Francina Lerato Kuwali, a 35-year-old international student from Malawi at China Agricultural University (CAU), returned recently with the exciting news that she and her classmates had helped local farmers in her country achieve a maize yield of 9,000 kg per hectare, nearly three times the local average. Over the past year, they have applied the agricultural techniques learned at CAU to assist 30 farmers in Malawi with maize cultivation, as part of the cultivation plan under the cooperative postgraduate education…

Ethiopia has sown more than 10 million hectares of land using the cluster farming method for 2024. This is part of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture’s plan, which aims to harvest 613 million quintals of crops. This is reported by Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC), a partner of TV BRICS. So far, 19.2 million hectares of arable land have been cultivated, of which 17.7 million hectares are under various crops, including maize, teff, wheat, and other important food crops for Ethiopia. According…

Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister for Human Development and Minister of Health and Population, held a meeting with representatives of a company developing an electronic platform for medical tourism.  Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, said that the meeting was held in line with the country’s presidential directives to accelerate the development of the e-platform. This is reported by Daily News Egypt, a partner of TV BRICS. The initiative aims to showcase…

The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa has called for an improved regulatory framework and a visa regime to “scale up” trade and other relations between the two countries and their citizens.  Ambassador Alexander Temitope Ajayi, the Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, has urged the business community and ordinary people in both countries to collaborate, exchange knowledge and explore mutually beneficial opportunities.  Ambassador Ajayi has insisted that Africa would benefit greatly from stronger economic ties between its two…

A national office of COMESA’s East African Community (EAC) Horticulture Accelerator Programme (CEHA) has opened in Ethiopia. This is reported by ENA, a partner of TV BRICS. COMESA is a project aimed at enhancing the growth of the horticulture sector in Eastern and Southern Africa. The project also involves Ethiopia’s Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration, the Ethiopian Agriculture Authority, and the Ethiopia Horticulture Producers and Exporters Association. The office will coordinate and promote horticulture development in Ethiopia, especially in…

Zimbabwe has taken over the leadership of the SADC Council of Ministers, succeeding Angola, ahead of the 44th SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, where Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa will take over as chairperson of the bloc. This is reported by The Herald. In his speech, Zimbabwe’s Foreign Affairs Minister Frederick Shava said the country will focus on ensuring food security and restoring peace and stability in the region during his presidency. He also stressed the importance of…

To ensure international recognition of the E-passport, which Ethiopia plans to introduce next year, a consultancy was held with senior representatives of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).  The delegation led by Selamawit Dawit, the Director General of ICS, met with Juan Carlos Salazar, the Director General of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, to discuss the details of the implementation of the new passport. During the meeting, Selamawit highlighted that Ethiopia has gained significant experience in the aviation sector and…

The village of Shama in Egypt has become the first in the country to receive the Tarsheed Green Rural Communities certification, recognising its compliance with strict environmental standards. The achievement is the result of the government’s Green Village initiative under the Hayah Karima project, which aims to raise environmental standards in rural Egypt. This is reported by Daily News Egypt, a partner of TV BRICS. The Tarsheed certificate, one of the world’s most respected environmental certificates, evaluates villages on various…

The University of South Africa (Unisa) is holding a two-day strategic Lekgotla aimed at reflecting on the institution’s progress towards its strategic goals and charting a path forward for the current academic year and beyond. This year’s Lekgotla, held in Benoni on the East Rand, will prioritize enrollment management, a key area for Unisa, said the university in a statement released on Monday, July 29. “The Lekgotla is an annual event that allows Unisa leadership to address critical strategic issues…

At his dairy farm in Kiambu County on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Newton Mwangi anxiously takes off his boots and work suit after milking his cows. Mwangi is worried about the inability of the cows to hit the 80-litre target he needs to fulfil for his clients per day, due to a woeful fodder shortage in Kenya. Like other dairy farmers, Mwangi is struggling to get enough fodder to feed his animals in a bid to increase…