African Development Bank will support the creation of agricultural value chains in Côte dIvoire, to create more jobs and make economic growth more inclusive, revealed AfDBs president, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina at a recent meeting with Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi
Technology
LEMKEN introduces ISOBUS technology in seeding machines
LEMKEN, a company that specialises in arable farming has optimised its front hopper and coulter bar system, adding greater versatility to its range of seeding machines
Lindsay spoke to farmer Fanie Botha on his 42-year-old Zimmatic pivot
Lindsay Manufacturing Africa Pty Ltd spoke to a farmer, Fanie Botha, who is still using a 42-year-old Zimmatic pivot his father-in-law bought in 1978
Belgium provides financial aid to FAO's emergency livelihood support in Ethiopia
The government of Belgium has contributed US$500,000 through SFERA, to FAO’s project which aims to benefit as many as 11,000 households (55,000 people) in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
CLAAS to launch automatic stretch brake function for ARION 500/600
CLAAS is launching an automatic stretch brake function for the ARION 500/600 with CMATIC transmission and air brakes to relieve the burden on the driver in difficult conditions such as driving heavy trailers downhill and working with square balers, round balers, baler-wrapper combinations and trailed crop sprayers on sloping sites