International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has signed a partnership agreement to help Guinea in the production and promotion of cassava, maize, cowpea and soybean
NamPost and KfW Development Bank have signed an agreement for a concessional loan of US$22.11mn to provide micro-loans to micro, small and medium-sized companies and households in rural and remote...
On 23 February, at the State House in Nairobi, President William Ruto, insisted that Kenya should be exporting rather than importing food during a consultative meeting with Governors, Ministry of Investments,...
DuPont Industrial Biosciences broke ground on the new site at the Leiden Bio Science Park in Oegstgeest, the Netherlands
The presence of weaver ants can increase cashew nut yields by up to 150 per cent, say researchers
The Rainforest Alliance has set up a project to develop safe and accessible renewable energy sources to conserve Kenyan forests and ensure healthier smoke-free homes
Hack4Farming is calling on Nairobi-based programmers, developers, analysts and data scientists to apply to take part in a two-day Hack4Farming event in July
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has launched the world’s first web-based tool, designed to collect and share agriculture and rural development solutions implemented in developing countries
Khaled Sherif, vice-president of African Development Bank (AfDB), announced new investment strategies like providing high-yielding seeds and making large farms more productive to boost up Africa’s agriculture sector during the...
As the name suggests, the JOSKIN MODULO2 is an extremely modular slurry tanker having capacities ranging from 2,500 to 20,000 litres. This fully galvanised model (tank and drawbar) has a...
Mathaniah Investments Limited chairperson John Sangwa stated the company set up Southern Chickens Processing Plant following the receival of 50ha of land from chief Simamba
According to a new report by commodities exchange firm AFEX, Nigeria’s core grain prices have been projected to trend upwards in the new season due to persistent gaps between commodity...
As advanced farming techniques are increasing in Africa, the use of cutting-edge agri-machinery for proper application of agrochemicals is helping farmers
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new livestock feed manufacturing facility in Ethiopia
Rainbow Chicken Ltd has revealed its early earnings fell an estimated 75 per cent as a result of an increase in imports, high costs and oversupply in its domestic South...
ServiTech has announced a long-term partnership with Sentera under which FieldAgent by Sentera will deliver industry-leading field imagery, crop health monitoring and change detection technology to support the ServiTech Bridge...
Hubbard, one of the major international broiler breeding companies in the world, has announced the appointment of Mathieu Lardière as technical manager for Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMEA)...
The US and the Republic of Ghana have signed a declaration of partnership at the African Green Revolution Forum hosted in Accra, to launch a five-year ‘Feed the Future Country...
Three countries – South Africa, Zimbabwe and Tanzania – have ranked high in digital agriculture innovation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region
The Alien Invasive Fruit Flies project in Southern Africa, supported by the International Development Research Centre and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, has come up with five technologies...