Dr Lisbeth Riis, founder and CEO at Scarab Solutions, has explained how the cut flower industry can significantly benefit by replicating the principles of digital mapping of pests and diseases to the plants in their greenhouses
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APV launches mechanical crop care solutions
As the mechanical crop care is becoming increasingly important, APV has unveiled the crop management solutions Tined Weeder AS, the Rotary Hoe RH and the Tined Weeder Pro VS
AfDB approves US$21.783mn to scale up solar-powered irrigation in Sudan
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) has approved a grant to the government of Sudan to accelerate the adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps in the country’s West Kordofan and North Kordofan states
International community must provide support to hungry Zimbabweans, says WFP
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 United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
AGCO inaugurates new agricultural college in Nigeria
Nuradin Osman, AGCO vice-president and general manager, Africa has been sworn-in to the Governing Council of College of Agriculture and Technology in Isan-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria