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
Edgars Rinkēvičs, minister of foreign affairs of Latvia, and Sameh Shoukry, foreign minister of Egypt, met on 16 February 2020 to discuss bilateral cooperation opportunities in a number of areas...
Case IH has introduced three new 250 series Axial-Flow combines for 2019, replacing the existing 7240, 8240 and 9240 models, to allow operators to more easily maximise machine performance in...
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has collaborated with the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (CBA) and LVMH to launch a project which aims to address the negative impact of climate change on...
The Bakoteh Fish Market and Ice Plant in The Gambia has generated GMD1.8mn (US$50,950) from its vendors since the beginning of its operations in March this year, according to its...
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Weddi Africa Tomato Processing Factory, under the 1-District-1-Factory initiative, at Domfete, in the Berekum West District...
US$10mn IFAD loan and grant to Lesotho to increase agricultural production by small farmers
The executive secretary of the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC), Dr Canisius Kabungo Kanangire, spoke recently of the need for transparency and accountability, with respect to the correct functioning of...
Nigeria is looking at exporting cashew nuts worth US$2bn in next two years as part of its measures to diversify the economy and move away from over-dependency on oil, according...
LEMKEN has launched self-propelled field sprayer Nova for a variety of operations
DOB Equity, one of the leading Dutch family-backed impact investors in East Africa, has announced further investment in Tanga Fresh, dairy processor in Tanzania
Unitrans Supply Chain Solutions has broadened its spectrum in supplying specialised transportation and logistics services to the animal feed industry, by launching a new ad hoc animal feed distribution service,...
Morrisons has been awarded the Stone Fruit Retailer of the Year for the 2020/21 season due to their strong category performance and support for South African produce this year
Rwanda’s beverage firm Bralirwa has secured a US$25mn loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for maize production
Case IH Agriculture, a Brand of CNH Industrial, has announced its intention to further renew a long term distribution contract with NORTHMEC, a division of the Capital Equipment Group (CEG)...
KwaZulu-Natal farmers want a wage subsidy introduced that would meet workers' demands for more pay
Drilling and harvesting technology provider Pöttinger has launched a new range of TERRASEM tractor seed drills with intelligent technology to protect crops and soil
Ragati Tea Factory based in Nyeri County Kenya is seeking to enhance its machinery infrastructure to improve efficiency by purchasing new equipment for its factory
Zambia’s top wheat-producing company Zambeef expects to generate 45,000 tonnes of the crop this year, with its Mpongwe farm contributing more than 50 per cent of the production
Dangote Group president Alhaji Aliko Dangote has announced that the company will establish a US$9bn sugar processing facility in Kebbi State, Nigeria