Case IH distributor Northmec and Cairo Group hosted the Annual Farmers Day in Koppies Free State on 15 August 2018, attracting more than 500 farmers from across South Africa to Farm Cairo in Heilbron District for a day of product presentations, demonstrations and test-drives
Technology
Daystar Power and Nigerian Bank of Agriculture to electrify rural Nigeria
The Nigerian Agricultural Bank, Bank of Agriculture and the African electricity supplier Daystar Power have entered into a comprehensive cooperation agreement for rural electrification in Nigeria
Allflex acquires German technology company Agrident
Allflex, part of the Antelliq Group, has announced that it has acquired Agrident, the German-based agricultural technology company specialising in RFID data capture systems used in process control and animal management systems worldwide
Allflex’ Smart Collars for Cows honoured at Israeli President’s Residence Award Ceremony
Allflex Livestock Intelligence, an Antelliq company, has announced to include smart collars for cows by SCR in the newly released book ‘Israeli Innovation’
REDD+ initiative benefits the rural Kenyan community
Responsible Investor magazine (RI) has visited the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) project in Kenya and met with local landowners, community members and the wildlife works team to witness how the community is benefiting by protecting their trees