Cowtribe, an animal health solutions provider in Africa, is leveraging mobile technology to provide livestock farmers with reliable access to veterinary services using their smartphones
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WFP halts distribution of super cereal while tests continue
As a precautionary measure, the World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily halted distribution worldwide of a fortified blended food from one of its suppliers as tests continue to establish whether it is linked to outbreaks of illness in East Africa
AB Sugar calls for global ideas to tackle water loss in irrigation
In partnership with the non-profit organisation WaterAid and the Centre for Industrial Sustainability at the University of Cambridge, UK-based AB Sugar has announced a global initiative to generate new ideas to reduce water losses from sugar irrigation
Alvan Blanch wins Queen’s Award for expanding exports
The UK-based manufacturer Alvan Blanch has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2019 in the ‘International Trade – Outstanding Achievement’ category
AfDB to launch 17 new agribusiness projects in Africa
African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced to launch 17 new projects funded by the Agriculture Fast Track Fund (AFT) in support of agribusiness small- and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs)