Netafim has partnered with the government of Rwanda to build water and irrigation infrastructure for 15,600 hectares of land including a fully automated drip irrigation and fertigation commercial blocks – both for the local community as well as multinational investors – fulfilling the vision of the local government
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Developing a purpose-built fresh produce market in Lusaka
InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed an agreement with Savenda Capital committing US$2mn towards the construction of ZAMBIAFresh Lusaka Market in Zambia’s capital
Clean hoeing in ridge crops
Farms growing ridge crops have faced a seemingly unsolvable problem in the recent years: more and more herbicides are being banned, and the market is now demanding as much chemical-free food as possible
South Africa, Zimbabwe and Tanzania rank high in digital agriculture innovation
Three countries – South Africa, Zimbabwe and Tanzania – have ranked high in digital agriculture innovation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region
JOSKIN configurator to cover its entire range of products
Initially available for only a few machine categories, the JOSKIN configurator is now evolving to cover the entire range of products.