On 2 March, Niger announced its decision to join a key UN water-sharing agreement with its Lake Chad neighbours in the increasingly drought-prone Sahel region
Technology
LEMKEN: Delivering strong growth
LEMKEN, the specialist for professional arable farming, continued its growth trajectory during the past financial year setting yet another record by increasing its sales by 25% to an estimated US$595.4mn
Netafim sets up drip irrigation plant in Morocco
On 27 February, Israeli drip irrigation manufacturer Netafim announced the opening of its first plant in the North African region of Morocco
JOSKIN Pendislide Pro, a sound investment since 2017
As a specialist manufacturer, JOSKIN has several implements designed for proper application of nutrient rich slurry, one of them being the Pendislide Pro, a line spreading boom with skids that can be used on both grassland and young crops (cereals)
ICRISAT and Eagle Genomics sign MOU to accelerate microbiome-based solutions
On 21 February, a new cooperation framework was signed between the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Eagle Genomics at the International Conference on Innovations to Transform Drylands