Leader in Grain Handling Establishes New Company in South Africa
British company Perry of Oakley Ltd. have over 70 years’ experience in the manufacture and design of continuous flow grain driers, chain and flight...
African Energy Chamber and Oil Industry Investors Welcome South Sudan Investment Drive in South...
South African and African private sector participants have an amazing opportunity to invest in South Sudans’ peace and make huge profits. This week the...
BMG at Nampo 2019
BMG’s Motoline solar inverters for photovoltaic (PV) water pumps, which ensure dependable use in agricultural irrigation and water feed systems, will also be on...
Kenyan coffee farmers warned of impending failure owing to prevailing drought
Kenyan coffee farmers have been warned of an impending coffee harvest failure following the prevailing drought situation in the country. Dr. Charles Waturu, an...
Climate-smart, conservation practices pays off in Zambia
Through a Community Markets of Conversation (COMACO) model for rural development, 179,000 farmers across eastern Zambia – 52% of whom are women – have benefited...
New study identifies Nigeria as leading seed hub in Western and Central Africa
Nigeria-based Value Seeds tops the rankings in new research on seed companies operating in Western and Central Africa. However, the overall picture is one...
Bayer and Fair Planet renew commitment to improve access to seeds in Ethiopia
The “Bridging the Seed Gap” project in Ethiopia facilitates smallholder farmers’ access to seeds of high-quality vegetable varieties.
Bayer has renewed its commitment to the...
New CASA programme to benefit 565,000 smallholders in Uganda, Malawi and Nepal
A new five-year £30 million UK Department for International Development (DFID) funded programme is aiming to improve the livelihoods of 565,000 smallholder farmers and...
Mauritius lifts ban on Kenyan avocadoes
Mauritius has lifted the ban on Kenyan avocadoes. Murang'a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria has since welcomed and applauded the decision. Murang'a accounts for nearly...
Access to finance, training and entrepreneurship critical to building SA’s black farming community
This is according to AFGRI’s recently-renamed Lemang Agricultural Services, created specifically to train, develop and mentor new era farmers, and focused on the further...