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
Agriculture
Biomin mycotoxin survey indicates higher mycotoxin risks in corn and feed in 2017
Mycotoxin-related threats to livestock production have risen in most regions of the world over the first quarter of 2017
Côte d’Ivoire to host African Green Revolution Forum 2017
Côte d’Ivoire has been announced as the host of this year’s African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) (AGRF.org), hailed as premier continental agriculture gathering, to be held on 4-8 September 2017
Biocontrol product to combat aflatoxin in Gambia
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has launched Aflasafe, an all-natural biocontrol product, to combat the dangers posed by afltoxin in Gambia
8 Miles invest in Africa's leading fresh fruit producer
8 Miles LLP, the pan-African Private Equity firm, announced an investment in Blue Skies, a UK-incorporated business with operations in several African countries that is the leader in the production of fresh-cut tropical fruit for UK and Western European supermarkets