African countries need its young people to modernise the agricultural sectors, according to FAO director-general José Graziano da Silva
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AfDB leads pan-African campaign against Fall Army Worm
The African Development Bank (AfDB) convened a meeting of experts and stakeholders in the agricultural sector to design integrated pest and disease management mechanisms for controlling the spread of the Fall Army Worm in East Africa
Kennie-O Cold Chain Logistics wins Africa’s first SUN Pitch Competition
Nigerian firm Kennie-O Cold Chain Logistics from Kwarah State was crowned champion of the first Africa edition of the Scaling Up Nutrition Pitch Competition held at the Nutrition Africa Investor Forum in Nairobi, Kenya
Imara invests US$4.5m in Zambezi Berry Company
Imara Private Equity, a division of Imara Holdings, has sourced, structured and invested US$4.5m on behalf of a European family office client, into Zambezi Berry Company (ZBC)
New study tracks agricultural progress and how successful guidelines can be replicated
Eradicating poverty through agriculture depends on whether a country has enough agricultural land, how fertile it is, and the demographic pressures