The National Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Rural and Township Economy Summit will take place at the East London International Convention Centre from 19-20 July 2018, focussing on transformation of the South Africa’s rural areas and townships
Agriculture
CABI launches space-age technology to fight crop-devastating pest outbreaks in Kenya
Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), funded by the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme (IPP), is developing a Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) to fight against crop-devastating pest outbrakes in Kenya
Case IH announces pilot programme, defines autonomy in agriculture
Since the reveal of the autonomous concept vehicle, Case IH has been evolving the technology and further defining automation and autonomy as it relates to agriculture
Ramaphosa appoints David Mabuza to lead land reform committee
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Land Reform, chaired by deputy president David Mabuza
FAO supports agricultural programmes in Malawi
With financial support from the European Union (EU), the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has procured and handed over 14 vehicles to the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development of Malawi to support two agricultural programmes, KULIMA and Afikepo