Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said that 80,000 Nigerian farmers will be trained as part of its 2013 Growth Enhancement Support (GES) scheme
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a project to improve the diet of school-aged children, with support from...
Cardiff University researchers have collaborated with Ugandan partners to support local Ugandan communities in growing mint crops, aiming to develop new mint-oil products for the local commercial benefit
Just as the world population surpassed 8 bn, a turning point for ag occurred with Case IH, a global leader in agricultural equipment, realising that they played a vital role...
This represents the second contribution made by Italy for WFP’s food assistance programme in Libya since 2016
Sierra Leone has improved its production of rice, cassava and other products according to the country's minister of agriculture, forestry and food security
JSE-listed Omnia Holdings Limited has reached an agreement to sell Oro Agri to Rovensa, a European-based company producing and distributing biocontrol, bionutrition and crop protection solutions
In an effort to minimise greenhouse emissions, New Holland Agriculture recently announced the T7 Methane Power LNG – the world's first tractor powered entirely by cow dung
The Africa Fertiliser Financing Mechanism’s (AFFM) Governing Council committed to mobilise funds to implement the AFFM’s Strategic Plan 2022-2028 to support the increased availability and appropriate use of fertiliser on...
The World Bank plans to invest more than US$5bn over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agriculture productivity, and promote livelihoods across 11 African countries on...
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has sent potato seeds and fertilisers to many households in Lesotho to protect agricultural livelihoods, under the project ‘Special Programme for Food Security in...
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green announced a US$90mn investment in three leading universities in Egypt, to form partnerships with American universities to create centres of...
Bühler has announced the launch of PolyCool 1000, a high-performance cooling die that together with an extruder, provides an efficient and flexible solution for food producers creating tasty and sustainable...
Smith Power Equipment has announced the introduction of the Kubota RA2072, a new double rotor rake that is set to usher in a new era in swathing
Wärtsilä has been contracted to deliver the ship design for a new processing and transportation vessel to be built at the Balenciaga shipyard in Spain on behalf of Hav Line...
Esoko Ghana has set-up a farmer helpline that allows farmers in Ghana to receive agricultural support from a group of experts in the country
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an agreement with Sudan’s DAL Group for the provision of up to US$75mn to improve food security and household incomes in the country
A global study of worry and risk – the first-ever Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll – has revealed the global state of food and water safety
Zimbabwe has been predicted to experience another good cotton harvest in 2013 as figures from the Cotton Ginners’ Association (CGA) have revealed that more than 8,000 tonnes of seed have...
Ishida’s advanced x-ray technology has been installed by Slovakia’s tea and coffee supplier Baliarne obchodu, as Poprad, to further enhance quality and safety standards