The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sudan hosted a three-day event on post-harvest losses, to explore ways of reducing food losses through approaches such as hermetic storage bags that were showcased at the event
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Africa’s food and agriculture will rise to US$1tn by 2030, says AfDB president
African Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina reminded students of the important role they have to play in the continent’s economic development, as he was conferred with an honorary doctorate in his homeland
Realising yield prediction for growers and crop advisors
Hoogendoorn Growth Management has introduced sustainable training for international growers on how to use their data based on the principles of Growing by Plant Empowerment
AgBiTech, UPL enter distribution agreement for baculovirus insecticide products for Africa
African farmers will soon get access to a biological tool to manage Fall Armyworm (FAW), an invasive pest native to the Americas and was first found in Nigeria in 2016 after which it spread rapidly across most of sub-Saharan Africa
Symaga continues to expand its industrial silos
Symaga started 2020 with the installation of three new projects, consolidating its expansion into the Brazilian market and maintaining the company’s continuous growth in Mexico and Romania, keeping its position as a supplier-of-choice for large storage projects