A banana processing plant is to be built in Rwanda’s Gisagara District, the local mayor has said
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Nigerian agriculture minister elected AfDB president
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has officially announced the election of its eighth president
Bayer and AGCO launch Zambian future farm project
Bayer have signed an MoU with AGCO to launch an agricultural development project in Zambia
UNDP supports Kenyan farmers through climate change project
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in conjunction with the Kenyan government has launched a US$4.2mn project in arid and semi-arid regions to boost crop and animal production in the wake of severe effects of climate change
Benin study reveals weaver ants boost cashew yield
The presence of weaver ants can increase cashew nut yields by up to 150 per cent, say researchers