Although pesticides play an important role in agricultural development, certain Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) used in many countries for agricultural and public health purposes, pose significant health and environmental risks
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Casterra announces additional purchase orders for castor seed supply in new African territories
Casterra Ag Ltd., an integrated castor cultivation solution company and a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd., on 3 July, announced additional purchase orders worth US$2.2mn to supply castor seeds to new African territories in 2023
ADM identifies factors driving expansion of alternative protein ecosystem
ADM, a global leader in human and animal nutrition, released its outlook on what is driving the advancement of the protein ecosystem
UN scales up emergency response to tackle food insecurity in north-east Nigeria
The United Nations has allocated US$20mn from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) to urgently ramp up the humanitarian response to the worsening food security and nutrition crisis in Northeast Nigeria
OCP Africa signs MoUs with Government of Togo to boost mining, agriculture sector cooperation
OCP Africa signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Togo on 31 May, to enhance the cooperation in the mining and agriculture sectors