Emirates Flight Catering Opens World’s Largest Vertical Farm in Dubai
Bustanica is the commercial brand name for ECO1 – the joint venture between Emirates Flight Catering and Crop One. Investment: worth US$40 million in...
World Bank, CORAF launches 2022 certified seed campaign in Gambia
The World Bank, CORAF and Gambian Ministry of Agriculture, has officially launched, the national distribution campaign of certified seeds for 2022, in Abuko Banjul,...
Kisumu horticulture UK exports resumes after three-month break
Export of horticulture produce from Kisumu in Kenya to the United Kingdom has resumed after a three-month break occasioned by a decline in production.
The...
SAAI launches new scholarship: National Certificate in Plant Production – Cannabis & Hemp
As the cannabis and hemp industries are gathering momentum in South Africa, it is important to ensure that opportunities are offered to those less...
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...
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...
Kenya and the Netherlands strengthens transportation of flowers by sea by signing a Framework...
The signing of the framework of cooperation between Kenya Flower Council and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is set to strengthen...
Can Indoor Growing Increase Our Food Supply?
As the population on Earth continues to grow, we will need to increase our food supply to match it. However, this can seem challenging,...
High-tech drought-fighting systems
Held from 9 to 13 November at the Bologna Exhibition Centre, "EIMA Idrotech" is the exhibition specialising in technologies for water management in agriculture....
Horticulture for economic rejuvenation
By Hwande Sheunesu
A switch from field crops to horticultural crops has seen farmers in Gokwe Bomba, Zimbabwe improving their standard of living. Of late...