Bayer and Ecospray Reach Distribution Agreement for New Garlic-Sourced Biological Crop Protection Product
Bayer today announced that the company has signed a new exclusive distribution agreement with UK-based Ecospray to market a biological liquid nematicide sourced from...
IITA and Partners Launch AfPBA CRISPR Class III Training to Empower Africa’s Crop Improvement...
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), as a member of the African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC), and in partnership with the University of...
IFAD issues its second club deal to Kåpan and Skandia
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) issued its tenth sustainable bond for 900 million Swedish Krona (SEK) under its Sustainable Development Finance...
100,000 cassava farming households to strengthen food security and climate resilience
INGABO Syndicate Farmers, a producer organization and the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today signed a US$2 million project to enhance food...
Protection against foreign bodies: Focus on hygiene and food quality
The requirements for hygiene and product quality in the food industry are very high due to strict international regulations such as HACCP, ISO 22000...
Olam Agri and GIZ Sign MoU to Scale Up Sustainable Development in Global Agriculture...
Olam Agri, a market leading food, feed, and fibre agri-business, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft für...
Cold solutions bags prestigious leed gold certification
The first multipurpose temperature controlled warehouse in Africa to be awarded LEED Gold Certification
Cold Solutions Kenya Limited has been operating in the...
ILRI Champions New Approach to Support Ethiopia’s Livestock Extension System
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is spearheading a groundbreaking initiative to bolster Ethiopia's livestock extension system.
Through a series of workshops held at its...
South African agriculture lobby groups welcome Zimbabwe’s lifting of ban on cloven-hoofed animal imports
Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural has lifted the ban on the importation of cloven-hoofed animals and their products from four...
Highlights of the land reform programme in 2024 and the road ahead
By Peter Setou
2024 was a watershed year for land reform in South Africa. While there were no seismic developments that marked a momentous change...