A Nigerian company has pledged to invest around US$13.4mn in cultivating around 25,000ha of land at Akotogbo in Ondo state with a promise to create 2,500 jobs
Agriculture
Mobile phones help Tanzanian farmers boost yields
Sokoine University of Agriculture has started an agricultural project named The Role of Mobile Phones towards Improving Coverage of Agricultural Extension Services to help farmers improve their harvests in Kilosa District, Tanzania
Gambian government to set-up US$15mn commercial agriculture project
The Gambian government through the Ministry of Agriculture in Banjul will launch the Gambia Commercial Agriculture and Value Chain Management Project (GCAV) at the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Gambia
Nigeria hosts Agra Innovate
Agra Innovate Nigeria 2014 will welcome international agricultural policymakers, agribusiness leaders, farmers, technologists and investors in Lagos, Nigeria at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island on the 18-20 November 2014
AFWE welcomes international exhibitors to South Africa
The African Farmers Workshop and Expo (AFWE) showcased a wide range of livestock, machinery, products and services to the growing farming sector at an expo held between 12-14 August 2014 at the Expo Centre in Johannesburg