Dr Lisbeth Riis, founder and CEO at Scarab Solutions, has discussed how tackling downy mildew requires preventive measures, effective scouting, early intervention and regularly executed control
Crops
Airbus launches AI-powered crop analytics service
Airbus is marketing Verde, an AI-powered crop analytics service, on the Agri-food Data Marketplace launched by Agrimetrics, the UK Agri-Tech Centre for Innovation in Data Science
Precision farming market to see stupendous growth till 2029, says Fact.MR
The global precision farming market set to see a stupendous 12 per cent CAGR from 2019 to 2029, according to Fact.MR
Sierra Leone to restore self-sufficiency in rice production
Sierra Leone will look to the African Development Bank (AfDB) to stimulate agribusiness development in the country with a focus on rice production, President Maada Bio told a visiting delegation led by AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina
Africa Fertiliser Financing Mechanism project in Nigeria
The Africa Fertiliser Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has kick-started a US$2.2mn project to provide fertiliser suppliers in Nigeria with financial support to improve supply for 200,000 smallholder farmers