NYERI, KENYA: A seed company has introduced three new high yielding maize varieties for high altitude areas, to boost yields in the region. The seeds have been tailor made to suit the areas that ...

The federal government, in partnership with the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), has launched the 3-in-1 four TELA Maize varieties for uptake by Nigerian farmers. The varieties ...

After a decade of prosperity, a less favorable external context demands that Ecuador ensure fiscal sustainability, strengthen the foundations of dollarization, promote new engines of growth and ...

As part of its plans to achieve food security through boosting farmers’ production, the Federal Government on Tuesday, launched varieties of the newly released transgenic maize variety called Tela.

Ecuador is facing its worst drought in six decades. As a result, the country, which depends on hydroelectric power , is facing severe energy shortages and has implemented rolling blackouts and put ...

Ecuador's government was to begin imposing nationwide nighttime blackouts Monday evening in a bid to conserve energy. The move has been forced by widespread drought conditions depriving Ecuador of ...

A photographic journey to Quilotoa, Ecuador’s volcanic crater lake A photographic journey to Quilotoa, Ecuador’s volcanic crater lake A cultural exploration of Ecuador’s Angochagua ...

That was all they harvested from 10kg of maize seed and more than 100kg of fertiliser. In comparison, stacked on their veranda were many sacks of sorghum. They were able to get more than one tonne ...

QUITO, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa will seek changes to the constitution to allow foreign military bases to be established in the Andean country, he said on Monday via a ...

QUITO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Ecuador's government has announced the suspension of electricity service for nine hours on Sunday in 12 of the Andean nation's 24 provinces and placed 19 areas on red ...

Ecuador has announced that the Covid-19 vaccine will be mandatory for most citizens, saying the measure is needed because of a rise in infections and the spread of variants such as Omicron. The ...