Building the Business Case for Conservation Agriculture and Redefining Our Approach to Feeding the...
By Justin Platt, Founder & CEO, Zylem and RegenZ
Let's talk about how we grow our food. There's a bit of a debate going on...
GEA helps Nestlé cut steam consumption by 75% at its new infant formula plant
At Nestlé’s plant in Nunspeet, the Netherlands, GEA is to equip a milk powder line for hypoallergenic infant formula with the latest process and...
Tanzania makes major breakthrough in hunt for Chinese avocado export market
Tanzania has recorded a major breakthrough in its bid to access the lucrative Chinese avocado export market after the Asian nation’s food compliance experts...
Kenya develops new regulations to enhance quality, access to variety of select seeds
The Kenyan government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has developed new regulations that are aimed at enhancing quality and access to...
Ugandan okra farmer achieves year-round harvests with solar irrigation, improved agronomic practices
One northwestern Ugandan okra farmer has mastered the art of growing the vegetable by adopting advanced agronomical practices such as pruning, mulching, ridge planting...
Transforming food processing with Marel at IPPE
Marel, a global leader in food processing solutions, software and service, is gearing up to showcase groundbreaking innovations and cutting-edge technology at the IPPE...
Nutritional quality must be at the heart of climate smart agriculture’ – researchers
Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are resilient to climate change and supply enough...
Turmeric cultivation: emerging lucrative venture among Central Kenya farmers
For many years farmers in the central region of Kenya have relied on coffee farming as their mainstay crop with the region accounting for...
Icipe, Mastercard sign a five-year deal to support 1 million Ethiopian youth in beekeeping
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and the Mastercard Foundation have signed a five-year agreement for a new initiative that will...
Kenyan fresh produce industry players forge alliance to boost export market
The Kenyan fresh produce industry players, TradeMark Africa (TMA) and the National Horticulture Taskforce (NHT) have signed a technical and financial support agreement aimed...