To curb high impact transboundary animal diseases in Zimbabwe, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development launched the animal health...
Founded in Vigonza, near Padua, in 1981 as a small workshop for the production of packaging, Celplast immediately stood out for its strong innovative spirit, a reflection of the attentive...
FAO and New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) have launched a US$4mn project that aims to create employment opportunities through sustainable agriculture and agribusiness for African youth
A contribution of fish that are high in protein, vitamins, and minerals, mackerel are being supplied by government of Japan (WFP) to 270,000 pupils in the most food-insecure regions, supported by...
The Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has launched a US$4.96mn project in Uganda to benefit more than 350,000 smallholder farmers
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) director-general Jose Graziano da Silva met with Ugandan vice-president, Edward Sekandi, to explore ways to improve food security for Ugandans and eradicate poverty
Global warming and the resulting climate change, along with other factors have largely impacted food security in Africa
Seed n Sow, a London-based startup, is empowering individuals to attain self-sufficiency with their organic, eco-friendly, non-GMO and pesticide-free vegetable and herb seeds
Near East and North Africa (NENA) ministers approved a ministerial declaration that provides the basis for enhanced cooperation across the region to develop sustainable solutions to the most urgent and...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed protocols to disburse a US$14mn grant to the government of South Sudan to boost agricultural markets in a project to be implemented by...
A Brazilian poultry company and US-based animal feed firm have teamed up to develop a poultry production complex in Chad that both companies hope will aid agricultural development across sub-Saharan...
Zagro Asia Limited has conducted testing of its major disinfectant Ultraxide against African Swine Fever (ASF)
Bühler Group, known for plant and equipment and related services for processing foods and manufacturing advanced materials is officially opening Insect Technology Center (ITC)
Agricultural products firm Amiran Kenya has introduced a new irrigation system that contains a gravity fed drip
Eritrea's Ministry of Agriculture has reported that in 2021, extensive water and soil conservation activities have been conducted across Eritrea and that there’s a registered 40% increase from that of...
MustGrow Biologics, an agriculture biotechnology company and Bayer, a multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company, have signed an exclusive agreement to evaluate the former's biological technologies to determine efficacy and...
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the government of Burkina Faso and with funding from the European Union (EU), is supporting the establishment of livestock farmer groups...
Strengthening food systems must be an integral part of efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and to build resilience in Africa, said African Development Bank (AfDB) director general for...
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is set to launch farm-to-market road rehabilitation activity (F2MRR) in Liberia, which will be implementing the rehabilitation of Feed the Future (FtF) farm-to-market...
The Kenyan horticultural sector is developing a digital system that will allow products, that do not meet standards, to be recalled anywhere along the value chain
One of Agreto's moisture meters. (Image source: Agreto)
