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
Technology
Tanzanian farmers to benefit from weather station technology
The Tea Research Institute of Tanzania (TRIT) in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will install automatic weather stations in all tea growing regions of Tanzania
Kenyan research centre invests US$2mn to develop insect-based feed
Kenya-based research firm International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) has launched a project worth US$2mn to develop insect-based feed for fish and poultry farmers in Kenya and Uganda
Nigerian state to support farmers with modern farm equipment
Nigeria’s Delta State has announced that it would support the farmers of the region with modern tractor equipment worth US$5.5mn in 2015
World Bank finances water and irrigation infrastructure of Angola
The World Bank announced that it will invest US$1bn to support agricultural projects in Angola linked to water resources and irrigation