AgriSA to source US $220m for farmer hit by severe drought in South Africa
AgriSA, South Africa’s agricultural industry body, is in the process of approaching banks, agribusiness and government to US $220m to help farmers hit by...
Steiger family’s induction into Agricultural Equipment Manufacturers’ Hall of Fame coincides with half-century of...
Case IH_Steiger 620 and Precision Disk 500DS
John, Maurice and Douglass Steiger, the father and sons who built the first Steiger articulated 4wd tractor more...
Mozambique maintains ban on South African meat imports
The government of Mozambique is adamant on maintaining the ban on meat imports from South Africa. This is following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease...
Westfalia fruit launches the biggest and most advanced Hass Avocado processing plant in Columbia
Lucy Duncan, New Zealand ambassador in Colombia; Luis Pérez Gutiérrez, governor of Antioquia; Andrés Valencia, Minister of Agriculture; and Pedro Aguilar, manager of Westfalia...
Farmers declare sugar zoning illegal unless given waiver by competition authority
SUCAM, the sugar campaign for change advocacy group, today declared that the sugar zoning proposed in Kenya's draft Sugar Regulations, 2018 is an illegal...
AGCO and Germany’s BMZ announce intention to co-operate in a new project to support...
AGCO, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the German Federal Ministry of...
Dudutech cutting edge pest controls now available in Tanzania
Growers in Tanzania can now benefit from a range of Dudutech’s biological pest control products. The portfolio approved by Tanzanian authorities includes beneficial mites...
17,500 Liberian smallholder farmers receive US $25m from World Bank
17,500 Liberian smallholder farmers are set to receive US $25m in International Development Association (IDA) loan from the World Bank. This is in continuation...
Zimbabwe Finance Minister backs calls for cannabis growth for export
Zimbabwe Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has supported calls for Zimbabwe to grow cannabis for export purposes. This, he says, is to take advantage of...
How to practice smart farming in monitoring commodities
Technology has paved the way for the development of human life for thousands of years. From the humble wheel to smart farming and advanced...