Amidst Rising Global Temperatures, Scientists Identify Heat and Drought-Resistant Crop Genes
As global temperatures continue to soar unseasonably early, it has added pressure to the many factors piling pressure on Africa’s food systems. Other factors...
AFEX calls for ease of trade to foster Food Security in Africa at AGRF...
Exchange hints at Cote d'Ivoire expansion at event
AFEX, Nigeria’s leading commodities player, has highlighted the need for streamlined trade, harmonised standards, and improved infrastructure...
FarmERP Enhances Agricultural Productivity with AI-Backed Smart Search and Finance Tools
FarmERP, a leader in the global Agri-Tech sector, serving agribusinesses across over 30 countries, has announced a significant upgrade to its SaaS-based ERP platform....
Agriculture Innovated- 2023 NAMPO Harvest Day
Since its inception, the NAMPO Harvest Day has been the leader in showcasing agricultural innovation and providing that one stop platform to agricultural enthusiasts...
Bayer Foundation creates EUR 20 million Social Innovation ecosystem fund to spur entrepreneurship for...
Beykam Diaw, with millet harvest, Toubatoul, Senegal, 2017
The Bayer Foundation today launched its new EUR 20 million Social Innovation ecosystem fund by awarding EUR...
IoT technology makes soil testing services affordable for far-flung farmers
Soil analysis has become an essential factor for effective crop cultivation in Kenya and as opposed to earlier soil testing done in laboratories and...
KEPHIS trains experts to fight, detect new invasive mango pest
The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) is training experts to help detect a new invasive mango mealybug pest.
The training is being carried out...
Wheat farmers gear up for winter cropping
Nqobile Bhebhe :Zimbabwe
WHEAT grows in Zimbabwe are gearing up for winter cropping season and project to increase the area under the crop to around...
Zimbabwe to exports groundnuts to South Africa
By: Nqobile Bhepe, Zimbabwe,Bulawayo
Zimbabwe’s groundnut production is expected to increase as a lucrative market is opening up in South Africa.
Groundnuts in Zimbabwe are mostly...
Zimbabwe’s maize production expected to fall to 1.9m tonnes
The low rainfall amounts caused cereal production in Zimbabwe is expected to decline to slightly below‑average level of 1.9 million tonnes in 2022, the...