floods: water systems, cattle...
October 4, 2026Topic
farming
Tanzania Cotton Farmers Say One Buyer Turns Up. The Prime Minister Has Given the Ministry a Month.
Thirty years after the trade was opened to competition, growers in the northwest say they face one buyer. The government...
September 14, 2026
Kenya’s $8.4 Billion Agri-Food Plan Courts Investors
Kenya's agri-food plan seeks KES 1.08 trillion, about $8.4 billion, over five years to expand irrigation, lift yields by half...
July 7, 2026
Brazil’s Adaptive Rice Breakthrough Boosts Goiás Yields
In 2020, Embrapa unveiled the BRS A502, an adaptive rice variety that has reshaped farming in Brazil's Cerrado.
February 11, 2024
Boosting Nigerian Farming for Independence
Nigeria, once known for its rich farming, has turned its attention to oil, leading to less focus on agriculture and...
January 26, 2024
Brazilian Farming Said to Span an Area Greater than Argentina
From 1985 to 2022, Brazil's farmland expanded by 50%, equivalent to the size of the Mato Grosso state or Pakistan...
October 6, 2023Rio Rural Provides Assistance for Sustainable Farming Methods
Rio Rural, a program initiated by the Secretariat of Agriculture announced this week that they are supporting over 45,000 small-holding...
March 28, 2018
Brazil Grain Crop to Increase Almost 22 Percent in 2017
The Brazilian grain crop is expected to grow 21.8 percent in 2017, according to a February estimate released today (March...
March 9, 2017
Brazil’s Harvest Grows 8.1 Percent in 2015 Despite El Nino
The phenomenon brought excessive rains to the South and reduction of rainfall in the North and Northeast, delaying seeding of...
December 14, 2015