The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed protocols to disburse a US$14mn grant to the government of South Sudan to boost agricultural markets in a project to be implemented by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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Sowing the seeds of industrial farming in Mozambique
With fertile river valleys, expansive coastal lowlands and the prolific Zambezi River as a source of irrigation, Mozambique is considered a mecca for crop cultivation, with climatic conditions catering to a diverse range of agricultural products
ABB supports Egypt’s project to turn desert into farmland
ABB has provided several vital technical solutions to deliver electric power reliably and continuously to kickstart the development plan for Toshka’s new agricultural area in the South Valley
EOSDA to launch first agriculture-focused satellite constellation
EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA), a satellite imagery analytics provider, has planned to launch seven optical EOS SAT satellites into a low earth orbit (LEO) by the year 2024
Provivi receives regulatory approval for Pherogen SPOFR in Kenya
Provivi, an emerging crop protection company using pheromones to protect crops from major damaging insects, has announced regulatory approval of Pherogen SPOFR in Kenya