Nigeria has formally released two new vitamin A-rich and high-yielding maize hybrids into its agricultural sector with the intention of reducing the West African nation’s vitamin A deficiency
New Nigerian crop hybrid tackles vitamin deficiency
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Zambeef announces 45,000 tonne crop prediction
Zambia’s top wheat-producing company Zambeef expects to generate 45,000 tonnes of the crop this year, with its Mpongwe farm contributing more than 50 per cent of the production
South Africa ranked 40th on Global Food Security Index
South Africa has been ranked 40th out of 105 countries in a Global Food Security Index, which placed the US in the top spot and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the bottom
Plandai Biotechnology receives SA bank funding
Plandai Biotechnology, producer of bioavailable plant extracts, has announced that it has received funds from the Land and Agriculture Bank of South Africa
AU calls on Africa to increase investment in agricultural technology
The African Union (AU) has called on the continents leaders to invest more in agricultural technology to ensure food security and avert shortages
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