Tanzania and Netherlands signs MoU on horticulture production and marketing collaborations
Tanzania has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Netherlands, a move that will enable the East African country increase its horticulture products market...
Why digital transformation matters to food processors and packhouses
Though digital technologies are still young, they are already improving operational efficiencies and have the power to help improve profitability in other ways too....
Africa has technology and innovation to achieve zero hunger -AfDB
Adesina said African food systems have the potential to unleash $1 trillion in value over the next seven years
Africa has the necessary partnerships and...
Making Education More Widely Available to Young Farmers
The agricultural sector is aging. Fewer people are entering the field, and the young people who do become farmers often learn the trade on...
A further deterioration in agriculture GDP outcomes turn negative in the 1st quarter of...
As widely expected, South Africa posted a pedestrian GDP growth of 0.4% in the first quarter of 2023 thus avoiding a technical recession. While...
Your omelette is not yet under threat despite the recent Western Cape bird flu...
The biosecurity challenge continues as more cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) are reported across the globe. The HPAI virus is highly...
Advanced food processing technologies could make the food industry more sustainable
By Marius Wessels Manager: Professional Services for SYSPRO Africa
Food goes to waste at every stage in the food manufacturing and distribution process – from...
Hope for Uganda livestock keepers as scientists develop first of its kind anti-tick vaccine
Hope at last for livestock farmers in Uganda following a breakthrough by scientists at the National Livestock Resources Institute (NaLIRRI) in developing first of...
Swiss biological agricultural product manufacturer sets up office in Kenya
Andermatt, leading Swiss biological agricultural product manufacturer, has set up office in Kenya as it seeks to spread into the region with its wide...
Young Kenyan woman sets farmers ahead of pests and diseases with cutting-edge technology
If farmers can harvest and sell more produce, and earn more money, they can make a better life. In principle, it sounds straight-forward, but...