Bayer and Fair Planet have renewed its commitment to the ‘Bridging the Seed Gap’ project for five years, aiming to improve food and nutrition security, provide economic opportunities for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia
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AGCO educates farmers in crop yield-boosting agronomy practices in Zambia
AGCO, Your Agriculture Company welcomed commercial and emerging farmers to its Zambia Crop Tour focused on educating growers to enhance crop yield through improved agronomy practices
FAO starts distribution of seeds and tools in Mozambique
Farmers in Cyclone Idai-devastated areas in Mozambique have started to receive agricultural inputs due to a joint effort by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Mozambique’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Symaga continues global expansion programmes
Symaga, a leading global supplier of silos for the major storage projects, significantly increased the number of important projects in its portfolio in 2018, ensuring a growing turnover and references list for the next few years
New standards to curb spread of plant pests and diseases
The International Plant Protection Convention has adopted standards on fumigation and six pests including Xylella fastidiosa and the oriental fruit fly