On the sidelines of the AfDB’s Annual Meetings in Busan, Korea, the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) donors and the African Fertiliser and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) have signed...
Vaisala, a Finnish-based environmental and industrial measurements manufacturer, has introduced the world’s first in situ 3-in-1 biogas measurement instrument for measuring methane, carbon dioxide and humidity in demanding environments
The vice-president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Cornelia Richter, met with government officials to discuss the expansion of the fund's efforts in helping Kenyan farmers
Dangote Rice, a subsidiary of Dangote Group, is set to launch 25,000 ha of rice outgrower scheme in Sokoto with a prospect of hundreds of thousands of employment opportunities for...
Agronomic technology solutions specialist Growers has announced the release of Growers Rally to their existing customers for beta testing
German agricultural manufacturer Pöttinger has announced the release of a new centre-swath rake
More than 17,615 farmers in Ghana will benefit from a US$1.07mn premium package under the Nestlé Cocoa Plan (NCP), which is a part of Nestlé’s aim to develop cocoa farming...
Specim Spectral Imaging Ltd has launched the world’s first mobile hyperspectral camera, Specim IQ, to analyse material samples in industries ranging from food and health to forensic investigation, recycling, art...
The South African stone fruit industry has drawn a line under a difficult export season that suffered from low volumes and logistical problems at ports, although improved profitability represented a...
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and PhosAgro, a leading producer of mineral fertilisers, have launched the joint Soil Doctors Programme in sustainable agriculture
An Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) analysis that categorises food insecurity, has revealed that more than 1.3 million people in three provinces of Angola are facing severe hunger due to drought
Once trays have been filled with product, poultry processors often face problems of how to transport them to packaging equipment elsewhere in the plant, and TrayTrack, a unique automated solution...
Through a mobile app, known as the electronic Catch Assessment Survey (e-CAS), lake management officials, researchers and policymakers, among others, can freely access fisheries-related information to make informed decisions around...
The UK-based manufacturer Alvan Blanch has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2019 in the ‘International Trade – Outstanding Achievement’ category
The Africa Fertiliser Financing Mechanism (AFFM) will provide the African Fertiliser and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) in Tanzania a US$2mn partial credit guarantee, along with a US$528,600 grant, which will help cover 94%...
South Africa has signed a trade protocol with the US to allow the import of US poultry meat and day-old chicks
Global food commodity prices fell in July for the second consecutive month, according to a United Nations report
Rivulis, a global innovator micro-irrigation solutions innovator, has provided a free service to its customer growers for monitoring crops and detecting irrigation issues with satellite imagery
On 19 December, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) marked 25 years of joint efforts towards more...
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