The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the government of Malawi have launched an initiative to establish a framework to improve regulation of fertilisers across southern Africa
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GEA launches its new xTruTwin 140 extruder
GEA has launched its xTru Twin series of high-capacity extruders for the food and pet food industries, with the flagship xTru Twin 140
African farmers missing out on AgriTech innovations, suggests Heifer International research study
A recent survey conducted by Heifer International has found plenty of young Africans producing new high-tech farming tools, which could profit the agricultural sector immensely
EU provides cash assistance to people facing food insecurity in Zimbabwe
The European Union has contributed US$3.5mn to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Zimbabwe to support highly vulnerable people living in urban communities who are struggling to meet basic food needs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
WFP delivers food to one million people in Tigray
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has delivered food to over a million people in the north-west and parts of southern Tigray in June and July under the second round of distributions, despite numerous challenges