British tech firm, Cambridge Consultants has announced an agritech AI-powered autonomous robotic platform that navigates orchards and fields to identify when crops are at the optimum level for picking
Agriculture
Combating Fall Armyworm in South Sudan
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a partnership to combat crop-threatening Fall Armyworm in South Sudan, an insect that can cause significant damage to crops including maize and sorghum
Nigeria approves commercial release of genetically modified cowpea
The Nigerian Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has permitted the commercial release of genetically modified cowpea to the farmers
UK and Morocco partnership to build Africa’s agricultural future
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Morocco and two of the UK’s leading agricultural research institutions Rothamsted Research and Cranfield University have announced an international academic partnership
Sierra Leone and IFAD to boost food security in rural areas
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Republic of Sierra Leone have signed a financing agreement to develop a US$72.6mn Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (AVDP)
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