Representatives from the UN FAO and members of the Pan-African Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition met in South Africa for a workshop
The Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity, an initiative of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit, has launched four Global Maker Challenges at the 2018 Solve Challenge Finals hosted...
Production has begun at Nigeria’s first sugarcane bio-factory in the city of Zaria at Kaduna state
After the African Development Bank (AfDB), Credit Suisse AG, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited and Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) signed a US$600mn loan agreement to boost cocoa...
The Alien Invasive Fruit Flies project in Southern Africa, supported by the International Development Research Centre and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, has come up with five technologies...
Niger State government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will invest US$10.78mn to train cassava and rice farmers in three Local Government areas of the state in Nigeria
The Nigerian government has rolled out a ‘Youth in Agriculture’ programme, which aims to generate jobs for youth in the country
When even waste material can be used to produce energy, it’s a win-win situation all round
As the business of cotton production continues to attract global attention, there are concerns about how sustainable the practice of growing, harvesting, and production will be, especially for lower income...
UK-based charity organisation Gorta-Self Help Africa has announced its investment plans worth US$5.96mn to aid farmers in Ethiopia
Following the great success of the AEROSEM VT trailed pneumatic seed drills with a working width of 5 m, Pöttinger is now launching this combination with a working width of...
Desmet Ballestra Group is the world leader in the field of tailor-made engineering and procurement services covering each step of the Oils & Fats industry, from oilseed preparation and extraction...
Airtel is spending US$672,000 to support a project to provide timely weather reports to small-scale farmers in Uganda
A new report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi has revealed that certain varieties of food crops generate more toxins as a result of extreme weather...
A new breed of indigenous chicken, touted as being highly adaptable and producing higher amounts of eggs and meat, is the Kenyan Agricultural Research Institute’s (KARI) newest introduction to the...
Evonik’s Animal Nutrition has announced that it will launch Ecobiol Fizz, the first probiotic for chicken in effervescent tablet form
Case IH’s participation at the second Agricultural Dealers and Manufacturers Association (ADMA) Agrishow was a success with its product display and demonstrations attracting big crowds, the company reports
Zambian tilapia producer Yalelo Limited has entered into an MoU with China-based Famsun Company, subsidiary of Muyang Co. Ltd., for building a turn-key dedicated aquafeed mill in Zambia
New Holland showcased its fuel efficient farming equipmentat the SIAM 2015 show last month