Cargill Animal Nutrition has announced that it is investing an estimated US$20mn in a South African facility
Infrastructure
AfDB funds US$1.2 million agricultural online project
The Association for Strengthening Research in Agriculture in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is set to carry out a US$1.2mn project to establish an online portal where farming research and information can be shared
African sugar industry looking at cogenerating fuel and power
African sugar mills are contemplating diversification into power generation and ethanol production in order to increase profits
Concerted efforts needed to tackle high perishable supply chain costs
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
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