Case IH has showcased its full line of equipment at one of the largest shows of agricultural machinery in Africa and the Middle East
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Farming hackathon to take place in Nairobi
Hack4Farming is calling on Nairobi-based programmers, developers, analysts and data scientists to apply to take part in a two-day Hack4Farming event in July
Kenya permits direct tea exports
Kenya has given local companies and farmers’ organisations the green light to directly export tea into international markets
New home-grown pesticide to fight Nigeria’s tomato crisis
Nigerian minister of science and technology Ogbonnaya Onu has announced that the federal government has developed a home-grown pesticide to fight the tomato pest – Tuta Absoluta – which has ravaged farms in the West African country
NAADS, WFP to build grain stores in Uganda
National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have signed an MoU to construct community grain stores in 10 districts of Uganda