The weighing, packing and quality control equipment exhibited by Ishida at Propak Africa 2016 demonstrates the company’s ability to devise packing line solutions for a wide variety of food applications
Technology
Malawi begins solar-powered irrigation
Malawi has begun solar-powered irrigation in arable land expanses along the Lake Malawi
Ugandan university designs low-cost multipurpose tractor
Uganda’s Makarere University has designed the MV Mulimi – a multipurpose tractor for African farmers
Ignitia teams up with BCtA to deliver text message weather forecasts to farmers
Social enterprise Ignitia has joined the Business Call to Action (BCtA) to deliver tropical weather forecasts via text messages to farmers in West Africa
PEPZ promotes local procurement in Zambia
Leaders of Zambia’s largest and most economically important companies met recently to discuss how they could increase their business with local suppliers in the country