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

Harris Pye Engineering Group UAE, a global service provider supplying the offshore, marine and industrial sectors, has signed a contract with Egyptian Joint Stock company Canal Sugar

The African Development Bank (AfDB) in Nigeria met a private sector consortium from China to help attract investment through partnerships in the development of special agro-Industrial processing zones (SAPZs) across Africa

The Global Alliance for Livestock and Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) is seeking proposals from relevant organisations to set up a new enterprise to establish a sustainable smallholder-focused animal health products distribution operation in Ghana, with subsequent extension to Nigeria

Corteva, Inc, a pure-play agriculture company, has announced to invest in the biotechnology firm Evogene Ltd's agriculture biologicals subsidiary Lavie Bio (Lavie)