Faced with the looming challenge of escalating logistics costs across the cold chain, Africas perishable shippers and logistics experts have called for the implementation of urgent measures
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New FAO publication offers social guidance for agricultural investments
Investments in agriculture and rural development are more susceptible to failure when social circumstances affecting livelihoods and food security are not taken into consideration, a new publication from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has warned
Connected agriculture: The growing role of mobile telephony
Telecommunications has long been at the centre of global commerce in driving business transformation. Yet recently, mobile communications has become more widely recognised and accepted as an enabler of sustainable growth, especially in Africa and other developing markets
GALVmed and Inocul8 launch new global database
A new on-line database aims to become a unique free ‘one-stop’ source of information on all the livestock and poultry vaccines produced throughout the world
Central Kenya farmers turn to solar irrigation
Farmers in Central Kenya are embracing solar technology as an environmentally friendly and cost-effective way to irrigate their land