Food tech company OneThird on 15 June, announced the deployment of its AI-powered scanner technology in the supply chain of Bakker Barendrecht, part of Greenyard and the sole supplier of...
The Rwandan government aims to increase the number of agro dealers in the country to 3,000 from the present 1,200 by 2018
AUGA Group has introduced the world’s first hybrid biomethane and electric tractor for professional farm use – the AUGA M1
The recent opening of the Sahara Forest Project (SFP) launch station outside Aqaba, the Jordan port city, has highlighted the possibility of using some of the world’s harshest landscapes to...
Bboxx, a next generation utility, has partnered with Geocoton Advens Group to facilitate access to clean energy for Burkina Faso and other African countries
The International Flower Trade Expo (IFTEX) will take place between 4-6 June 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya
More than 17,615 farmers in Ghana will benefit from a US$1.07mn premium package under the Nestlé Cocoa Plan (NCP), which is a part of Nestlé’s aim to develop cocoa farming...
Leading mycotoxin deactivation and animal nutrition company BIOMIN has launched a new mycotoxin and endotoxin deactivation product specifically designed for the fattening period, rounding off the Mycofix portfolio
The performance and genetic potential of the Arbor Acres Plus breeder and broiler in the local market was discussed at a recent customer roadshow set up by Arbor Acres in...
French food company Danone and US-based chocolate manufacturer Mars will invest US$120mn over the next decade in an investment fund aimed at increasing the productivity of smallholder farmers in Africa
If you ask poultry producers what damage viruses can do to their business, they will think mostly about major diseases such as Avian Influenza, Gumboro disease or respiratory...
The significant oil and gas discoveries off the coast of Mauritania have enhanced the west African country's appeal as a foreign investment destination and this could have positive knock-on effects...
The completion of the regional biosafety policies and guidelines has entered into the final stages with plans to develop a regional long-term programme in Africa
New Holland has confirmed its industry status with five Agritechnica silver medals in the three key business segments: tractors, harvesting equipment and speciality machines
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Climate Investment Funds’ forest investment programme (CIF FIP) have released a report on how unlocking capital can foster forest sector development in Africa...
DuPont Industrial Biosciences broke ground on the new site at the Leiden Bio Science Park in Oegstgeest, the Netherlands
The fact that Nigeria has been able to cut down on rice importation from 644,000 MT to about 22,000 MT within two years proves the agricultural revolution is working, Alhaji...
Nigerian agribusiness group, Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN), is planning to invest about US$1bn in its business over the next five years
At the New World Nigeria investment conference, Nigerian minister of agriculture and rural development, Akinwumi Adesina, and the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, made clear their...
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the government of Burkina Faso and with funding from the European Union (EU), is supporting the establishment of livestock farmer groups...