Dr Terry Mabbett concludes his meeting with Chris Okeke who discusses non-competitive seeds, input and output markets, as well as the real role for smallholders
In cooperation with TİKA and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Guinea, 75 tonnes of corn was harvested on a total of 15 hectares of land...
Dr Rob Davies, minister of trade and industry in South Africa, has gazetted the amended AgriBEE sector code for implementation by entities in both public and private sector, aiming to...
Bayer CropScience AG and Performance Plants Inc. (PPI) have entered into a research and commercial license agreement, giving Bayer exclusive rights for PPI's Heat & Drought Tolerance Technology (HDT™) in...
Five members of the Budgetary Committee of the German Federal Parliament visited Namibia from 24-26 February 2019, focusing on forest protection, sustainable forest management, bioeconomy and private sector entrepreneurship
Pöttinger has revamped the classic range of front mowers and has launched four new models: the new NOVACAT 261 and 301 classic disc mowers and the EUROCAT 271 and 311...
The Board of Trustees of the Al Sumait Prize for African Development has decided to jointly award the Million Dollar 2019 Prize in the field of food security to The...
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana has initiated a programme to assess the logistical needs of selected districts in the Ashanti, Bono and Ahafo regions to improve rice...
The government of Uganda and UN World Food Programme (WFP) are investigating the connection between recent illnesses reported in two districts in Karamoja and Super Cereal, a fortified blended food...
Robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) will drive a deep and transformative change in the agricultural world during the coming decades, according to IDTechEx
New Holland Agriculture has been awarded the Silver Medal by the independent expert committee appointed by the DLG German Agricultural Society for its CR Revelation combines
As mobile phones and improved connectivity spread across the world, open data is gaining its importance to solve issues from mapping Ebola to protecting banana crops in Africa, according to...
Case IH has chosen Sosucam for its Cameroon sugar cane plantations in a bid to drive growth in Africa’s sugar cane sector
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) has built a drilling well and established agricultural land infrastructure in the Wajir-Eldas region of Kenya to provide access to water for people of...
The Government of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement (MoLAFWRR) with technical support from FAO has launched a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) with an...
Johnvents Industries Limited, a Nigerian agribusiness firm, has commissioned its upgraded US$36mn cocoa processing plant in Akure, Ondo State
A new AccessBank Tanzania branch set to open in Kahama District, Shinyanga Region will offer agro loans to local farmers, the bank has announced
The branch opening follows AccessBank Tanzania’s strategy...
Supplier of animal-based proteins, fats and minerals, Sonac, has announced it will launch natural protein sources for aqua feed at VIV Europe 2014
Kenya has launched a coffee branding initiative designed to boost its global coffee sales and help the industry regain its position as a top foreign exchange earner