Biome Makers, a global leader in biological soil analyses and microbiology, announced a new alliance with Kimitecs MAAVi Innovation Centre, Europes largest biotechnology innovation hub, for the identification of the microbiota hidden in global agricultural soils
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PML Kenya invests US$300,000 in ultra-modern vacuum cooler system
PML Kenya has invested US$300,000 in a new vacuum cooler system designed to provide customers with an affordable and highly efficient temperature control measure to improve cool chain management
AfDB's AFAWA initiative focused at African women entrepreneurs achieves US$1bn milestone
The African Development Banks (AfDBs) Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative has reached a US$1bn landmark in approved funding targeted towards African women entrepreneurs
US offers funding to help combat food insecurity in Sierra Leone
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$3.2mn from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide emergency food and development assistance to 68,000 people in Sierra Leone, where four out of five households have irregular access to safe and nutritious food
Madagascar's rural communities struggle with malnutrition in 2022 cyclone aftermath
People in the southeastern Ikongo district of Madagascar have beenfacing acute food shortages and struggling with malnutrition after harvests were destroyed in the 2022 cyclones