Dr Ivan Meyer, Western Cape minister of agriculture, has launched the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) Western Cape’s Producer/Farmer Register (PFR) at the Western Cape Department’s Research Farm,...
Bayer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Netafim and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have launched a global alliance, Better Life Farming, to help smallholder farmers in the developing world in growing their...
A new report by Lux Research, ‘Demystifying Food Traceability and Transparency’, aims to provide much-needed clarity to the subject of the significance of implementing traceability and transparency tools for agrifood...
New Holland has confirmed its industry status with five Agritechnica silver medals in the three key business segments: tractors, harvesting equipment and speciality machines
Bobcat, global provider of heavy lift handling applications for agriculture and construction markets, has launched the TL43.80HF telehandler in the Middle East and Africa region
Gambia's minister of youth and sports, Alieu Jammeh, continued his recent tour of the country sector by paying a visit to a 2.5ha sesame and a 1.3-ha groundnut farms
Khaled Sherif, vice-president of African Development Bank (AfDB), announced new investment strategies like providing high-yielding seeds and making large farms more productive to boost up Africa’s agriculture sector during the...
Danone SA has announced it is buying a 40 per cent stake in Kenyan dairy company Brookside Dairy Ltd
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has predicted that home-grown African brand, Dangote, may become the largest exporter of rice in the world by 2021
In recent months, Aviagen East Africa delivered its first shipment of Ross Parent Stock (PS) to Biyinzika Poultry International in Uganda and Harsho Milling Company Limited in Tanzania
At the 2018 IPPE expo, global poultry processing solution provider Marel Poultry, will launch many innovations designed to make life easier for processors and add value to their processes including...
A new report co-published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) highlights the benefits from the use of digital technologies in sub-Saharan Africa
Zambia will in September this year establish a pig genetics farm which will be breeding stock to the local market and other countries in the region
In Congo, COVID-19 restrictions risk is cutting off the country’s capital from the rural regions that provide most of its food
Goodwell Investments, an impact investing firm fostering inclusive growth in emerging markets announces their investment in SOUK Farms, a leading grower and exporter of fresh horticultural produce from Rwanda
The government of Kagera region has finalised plans to introduce cage fish farming to increase revenue from fisheries resources
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Sudanese Ministry of Animal Resources have undertaken a joint vaccination programme to vaccinate livestock against common diseases
The president of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has spoken about the issue of smuggling
With more than 500 hectares of land and 300 employees, Three Farms, a farming company nestled in the indigenous lands of northeast South Africa, produces around 3,500 tonnes of avocados...
Case IH’s participation at the second Agricultural Dealers and Manufacturers Association (ADMA) Agrishow was a success with its product display and demonstrations attracting big crowds, the company reports
Particular attention was paid to issues of promotion of equipment in Egypt and further in African countries. (Image source: stux/Pixabay)
