Precision Planting, a specialist in precision agriculture technology solutions, has shared six planter upgrades to help farmers achieve a picket fence crop stand in 2021
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On-farm trials show that SOURCE by Sound Agriculture can increase yield
On-farm trials have shown that SOURCE by Sound Agriculture can increase yield and reduce nitrogen needs
FAO and IRENA partner to boost renewables in food and agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have partnered to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy technologies in agri-food, fisheries and forestry chains and sustainable bioenergy through the signing of a collaborative agreement
Mastercard Foundation supports women farmers’ recovery in Nigeria
Approximately 10,000 women in Nigeria will be selected as direct beneficiaries of a two-year agricultural intervention as Value Seeds launches its COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Intervention Project in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation
World Bank plans to invest more than US$5bn in drylands in Africa
The World Bank plans to invest more than US$5bn over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agriculture productivity, and promote livelihoods across 11 African countries on a swathe of land stretching from Senegal to Djibouti