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
Technology
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
John Deere unveils digital solution to aid agricultural productivity
John Deere has introduced an online portal to enable agricultural producers make sound management decisions and increase the productivity of their farming operations