Here is a brief overview of the week’s news on African Farming, from 18th - 22nd September 2017
Event News
East and Southern Africa fertiliser and agribusiness leaders to descend on Mozambique in October
In two weeks over 300 visitors from 28 different countries will join senior government figures and leading industry executives in Maputo, Mozambique to discuss how to boost regional food security and prosperity across the region
Aliko Dangote: “We should pray that oil prices remain low”
Nigerian business leader Aliko Dangote told investors at UN General Assembly in New York, "Agriculture, agriculture, agriculture. Africa will become the food basket of the world"
Dangote Foundation, GBCHealth, join forces to build coalition on health
Through his Foundation, Dangote has made an unprecedented grant and seed contribution to GBCHealth of US$1.5mn over three years
Poultry Africa 2017: Sold out and ready to start
Everything is ready for the start of Poultry Africa, the first Expo, Leadership Conference and Technical Seminars event for Sub-Saharan Africa’s poultry industry that will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, in October 2017