Preservation and shelf life extension technologies can effectively drive supply chain resiliency and reduce food loss and waste (FLW), according to Lux Research's report “Preserving the Food Chain”
In Abidjan on 16 March, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved funding of US$127.8mn to Niger
African Development Bank's (AfDB) vice-president for agriculture, human and social development Beth Dunford, led a mission to Cote d’Ivoire’s (Ivory Coast) capital Yamoussoukro, to assess the progress on a bank-supported...
Kanu Equipment Ghana Limited has been appointed as the new Case IH dealer for Ghana
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of US$75mn to DAL Group Co. Lt, one of Sudan’s food and agriculture business groups
With climate change and population growth putting increasing pressure on finite water resources, FAO is urging countries to step up efforts to increase water efficiency and provide access to safe...
As part of their efforts to ensure sustainable milk production in Nigeria, Arla Foods on 25 May, inaugurated its state-of-the-art dairy farm located in Damau village, Kaduna
MTN Nigeria has launched the MTN livestock tracking solution to assist herdsmen in monitoring and tracking cattle
Village Capital, US-based venture capital firm, has announced Atikus Insurance of Rwanda and Farmerline from Ghana as the winners of its business development and mentorship programme, East Africa: FinTech for...
Gambian Vice-President Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy has called on the country's private sector to invest more in fisheries
Robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) will drive a deep and transformative change in the agricultural world during the coming decades, according to IDTechEx
Evonik has further demonstrated the ecological advantages of using its feed amino acids and feeding concepts compared with common animal nutrition practices
Meyn, a global manufacturer of poultry processing machinery, has developed innovative solutions to speed up poultry processing to 15,000 bph
John Deere and Granular have unveiled Profit Maps, a free tool to help farmers view average cost, revenue and profit map layers at the sub-field level
The International Fund for Agriculture and the government of Tanzania have signed a US$77.4mn project to help 260,000 rural households that re facing impacts of climate change
Henry Simon Milling, a global provider of smart milling products and service, has built a new flour mill for Grands Moulins du Benin (GMB) in Benin
New, small-scale irrigation systems are being installed in the districts of Gorongosa, Buzi and Nhamatanda, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala, by the Ministry of Agriculture in order to...
The new rice for Africa (Nerica) variety is poised to reduce rice importation costs in Africa with annual savings of more than US$90mn
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced to help 1.7mn small-scale farmers in Kenya and Nigeria with personalised agricultural advice through their mobile phones, to improve their incomes,...
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
The Chinese minister stated that his country is keen to invest in Sudan. (Livestockcrsp/Flickr)
