Tarak Lechkab, Area sales manager Africa at Desmet, a leading global provider of custom-engineered plants and equipment for the food, feed and biofuels industries, speaks to African Farming on the reliable and innovation technologies the company is delivering to the agricultural sector
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) has granted a US$10.15mn funding to the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM), enabling it to provide credit guarantees for up to 36 months for the large-scale supply of fertiliser in Uganda, Kenya and Mozambique
The National Agricultural Research Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture (NARC) held its annual activity assessment meeting on 10 January
The Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief coordinator (USG/ERC), Martin Griffiths, approved the allocation of US$6mn from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide lifesaving and protection assistance to people affected by the humanitarian crisis in Cameroon
With 375,000 tons of wheat harvested in the previous year, Zimbabwe has proved its self-reliance as an African agri-powerhouse
