Lack of proper pest and disease control threaten sustainability
The ability to detect, prevent and respond to animal health and livestock emergencies is critical to ensure food security and the sustainability of the...
Nigeria inks MoU for Public Service Entrepreneurship Programme on agriculture
The federal government of Nigeria has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bank of Agriculture (BOA) on the implementation of the Federal Public...
Insta-Pro International announces Jonathan Kingsbury as President & Chief Executive Officer
Insta-Pro International ("Insta-Pro" or "the Company") a leading global manufacturer of processing equipment for the feed and food industry, today, announced that Jonathan Kingsbury...
Agtech Company SupPlant Raises $10M To Solve The Biggest Problem Smallholder Farmers Are Facing
SupPlant FAMILY R-L URI BEN NER CEO ZOHAR BEN NER FOUNDER AVNER BEN NER GRADFATHER FARMER
Today SupPlant, the leading precision agriculture hardware-software solution, is...
Kenya kicks off construction of US $5.5m modern market in Nakuru
Kenya has kicked off construction of a US $5.5million modern market in Nakuru County aimed at boosting agriculture in the region and decongesting the...
Kenya to introduce hybrid rice seeds
The government of Kenya has announced plans to introduce hybrid rice seeds for commercial production next season.
This follows a partnership between the government and...
Israeli smart farming co SupPlant raises US $10m
Israeli precision agriculture hardware-software solution company SupPlant has announced the completion of a US $10 million financing round co-led by Boresight Capital, Menomadin Foundation,...
South Sudan to receive funds to address food insecurity
South Sudan is set to receive funding for various organisations to address acute food insecurity and desert locust crisis in the country.
The South Sudan...
UN agencies raise concern over looming famine in northern Ethiopia
The UN agencies; The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF are calling...
Egypt reviews digital transformation projects in Agriculture sector
Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation have joined hands in reviewing the implementation of joint projects...