Millions of Zimbabweans pushed into hunger by prolonged drought and economic crisis face an increasingly desperate situation unless adequate funding for a major relief operation materialises quickly, according to the...
Ugandan Lake catches are mostly dominated by three highly-nutritious fishes, known locally as 'muziri', 'ragoogi' and 'mukene'
The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) has supplied four puppies from its Livestock Guarding Dog (LGD) programme to the Ruaha Carnivore project in Tanzania
The autonomous Tanzanian region of Zanzibar has been affected by inadequate poultry production, causing the islands to rely heavily on imports, according to Zanzibar’s minister for livestock and fisheries Abdullahi Jihadi Hassan
Meyn has introduced the Meyn BoneScan 440 ADX, a new bone detection system that promises a high level of accuracy even when running at high capacity
In line with the increasing demand for agricultural products worldwide, the global combine harvesters’ market is expected to witness more than three per cent growth between 2020 and 2026, according...
The recently endorsed International Trade and Administration Commission (ITAC) recommendation to adjust the sugar and increase import duty of US$680 per tonne will provide the immediate relief required by the...
Agrimetrics is predicting the correct shipment window for sweetcorn crops with up to 93 per cent accuracy, which can be done four weeks in advance
Global demand for agricultural products is projected to grow by 15 per cent over the coming decade, while agricultural productivity growth is expected to increase slightly faster, according to an...
The African Development Bank (AfDB)- funded water project in Mozambique has provided irrigation kits, constructed boreholes, small dams and water troughs that increased access to water for people and cattle...
Canada-based MasterCard Foundation has announced it will provide a US$50mn fund to help improve the lives of smallholder farmers in Ghana by enabling agricultural businesses to extend financial services in...
Four UK agri-tech centres – CHAP, CIEL, Agri-EPI and Agrimetrics – have formed a sustainable farming partnership with world leading agricultural research and training organisation, Wageningen University & Research (WUR)...
New Holland Agriculture has introduced three new tractor models at the SARA fair in Cote D’Ivoire
Ore Koren, a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota in Political Science and a pre-doctoral fellow at the Dickey Center at Dartmouth College, talks to Ebin Gheevarghese, Editor, African...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is set to double its climate finance commitments for the period 2020-2025, with around US$25bn investment, according to Akinwumi Adesina, president of AfDB
Farm managers need to be in constant contact with arable and livestock teams, and workers in packing houses, grain stores and livestock sheds need to coordinate tasks efficiently and keep...
Rivulis, a global leader in micro irrigation solutions, has announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art factory in Manzanares, Spain
Malawian women are spearheading an Irish potato project that aims to alleviate poverty and malnutrition in the region
Emmanuel Ijewere, vice-president of the Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG) and CEO of Best Food Farms Ltd, talks about measures to enable a sustainable food system and advises potential investors on...