With an aim to provide electrified power solutions by 2021, Volvo Penta has presented an emission-free terminal tractor featuring a Volvo Penta electric driveline at TOC Europe 2019 in Rotterdam,...
Startups, SMEs and corporate partners at the Bright Science Hub can access FoodInnovate’s extensive networks, the Royal DSM’s application centres and technical expertise for prototyping and nutritional product development, IncuBaker...
The demand for milk in Kenya has risen following an increase in the country’s population causing farmers in the country to import quality breeds of cow from South Africa
Gemcorp, an emerging markets trade and investment group, has won a competitive tender to supply 200,000 mt of milling wheat to the Ethiopia’s National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC), to...
Agri-biotech company Elicit Plant closed its financing round to accelerate the development of its water stress management solution in agriculture, with support from the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)
Evonik has signed agreement with Swedish manufacturer Perstorp to become exclusive distributor of ProPhorce SR 130 in southern Africa
In a bid to strengthen its focus on the grain business, AFGRI, along with Public Investment Corporation (PIC) of South Africa, has announced the sale of its poultry business
Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) has signed an agreement with Free Zone Authority of Nouadhibou to support the expansion of fishery sector in Mauritania
The 2nd edition of African Farming's Agroinvestment Summit is all set to be held from 3-4 December 2018 at the Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria
Global impact firm Palladium has invested in family-run social enterprise Naasakle, which supports female shea nut pickers and processors in northern Ghana
The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has hosted a signing ceremony to celebrate the new MoU partnership between AURAK and the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in collaboration with the government of Nigeria, has held a meeting with stakeholders to discuss details around special agro-industrial processing zones in Nigeria
Dangote Fertiliser Limited has started pre-testing of its US$2bn granulated urea fertiliser complex before inauguration
Ghana has announced plans to become a net exporter of the palm oil within 10 years
Andre Laperrière, executive director of GODAN, has underlined the importance of transparency and data sharing at the African Commission on Agricultural Statistics (AFCAS), Gabon
The new stalks shredder LAND/P BioG has joined the BERTI agricultural range, unlocking a new frontier for renewable energy
Ghana’s cocoa regulator, Cocobod, has signed a US$1.8bn loan with international banks to finance purchases for the 2015/16 season
Global seed breeding specialist Equinom has developed modern cultivation methods that are set to boost the production and trading of sesame, thus ensuring profitability and increased market stability across the...
Tanzania has signed a US$1bn partnership agreement with a Chinese firm to commercialise cassava farming and processing
Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe’s finance minister, has announced that the government has set aside US$20 million to support a 26,280 hectare winter wheat programme