Farmers of maize crops in Tanzania have asked the government to provide them with strong drought and pest resistant seeds so that they don’t need to buy the same from private producers at hefty prices. A farmer in the Tanga region said, “It is high time the government facilitated farmers […]

Following a year of drought the Zimbabwean government is all concerned to protect its farmers and in a new move announced ban on grain imports. Over the years the country has faced low grain production and last year’s devastating drought left over 4 million people in need of food aid. […]