Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded firm AgriProtein has announced to establish world’s first commercial fly farm in South Africa as part of a project to produce sustainable feed for fish from fly larvae
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GeoPoll and Control Union tap mobile technology to educate African farmers
US-based GeoPoll has partnered with agricultural inspection and safety service provider Control Union to utilise mobile surveys to engage and educate smallholder farmers in Africa
Africa uses open data to protect crops and fight Ebola
As mobile phones and improved connectivity spread across the world, open data is gaining its importance to solve issues from mapping Ebola to protecting banana crops in Africa, according to a report by Open Data Institute
Nutriad launches new website
Belgium-based Nutriad has set-up a corporate website enabling customers to be kept informed about market trends, feed additives and to resolve other queries they may have
Web tool tracks agricultural investments in Africa
The Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System - Eastern and Central Africa (ReSAKSS-ECA) has launched a new web tool to track investments made for African agriculture