Now is the time to start cutworm control
By Hanlie Geldenhuys, Marketing Lead at Syngenta.
Cutworm control must start before the first larva hatches. With maize planting season fast approaching, growers need...
World’s best new start-up’- Emata-completes $2.4 million seed fund raise
Emata - the agricultural finance solution for East African farmers - announces its successful completion of a $2.4 million seed fund raise, comprising $800,000...
International Rice Congress trade show offers practical complement to scientific platform
From seed varieties, transplanters and smart farming to fertilizer, harvesting, storage and logistics systems - Exhibitor registration deadline: 22 September
The trade show integrated into...
50 African female policy practitioners joins fellowship to work on gender-responsive agri-food policies
50 female policy practitioners from Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda and Senegal join a Fellowship designed to help catalyze the design and implementation...
Agro-rural tourism allows city travellers to escape from urban life and re-discover rural roots...
The overall market progressed from US$ 76.7 billion in 2018, with an average yearly growth rate of 4% until 2022. By the end of...
Sustainability Initiatives Falling Short for Sugar Cane Farmers in Developing Countries
Sugar cane is considered one of the most valuable agricultural commodities in the world and provides livelihoods for more than 100 million people in...
EU shelves promised ban on caged farming
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed in her State of the Union speech that the Commission is shelving its unprecedented commitment...
Digital marketing key to luxury tea startup success says Adja Sembene Fall
The 2022 AgriPitch competition, which started last October, received nearly 750 complete entries from entrepreneurs in the agriculture sector – or “agripreneurs” – from...
AFEX calls for ease of trade to foster Food Security in Africa at AGRF...
Exchange hints at Cote d'Ivoire expansion at event
AFEX, Nigeria’s leading commodities player, has highlighted the need for streamlined trade, harmonised standards, and improved infrastructure...
Stop imposing environmentally harmful and and expensive seed systems on African farmers
The Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) and the faith communities we represent are deeply concerned with the continued promotion and support of...