Global manufacturing firm Bell Equipment has announced that 73 Africa Series tractors intended for an Ethiopian customer, which feature integrated Booyco Engineering air conditioning units, are to be created following successful prototype trials
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AfDB funds US$1.2 million agricultural online project
The Association for Strengthening Research in Agriculture in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is set to carry out a US$1.2mn project to establish an online portal where farming research and information can be shared
West Africa employs advanced GIS fishery system
Ghana and Liberia’s Fisheries Commissions have employed SuperGIS Desktop 3.1 and SuperGIS Spatial Analyst 3.0 in order to establish an advanced system of analysing and managing fishery data
Brazil grants Ghana loan to promote small-scale farming
Ghana will receive a US$96million concessionary loan facility from Brazil to boost small-scale farming in the country
African sugar industry looking at cogenerating fuel and power
African sugar mills are contemplating diversification into power generation and ethanol production in order to increase profits