Feeding of livestock accounts for approximately 70% of the total cost of production and energy is the most expensive nutrient, so anything that can reduce this cost will be attractive...
Research shows that harnessing plant microbiome – bacteria that live in roots, leaves and soil– can help in creating cleaner, pesticide free agricultural practices
The high cost of imported rice in Guinea, West Africa, has led to a change in diets and an increased use of cassava, which can provide three tonnes of food...
The director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has launched the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV) with a call to...
The government of Belgium has contributed US$500,000 through SFERA, to FAO’s project which aims to benefit as many as 11,000 households (55,000 people) in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Zimbabwe has launched a forum to publicly discuss the use of biotechnology for boosting the country’s food security
New Holland Agriculture and The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto Company, has announced a new partnership that will extend and develop a portfolio of data sharing capabilities to help...
The government of Uganda and UN World Food Programme (WFP) are investigating the connection between recent illnesses reported in two districts in Karamoja and Super Cereal, a fortified blended food...
Jacco Wagelaar, general manager of GI-OVO, speaks to African Farming on how the company is improving the egg industry in the region
East Africa’s grain traders have started buying maize from Uganda at about half the international price, after a bounty harvest in the country
The agricultural industry moves fast and it is constantly evolving
At Bühler's Annual Results event, held in Uzwil, Switzerland, Irene Mark-Eisenring, chief HR officer, said the diversity of the company’s workforce, including 102 nationalities, is integral to the company’s success
The Tanzanian poultry sector is the latest in Africa to get a financial support from the United States, after a visit from the chairman of the United States Grains Council...
An IFAD-supported youth employment project in Senegal has shown great progress, with 100 per cent of participants interviewed reporting improvements in their employment situation, professional skills and income
Egg production in Zambia grew by 18 per cent during the year ended 2014, according to figures released by Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ)
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has announced to release a series of four short documentaries showcasing the depth of ITFC’s interventions in the groundnut sector in Senegal
The 2016/17 audit report by Tanzania’s Controller and Auditor General (CAG) has revealed that about 98 per cent of the slaughterhouse facilities in the country are not registered and maintain...
Ugandan-based Hudani Manji Holdings will launch a poultry farm worth US$9.8mn in Uganda tomorrow (30 September 2014)
The organiser of a global flower trade exhibition, which took place in Kenyan capital Nairobi, has lauded its success
A new web-based portal has been launched in South Africa for farmers in the country’s Western Cape