African Development Bank approves $11.7 million to facilitate access to fertilizers for African farmers
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on 16 May 2023 approved a $11.7 million budgetary allocation to the African Fertilizer Financing...
Jacto takes to NAMPO, a self-propelled fertilizer spreader with various technologies
The Brazilian company will also exhibit its self-propelled sprayers of the Uniport line with nozzle-by-nozzle technology and precision agriculture tools
Having recently celebrated its 75th...
Zinc plays a critical role in food security and crop yields
Although zinc is an essential micronutrient for plant growth, zinc input has received far less attention than nitrogen, phosphorous or even irrigation. “Almost half...
New IFAD initiative will help reduce global warming by lowering methane emissions from small-scale...
With sharp reductions in methane emissions key to keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is launching...
Satellite imagery to aid Uganda farmers boost yields by solving climate change challenges
Geoscientists are planning use satellite imagery to access accurate information on specific farms and analyse it in a bid to help Uganda farmers attain...
Kenya to turn 500,000 acres of idle public land into maize production fields to...
Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to put 500,000 acres of idle land belonging to various state corporations for maize production in the recent...
ISF partners with Israeli organisation to bring quality seed revolution in Rwanda
International Seed Federation (ISF) has partnered with Fair Planet, an Israeli non-profit organization to launch a Seed Resilience project in Rwanda in a bid...
Adaptive Integrated Aqua-Agriculture Research Tackles Food and Nutrition Security in East Africa.
By PrAEctiCe Consortium
International research consortium PrAEctiCE, a Horizon Europe project, has been granted
EUR 7 million by the European Commission over 3.5 years to guide...
Essymart Africa is participating in GITEX Africa 2023
Essymart Africa is an Agtech social enterprise that delivers Tech-enabled solutions to promote food security, improve farmer quality of life. Essymart sources genuine quality...
Young Rwandan lady develops mobile app to enhance potato production
Clemence Uwamutarambirwa, a 24-year-old Rwandan lady has developed a mobile phone application set to enhance potato production in the country.
The Smart Potato Greenhouse Technology...