European Investment Bank to Support Increased Rice Production in Liberia
Rice sector investment to improve food security and create jobs; Feasibility study to outline investment to reduce dependency on rice imports; EIB and EU...
Lesotho farmers record harvest drive improvements in household food, income access
As the harvest is fully established across much of Lesotho, households are accessing food from their own production.However, Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are...
Kimitec’s MAAVi Innovation Center Announces Agreement with Bayer
MAAVi Innovation Centre of Kimitec, Europe's largest research centre focused on natural agriculture and one of the world's largest natural technology hubs for food...
European Commission President urges EU to step up food production in Africa
The European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen has called for the European Union and Africa to step up efforts on food production, including...
Advancing Automation Technology Could Help Vertical Farms Achieve Profitability, Finds IDTechEx
IDTechEx has recently released “Vertical Farming 2022-2032”, a market research report exploring the technology and market factors of the vertical farming industry, which has...
FG, IFAD, disburse agro inputs in Nigeria to boost rice production
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria have disbursed agro-inputs to sustain rice production in to enhance...
Farmers Increasing Their Crop Yield with Artificial Intelligence
The demand for agricultural products is surging in countries such as Brazil, India, the U.S., and China due to the rapid urbanization, surging disposable...
AfDB to reduce wheat importation in Nigeria by 40% in 2023
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is set to reduce the importation of the wheat in Nigeria by 40% by 2023.According to the Ms Beth...
Africa’s cotton breaks global supply, demand records
Cotton grown in Africa (CmiA) has achieved record levels of supply and demand with global textile production doubling, to 600 million items, and cotton...
Zimbabwe to import 400,000 t maize from Zambia and Malawi
Zimbabwe is set to import 400,000 tonnes of white maize from Zambia and Malawi. Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) made the announcement and...