The Nigerian government has set up a 200,000 yam capacity market in Zaki Biam, a local government area in Benue State, North Central Nigeria
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IOM launches Transhumance Monitoring Tool
The International Organization for Migration has launched a Transhumance Monitoring Tool, which allows them to collect information about population movements across a large area, its direction and the challenges faced by the nomadic farmers who relocate to different regions in a year, for work and sustenance
USAID announces financial support for a new supply-chain management training centre in Africa
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced US$15mn, on 14 July 2020, to support a partnership between Arizona State University and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana
Collaboration crucial for greater agri-tech adoption
Cross-industry collaboration is essential to the adoption of precision technology in agriculture, said the project co-ordinator of a recently completed Knowledge Transfer Innovation Fund (KTIF) project
Antoine Kapteijns of Codema speaks about approach to secure customised horticultural solutions
Antoine Kapteijns, chief operational director at Codema Systems Group, has highlighted the companys approach to securing quality in customised horticultural solutions