With the launch of Danisco Planit, DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (DuPont) aims to transform the global eating habits and co-create plant-based beverages, dairy alternatives, meat, fish and seafood
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Water project boosts yields as farmers grapple with climate extremes in Mozambique
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 and helped boost farmers’ yields, benefitting around 60,000 people
Afrika Umoja and Black Farmers Association of South Africa collaborate to tackle COVID-19
Afrika Umoja has announces a partnership with the Black Farmers Association of South Africa (BFASA) to set up and distribute disinfecting products throughout the country
FAO and WHO highlight importance of food safety and nutrition requirements
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have joined forces and highlighted that food safety is a shared responsibility in which everyone has a role to play, from governments, industry and producers to business operators and consumers
Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute reopens for students
Western Cape minister of agriculture Dr Ivan Meyer has welcomed back senior students at the Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute (EATI) and urged the students to adhere to all the COVID-19 safety measures