African Development Bank, partners relaunch agriculture platform
First Row: Martin Fregene, Director of Agriculture & Agro-industry, African Development Bank, Hon. Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture of Ghana,...
Pesticide use not sustainable for Kenya
There are two routes Kenya’s food and farming system. One, the industrial model of farming which commodifies food systems and which has been fronted...
Poultry Diagnostics Market is expected to reach US$ 674.2 Mn by 2026
Global poultry diagnostics market was valued US$ 312.1 Mn in 2017 and is expected to reach US$ 674.2 Mn by 2026, at a CAGR...
Picking the Right Hybrid
Can Farmers Use the Same Criteria When Picking the Right Nitrogen Source?I’ve been hearing all the chatter of the field days showcasing the latest...
Renders’ New Broiler Shed
The brothers Jack and Mark Renders in The Netherlands produce 185,000 regular broilers in five houses. They chose DACS ventilation and controls for their new...
Why the issue of food waste is more Important than ever
The world is currently wasting 1.3 billion tonnes of the food produced for human consumption every year, which amounts to a third of all...
CNH Industrial acquires AgDNA, a leader in Farm Management Information Systems
CNH Industrial has announced its agreement to acquire AgDNA, a leader in Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS). This acquisition will enable CNH Industrial’s customers,...
Data positions agriculture as key driver of Africa’s growth
Antois van der Westhuizen 'African farmers at the heart of tomorrow’s global economy'
The potential to increase Africa’s agricultural yields through the strategic use of data...
Bayer Foundation creates EUR 20 million Social Innovation ecosystem fund to spur entrepreneurship for...
Beykam Diaw, with millet harvest, Toubatoul, Senegal, 2017
The Bayer Foundation today launched its new EUR 20 million Social Innovation ecosystem fund by awarding EUR...
Cotton Processing and Ginning Equipment
Background
The word cotton have been derived from the Arabic word “qutun”. Cotton can be dated back at least 7000 years in samples found in...












