Cargill Animal Nutrition has announced that it is investing an estimated US$20mn in a South African facility
The Nigerian government has approved a loan facility of US$1.2bn to finance the mechanisation of agriculture in the country, according to Sabo Nanono, minister of agriculture and rural development
Current livestock farming practices contribute to serious global challenges, including climate change, land degradation, and pollution
South Africa has banned imports of poultry products from countries infected with the avian influenza virus
The government of Nigeria and Rwanda have signed multimillion dollar deals with a Nigerian investor, the Blackpace Africa Group, to revamp and develop their potato industries and help to upscale...
The Eastern African Grain Council (EAGC) has launched a market information system that provides wholesale prices for staple food commodities in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda
Digital technologies set to solve complex challenges farmers and growers are facing today, according to a whitepapaer published by Intellias
AGCO, one of the leading manufacturers of agricultural machinery and solutions, has relaunched its vision to bring sustainable high-tech solutions for farmers
Climate change could transform chocolate into luxury few can afford, according to new study
Odilia Jiovin, a farmer from the Kilosa district, usually known for the production of sunflower, coconut, sugarcane, and sisal (in the Morogoro region), relies on MVIWATA FM’s agricultural radio programmes...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has restated its support for the Libyan Government’s agenda to boost food security and build resilience in the North African country
Researchers at Egerton University in Kenya have collaborated with the University of Colorado to develop a simple aflatoxin kit that will help farmers in the field control food poisoning
Symaga recently completed the assembly of four hopper silos SCX0460/08T45, which will soon become part of Legumbres Pedro in Alcalá de los Gazules, Cadiz, Spain
Coffee harvests in Tanzania are projected to increase to more than 60,000 tonnes in the 2015 season, up from 40,000 tonnes in the same period last year, said the Tanzania...
The government of Japan is providing generous funding to UNICEF to support Somalia’s drought-affected children with proper sanitation facilities in schools, keep them in education and provide abused women and...
Africa’s urban population is expanding rapidly, but concerns have been raised that many of its cities are not keeping up with the increasing demand for food
A guarantee fund needs to be set up to allow financial service providers to hedge their risks in the multi-stakeholder livestock value chains, according to speakers at a recent conference...
KwaZulu-Natal farmers want a wage subsidy introduced that would meet workers' demands for more pay
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd (JISL) has committed an investment of US$375 million to build sustainable agriculture and improve the income of farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bell Equipment will create 73 Africa Series tractors with intergrated Booyco Engineering air conditioning units after successful trials. (Image source: Alternative Heat/Flickr)
Booyco field service manager Kobus van der Merwe said, “We assembled the trial units at Bell’s request within a very short timeframe and it is gratifying that these air conditioning units have proved to be so successful.”
