Andre Laperrière, executive director of Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), has highlighted the importance to adopt new technologies for efficient as well as environmentally-friendly farming practices
Delegates who took part in the second edition of the National Microfinance Summit in Gambia have proposed plans to build an agricultural development bank in the country to help combat...
Research from the Roslin Institute has identified genes in chickens that could offer resistance to harmful bacteria commonly found in poultry and could inform ways to limit the risk of...
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
Already in action for some time in France, the US and some Eastern European countries, robots are now also the future of technological innovation in agriculture in Italy
As scalding and plucking are critical for visual quality and good product presentation, Marel Poultry’s integrated poultry processing solutions are offering systems and equipment for all broiler, turkey and duck...
Results of a groundbreaking study unveiled by JBS and Silvateam, global leaders in plant extract production for animal feed, have demonstrated the effectiveness of tannin in curbing greenhouse gas (GHG)...
OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate mining and fertiliser group, and IFC have signed a milestone financing agreement to support OCP in expanding its value chain in Africa
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the government of Rwanda, has launched a project to support farmers severely affected by last year’s floods in the Kirehe...
AGCO Corporation has introduced the industry’s first Class 8 large square baler at AgriTechnica in Hanover, Germany
Dr Lisbeth Riis, CEO at Scarab Solutions, has highlighted a three-step formula to help rose growers apply the lessons learnt on Kenyan farms and succeed with biological control of spider...
The development of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Mauritius is the focus of a two-day technical workshop which is being held on on 16 and 17 February 2022
African farmers are now being urged to go digital to help tackle several poultry-related challenges that are keeping the industry from performing to its full potential
As part of the Transporter-6 mission, EOS SAT-1, the first imaging satellite to be built by Dragonfly Aerospace, has lifted off from SpaceX’s launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida
With political will from the Rwanda Government and support from development partners, agriculture in Rwanda today represents both an incredible development and a profitable business opportunity
Machines by German feed mixer manufacturer, SILOKING Mayer Maschinenbau GmbH have been selling like hotcakes following their integration of Volvo Penta’s D5 and D8 engines across their SelfLine self-propelled range,...
Global agri-business entity Olam International Limited and InVivo Animal Nutrition & Health have signed a consulting agreement to develop expertise in animal feed production in Nigeria
Biomin South Africa COO Albert van Rensburg pointed out that the contamination of animal feed with mycotoxins is a threat to farmers internationally
Although the fall armyworm attacks mostly maize plants, it may occasionally attack cotton, wheat, sorghum, soybeans, potatoes and groundnuts
The Kano Plains, in Kenya's western Nyanza Province, are well known for rice production, but after years of poor prices and competition from imports, farmers are gradually switching to more profitable crops such as maize