DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has developed Axtra® PHY GOLD to provide phosphate supplementation in animal feeds, resulting in improved performance and providing a better environmental footprint
South Africa has reduced its annual estimate for maize production by 0.6 per cent as dry weather affected the output
Zambian minister of agriculture, Emmanuel Chenda, has called for the country's government to make fertiliser more easily accessible to farmers in order to help them overcome a reliance on imports
The main Spanish exporters of agricultural and livestock equipment industry has embarked on a visit to Nigeria and Cameroon to showcase their latest technology
The African Farmers Workshop and Expo (AFWE) showcased a wide range of livestock, machinery, products and services to the growing farming sector at an expo held between 12-14 August 2014...
Mauritian thermal power plant Terragen is using the Case IH LB 434R baler to produce bales of sugarcane trash for its cogeneration thermal power plant
A research report released 3 August tells the story of small farmers in Mozambique who are adversely impacted by large-scale, foreign agricultural investments - and the alternative, ecumenical vision of...
Poultry housing conjures up scenes of large, enclosed buildings with birds at ultra-high densities but in Africa housing traditionally covers a much broader spectrum and is generally more bird-friendly, writes...
Earnings from Kenya’s horticulture sector has boosted the country’s overall agricultural earnings, revealing the best profit in years, according to the Kenyan government
Current livestock farming practices contribute to serious global challenges, including climate change, land degradation, and pollution
At VICTAM International 2019 trade fair, Bühler is showcasing solutions for the entire feed value chain, with a special focus on how to use digital services to make the feed...
South Africa’s trade regulator has announced a temporary increase in anti-dumping duties on selected frozen poultry product imports from five exporting nations
More than 60mn people have been affected by El Niño and many more are highly vulnerable to La Niña's likely knock-on effect, a meeting of UN agencies at the FAO...
Precision farming methods are becoming more popular, which has led to an increase in demand for tractors in South Africa, according to Hennie Hattingh, sales manager for agricultural tyres in...
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) and the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum Forum (ICYF) established an agricultural and aquacultural production facility in Torodi, Niger
While agriculture accounts for about 40 per cent of its national GDP, Nigeria produces only a small portion of the fertiliser consumed by its farmers; that is about to change
The UK-based Connected Virus Network and International Livestock Research Institute (BecA – ILRI) Hub organised a five-day course on ‘An introduction to virus and vector diagnostics’ in Nairobi at BecA-ILRI...
Mars and Nestlé have promised to work towards eradicating inequality, hunger and poverty faced by women in their cocoa supply chains across Africa
Although the fall armyworm attacks mostly maize plants, it may occasionally attack cotton, wheat, sorghum, soybeans, potatoes and groundnuts
The Solitair 9+ Duo is scheduled for January 2022. (Image source: Lemken)
