The Zambian government is looking for a suitable investor to set up a sugar estate and processing plant in the Luena Farm Bloc
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Fertiliser consumption rise expected in 2012
The International Fertiliser Industry Association (IFA) has just released its short-term Fertiliser Outlook 2012-2013 to the public
Climate change blamed for dying trees
Trees are dying in the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change is to blame, according to a new study led by a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley.
African students receive Global Rice Science Scholarships
Nine PhD students from Africa have won 2011 Global Rice Science Scholarships (GRiSS)
Cotton yield improvement license agreement
Bayer CropScience AG and Performance Plants Inc. (PPI) have entered into a research and commercial license agreement, giving Bayer exclusive rights for PPIs Heat & Drought Tolerance Technology (HDT™) in cotton