The farmers in Tanzania are encouraged to grow elite varieties of vegetables, enriched with high-value nutritional content, in order to fight malnutrition, hunger and double agricultural productivity and income of...
At Bühler's Annual Results event, held in Uzwil, Switzerland, Irene Mark-Eisenring, chief HR officer, said the diversity of the company’s workforce, including 102 nationalities, is integral to the company’s success
Speaking on the topic of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2019, held on 17 June 2019, Andre Laperrière, executive director of Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition...
Broiler farms need to prioritise maintenance of ventilation systems to ensure healthy and productive livestock as well as avoid unexpected costs, according to experts at one of the leading ventilation...
Scientists have adapted a technology used in the mining industry to speed up the development of nutritious food crops, which could improve the diets of more than two billion people
The government of Madagascar received a symbolic cheque on 7 July for US$2.13mn from the African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd) to cover anticipated losses to livelihoods from...
Dana Holdings has received the prize for ‘Best Agriculture Exhibit’ at the 2014 Agricultural and Commercial Show which was held in Lusaka, Zambia from 30 July to 4 August
More than 215,000 chickens from poultry farms in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Kogi state are said to have died as a result of being struck by a disease,...
The International Flower Trade Expo (IFTEX) will take place between 4-6 June 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya
To attain zero environmental impact in its operations and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Nestlé has unveiled an industrial scale pilot project that has successfully tested a...
Designed to help growers improve efficiency through reducing labour cost, Biobest's new adaptable automated dispenser Entomatic, helps ensure even distribution of beneficials in the crop, thus helping to optimise overall...
With more than 80 per cent of the Sudanese labour force engaged in agriculture, a new US$85.7mn programme that aims to increase food security and ensure access to natural resources is...
The deputy head of the United Nations trade and development body has said that continued growth of organic farming across Africa would benefit farmers' incomes, national economies and employment
To help support government and non-profit organisations on the continent address climate change, water supply and food security challenges, Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, has collaborated with Microsoft...
The world needs to carve a pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C, UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated in its latest report detailing the impact of climate...
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its partners announced that they had released at least 28 new rice varieties to eight countries in Asia and Africa in 2014
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has delivered food to over a million people in the north-west and parts of southern Tigray in June and July under the second...
MyAMINO – Evonik’s customer portal – is packed with an array of functionalities, which can support customers’ day to day work and beyond
By strengthening the local workforce in Africa, Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) have created a niche for themselves in the continent, says Shipra Tripathi, head of Corporate Global Marketing and Communications...
Major stakeholders in Ghana stressed the need for comprehensive and coherent national policy framework to create an enabling environment for sustainable agribusiness development