Biome Makers, a global leader in biological soil analyses and microbiology, announced a new alliance with Kimitecs MAAVi Innovation Centre, Europes largest biotechnology innovation hub, for the identification of the microbiota hidden in global agricultural soils
Agriculture
AfDB's AFAWA initiative focused at African women entrepreneurs achieves US$1bn milestone
The African Development Banks (AfDBs) Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative has reached a US$1bn landmark in approved funding targeted towards African women entrepreneurs
US offers funding to help combat food insecurity in Sierra Leone
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$3.2mn from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide emergency food and development assistance to 68,000 people in Sierra Leone, where four out of five households have irregular access to safe and nutritious food
Grace Breeding's NFT outshines standard nitrogen fertilisers, study finds
Grace Breeding, a forward-thinking AgClimateTech company developing biological-based products, unveiled the results of a field study conducted, in collaboration with University of Londrina (UEL), on corn in Brazil using its Proprietary Bio-Fertiliser (NFT) technology
Heat-tolerant wheat: A boon for Ethiopian farmers
Ethiopia has opened its arms to heat-tolerant wheat varieties that are being offered to smallholder farmers by the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) programme, replacing traditional crops such as vegetables