The South African Informal Traders Alliance (SAITA) has asked the government to do away with tariff taxes and VAT on chicken products
The 23rd Foodagro Africa (Kenya) is all set to showcase the widest range of latest products, equipment and machinery technology in the Food, Hospitality & Agriculture Industry from 18-20 November
Production has begun at Nigeria’s first sugarcane bio-factory in the city of Zaria at Kaduna state
The annual AgriBusiness Forum opened its doors to more than 400 delegates from around the world starting 22 March 2015
Citrus fruit production in Morocco is expected to reach an estimated 2.55 mmt in 2021/2022, registering a 12% rise from the previous period
Innovative agtech company Seed-X and tomato seed breeding company TomaTech have announced a new pilot of GeNee Breeder, a seed phenotype analysis system that aims to provide a real-time classification...
In the UK’s coronavirus lockdown situation, it is imperative that plans are in place to ensure the supply chain remains open, functional and optimised, according to Andre Laperriere, executive director...
On 8 December, the Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI) and the Transvaal Agricultural Union of South Africa (TLU SA) signed an agreement to broaden, deepen and strengthen cooperation between these...
Consumers are increasingly looking for quality food which is healthy, safe and at the same time cultivated sustainably
With sharp reductions in methane emissions key to keeping global warming below 1.5°C, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is launching a new initiative to help developing countries lower methane emissions...
As President Emerson Mnangagwahas adopted policies to attract the young and educated to farming, Zimbabwe's structural economic transformation is now expanded to the agricultural sector, catching the attention of young farmers
Blaatto, a digital platform recently launched by UN Women and a part of the UN agency’s Buy From Women initiative, will target women smallholder farmers and members of women-led agricultural...
The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MOTIE) has provided agricultural testing equipment to Gambian groundnut and sesame stakeholders at a ceremony held at the ministry in Banjul,...
Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has received the Order of the Griffin award, one of Purdue University’s highest honours, recognising his vision to boost up agricultural...
Farmers in Zimbabwe can improve food security through successful tobacco farming, according to British American Tobacco Zimbabwe Limited managing director Lovemore Manatsa
Zimbabwe’s TN Bank has announced it has begun accepting cattle as collateral for cash loans
The agriculture sector is experiencing its fourth revolution with all the technological innovations in smart farming and animal husbandry, according to TradeMachines, a metasearch engine for used machines
Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), funded by the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme (IPP), is developing a Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) to fight against crop-devastating pest...
According to a recent South African Veterinary Association report, economic and safety concerns have influenced the decision of more than 50% of the country’s young veterinarians to leave
Nigeria’s Abia State governor Okezie Ikpeazu met with African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire to discuss investment for Abia to boost...