The Clinton Foundation and Africa Improved Foods (AIF) are helping to source soybeans from Malawi’s farming communities to the AIF market in Rwanda, supporting farmers’ livelihoods and strengthening local agricultural economies
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Nobel laureate explains how new technologies measurably boost farmers' productivity
Mobile technologies and digital agriculture are a great promise for the world’s farmers, making it all the more important to foster appropriate institutions capable of generating innovation that benefits smallholders and disadvantaged groups, said Nobel laureate economist Michael Kremer in a special lecture hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO, PhosAgro unveil joint Soil Doctors Programme
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and PhosAgro, a leading producer of mineral fertilisers, have launched the joint Soil Doctors Programme in sustainable agriculture
Arrigoni unveils Agritela Lux to protect apple and pomegranate trees
Arrigoni has introduced Agritela Lux, a reflective mulching fabric designed to improve the colouring of fruits, making it more homogeneous
IFC, AATIF invest in Senegal onion plant to boost agriculture and jobs
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and the Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF), announced an investment to help Société Africaine d’Ingrédients (SAF Ingrédients) build an onion dehydration plant in Senegal