Zimbabwe commissions US$20m edible oil refinery plant
Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson Mnangagwa Thursday commissioned a US$20 million edible oil refinery plant in rural Mahusekwa, Mashonaland East province.
Speaking at the event Mnangagwa said...
US experts speak on overcoming barriers to technology adoption on African farms
Sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural sector is widely recognised to have vast, under-utilised potential.
However, according to experts, Louise Fox and Landry Signe, and and labour productivity...
The African Plant Nutrition Institute publishes its 2021 annual report “charting pathways”.
The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) has recently released its annual report showcasing its most recent projects, initiatives, and achievements.
The report, titled “Charting Pathways”,...
TOMRA Food, keynote sponsor of the upcoming global avocado congress, spotlights how packhouses can...
Ahead of the new online event for the global avocado industry, TOMRA spotlights solutions for growers and packhouses who are under pressure to increase...
BANK Windhoek to host third online agriculture series
BANK Windhoek will be hosting its third online agriculture series tomorrow under the theme 'Creating a Green Agriculture Economy in Namibia'.
The agriculture minister, Calle...
World Bank earmarks US $500M for Egypt’s agriculture sector
The World Bank has approved a loan US $500 million to aid Egypt’s efforts in improving resilience in agriculture sector.
The loans will see the...
Disruptive innovations boost uptake of agriculture solutions in Kenya
The penetration of risk management solutions in agriculture in Africa remains low, despite the sector’s high vulnerability to the impacts of climate change and market inefficiencies. But...
USAID launches US$30m TradeBoost programme in Zambia
USAID administrator Samantha Power on Wednesday launched a US$30 million, called TradeBoost Zambia, which will advance the US government’s Prosper Africa and Feed the...
Tanzania allocates land for youth farming pilot program
The government of Tanzania has allocated 20,000 hectares of land that will be used to engage the youth in agriculture.
Anthony Mavunde, the deputy minister...
OCP launches mobile app to boost agricultural ecosystem in Morocco
Morocco’s phosphate and fertilizer giant OCP Group has launched a mobile application that aims to link farmers to a broader market to strengthen the...