Case IH has opened its new training academy in Chinhoyi in Zimbabwe, aiming to providing hands-on technical and operational training to help farmers improve productivity through the wider adoption of...
The lives and livelihoods of farmers and fishers in the three Southern African countries hit by Tropical Cyclone Idai are under severe threat, with communities in Mozambique bearing a particularly...
The European Union and the European Investment Bank, working together as Team Europe, are providing US$143mn (KES 15.8 billion) of new support for Equity Bank to enhance financing to Kenyan...
Two thirds (63 per cent) of survey-respondents of a global survey of seafood consumers have called for ‘radical’ or ‘significant’ change to feed the world’s growing population, expressing widespread concern...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in conjunction with the Kenyan government has launched a US$4.2mn project in arid and semi-arid regions to boost crop and animal production in the...
Here is a brief overview of the week's new on africanfarming.net, from 27 - 31 March 2017
South Africa's poultry industry has expressed fears that cheaper products being opportunistically imported or dumped into the market could lead to its collapse
Thousands of pulses farmers in Uganda are looking to increase their incomes through export to India
Zambeef Products PLC has been recognised by the Lusaka Stock Exchange for its management skills in corporate governance
Agrimetrics is predicting the correct shipment window for sweetcorn crops with up to 93 per cent accuracy, which can be done four weeks in advance
Initial findings show measurable effects on broiler leg strength from alterations in temperature and humidity during incubation.
The 32nd session of FAO's Regional Conference for Africa (ARC32) is going to held from 11-14 April to define regional priorities in agrifood systems transformation
The government of Nigeria and Rwanda have signed multimillion dollar deals with a Nigerian investor, the Blackpace Africa Group, to revamp and develop their potato industries and help to upscale...
On 26 January, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed a letter of intent in support of the pan-African Mission 1 for...
Among 41 countries that struggle with three forms of malnutrition such as childhood stunting, anaemia in women of reproductive age and overweight among women, 30 are in Africa, according to...
The Kokoo Pa Farmers Association, supported by FAO's Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) programme, has trained women farmers from the Adansi South district, Ghana, in making soaps from the waste...
FAO has marked the International Day of Forests by announcing two new forestry education initiatives that aim to raise awareness among children and young people on the sustainable use and...
AgriEID, a pioneer in livestock management, has launched precision-engineered cattle scales, enhancing farm productivity
Malaysian Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals (MVP) has strengthened its position in Philippines vaccine market with the addition of Newcastle Disease (ND) and Infectious Bronchitis (IB) vaccine as its new product line...
KwaZulu-Natal farmers want a wage subsidy introduced that would meet workers' demands for more pay
Agricultural drone market will be worth US$4.3bn by 2022. (Image source: Lima Pix/Flickr)
