Thirteen small- and medium-sized businesses from Africa and the Middle East have won the “Good Food for All” competition, held in conjunction with the UN Food Systems Summit
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Ivorian chemical engineer designs biowaste equipment for smallholder farmers
Chemical Engineer Noël N’guessan has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for a biowaste equipment
Wärtsilä to provide upgraded power generation facilities to Nigerian food company
The technology group Wärtsilä has announced to supply fuel-flexible dual-fuel engines to extend, improve and modernise power generation at Flour Mills Nigeria
Bühler boosts annual savings for eco-warrior coffee co-operative by 20%
Tanzania-based Kijani Hai has installed Bühler DA MultiVision optical sorter in its new export line and recorded a 20% increase in its annual savings thanks to less physical loss of coffee
USAID provides US$7.5mn to alleviate hunger and malnutrition in Southern Madagascar
The USAID has announced financial support worth US$7.5mn to treat malnutrition in Southern Madagascar and support farmers dealing with climatic catastrophes, such as sandstorms and droughts