Agritech company Manna Insect Oy recently announced Manna MIND Gen2, the world's first technology that enables the conversion of almost any space into an automatically climate-controlled and optimised insect farming facility
President Adama Barrow has received a delegation led by the Korean Ambassador to The Gambia, HE Kim Ji-Joon, at the State House in Banjul to announce the delivery of sample rice...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in South Africa has provided an update on the Western Cape water situation, noting that the water restrictions imposed by the National Government...
Chemical Engineer Noël N’guessan has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for a biowaste equipment
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the reallocation of US$3mn in loan resources to help Togo purchase agricultural inputs to enhance food security in the wake of the COVID-19...
2022 marks the 25th anniversary of the Dutch company Cagemax, a supplier of high-quality animal proteins and fats
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) and Potatoes SA recently signed a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at boosting economic growth and employment opportunities through the growth of...
Lemken, the agricultural machinery specialist, has launched a new training centre, AgroFarm, in Alpen, close to the company headquarters
Heifer International and the Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture have announced a partnership to invest more than US$10mn in livestock and training for 23,400 smallholder farming households
Cardiff University researchers have collaborated with Ugandan partners to support local Ugandan communities in growing mint crops, aiming to develop new mint-oil products for the local commercial benefit
Africa’s urban population is expanding rapidly, but concerns have been raised that many of its cities are not keeping up with the increasing demand for food
The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (AgriBank) has set aside US$9.1mn as drought relief assistance for farmers in Namibia
285,600 Mauritanian farmers will benefit from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) agreement that was signed on 12 January
Nigerian Breweries Plc, Nigeria’s largest brewing company and a subsidiary of Heineken, has signed a partnership agreement with Nigerian cassava processing company Psaltry International, and the International Fertilizer Development Centre...
German representation at Agritech Expo in Chisamba expected to be almost double this year
The Agriculture Fast Track Fund for the AfDB has awarded grants of more than US$1.3mn to two ‘high value agriculture infrastructure projects’ in Mozambique, according to the AfDB
New Holland Agriculture, a global brand of CNH Industrial, has been awarded a 2023 Green Good Design Award for its T7 Methane Power LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) prototype tractor
German agribusiness firm Amatheon-Agri has invested in a major irrigation project in Zambia
Pöttinger has introduced TERRADISC 8001 T and 10001 T, aiming to provide blockage-free incorporation of harvest residues and reliable operation in different operating conditions
Two organic agricultural projects funded by the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) of Namibia have been implemented successfully in Omusati region