May 18, (THEWILL) — Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has increased the planned investment in his proposed fertiliser plant in Ethiopia to more than $4 billion, nearly doubling the original project estimate and reinforcing his push to expand industrial...
March 12, (THEWILL) — Fertiliser prices have surged by about 11 percent just weeks before the planting season, raising fresh concerns that food inflation could accelerate in the coming months as farmers grapple with rising production costs.
Market surveys show...
Faruku Musa Haruna and other farmers in Kumfada used to pool their money to buy plastic sheets, trapping enough water to irrigate small patches of land. They wanted to keep farming after the rains, but their ambitions depended on how much water they could save.