SUISAG, the service partner for Swiss pig producers and international genetics customers, and Cloudfarms have introduced an innovative application of its existing production management system called the ‘Pig Passport’
The system...
Angola’s Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Economy and Planning and UNCTAD discussed reforms to boost FDI for economic diversification during the presentation of the investment policy review (IPR)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Trade Hub has launched a US$10.2mn co-investment partnership with Tolaro Global, to strengthen Benin’s certified organic cashew nut market and help meet...
The Hershey Company says it will invest US$10mn in Côte d'Ivoire to reduce child labour and improve the cocoa supply in the West African nation
A new silo suitable for use by smallholder farmers in Africa has been launched in Nairobi, Kenya
Calcium plays a significant role in phosphorus (P) utilisation, which is important for broiler production performance. Therefore, optimising available calcium levels, relative to phosphorus, can contribute to better diet results....
Johnvents Industries Limited, a Nigerian agribusiness firm, has commissioned its upgraded US$36mn cocoa processing plant in Akure, Ondo State
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$1.5mn emergency relief grant to assist nine countries in the East and Horn of Africa on the control of swarms of desert...
The Nigerian government has rolled out a ‘Youth in Agriculture’ programme, which aims to generate jobs for youth in the country
As climate change is having a devastating impact on cereal crops, scientists at Heriot-Watt University have identified a gene responsible for drought resistance in barley which is thought to help...
Aviagen, along with its regional distributor, Ross Breeders Zambia, is continuing to invest in the African region to enhance its developing supply chain and its ‘global reach, local touch’ strategy,...
Integrating sustainability in machine design will go a long way in ensuring environmental safety standards are maintained
FAO and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) have organised a three-day consultation on the Smart Policy Instruments to support the implementation of the comprehensive Africa agriculture development programme (CAADP)
285,600 Mauritanian farmers will benefit from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) agreement that was signed on 12 January
The World Bank Group, UK-based Department for International Development (DFID) and Nigeria’s Dangote Group have formed a partnership to start the production of hybrid tomatoes in Nigeria’s Kano state
Africa Rice, an agricultural research centre, conducted a three-day training workshop on an integrated rice-fish farming system in Fish Town, River Gee County of Liberia
Cyril Ferrand, Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) resilience team leader for East Africa, has highlighted the UN organisation’s progress in combating Desert Locusts in East African countries
Tanzania-based Kijani Hai has installed Bühler DA MultiVision optical sorter in its new export line and recorded a 20% increase in its annual savings thanks to less physical loss of...
An international research collaboration is planning to explore new ways of monitoring crop growth with biodegradable sensors which can be composted at the end of their lifespan
The US$2.2mn CHIST-ERA project,...