Tingo Mobile launches trade deal for major cocoa farmers in Ghana
Tingo Mobile on Thursday opened a head office in Accra, Ghana and also launched nationwide operations in that country that will focus on the...
Zambia promotes sustainable maize cropping practices for small-scale farmers
The government of Zambia through a special Ministry of Agriculture committee has endorsed sustainable maize cropping practices for small-scale farmers.The National Advisory Committee for...
Bayer Acquires German Biotech Start-up Targenomix
Bayer announced today the acquisition of German biotech start-up Targenomix. The spin-off of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI MPP) uses...
Farmers embrace smart insurance to guard against climate shocks
With the help of images taken via satellite and smartphones, ACRE Africa’s Picture Based Insurance (PBI) project is working to make smart insurance accessible...
Zambia embarks on input distribution
The onset of the rains in Zambia has prompted the Government to sustain the distribution of the farming inputs in the country in an...
2.5m acres under water after torrential floods hit West, Central Africa
Nearly 2.5 million acres of farmland in West and Central Africa are under water following unprecedented floods- posing a long-term threat to the region's...
Establishing Taiwan as the hub for Asia Agriculture, Livestock, and Aquaculture Industries
Organized by Informa Markets Taiwan (Informa Taiwan) and co-organized by the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan (COA), Asia Agri-tech Expo & Forum will take...
Farmers from Africa earn US$300m from GMO crops: Report
Farmers from Africa are reported to have earned an estimated US$282 million from growing genetically modified (GMO) crops in 2020, a new study has...
UK invests £450 000 in West Africa’s Rice Observatory
The United Kingdom (UK) government has invested £450 000 in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Rice Observatory to reduce dependency on imported...
Tradition leaders worry over hybrid seed proliferation
Traditional leaders in Zambia have asked the Government to set up a seed bank and protect the indigenous breeds and livestock from the influx...