More than 17,615 farmers in Ghana will benefit from a US$1.07mn premium package under the Nestlé Cocoa Plan (NCP), which is a part of Nestlé’s aim to develop cocoa farming communities in the region
Crops
Zimbabwe’s tobacco deliveries hit record high in 2018
The delivery of flue-cured tobacco in Zimbabwe has reached the highest ever 238mn kg in 2018, exceeding the earlier record of 237mn kg in 2000, according to the recent statistics from Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB)
Spotlight on South Africa’s township and rural economies in the Buffalo City
The National Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Rural and Township Economy Summit will take place at the East London International Convention Centre from 19-20 July 2018, focussing on transformation of the South Africa’s rural areas and townships
CABI launches space-age technology to fight crop-devastating pest outbreaks in Kenya
Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), funded by the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme (IPP), is developing a Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) to fight against crop-devastating pest outbrakes in Kenya
Case IH announces pilot programme, defines autonomy in agriculture
Since the reveal of the autonomous concept vehicle, Case IH has been evolving the technology and further defining automation and autonomy as it relates to agriculture
More Articles …
