2023 global climate prize seeks African organisations powering a fairer future
Entries are open for the 2023 Ashden Awards. The eight awards announced today will supercharge climate innovation creating a fairer future, particularly widening access...
SA winemaker using ducks to control pests in vineyards
A South African winemaker, Vergenoegd Löw, The Wine Estate, is using 1 000 Indian Runner ducks to forage its vineyards where “they happily dine”...
The Rockefeller Foundation and WFP Launch Initiative To Strengthen School Meals For Millions Of...
The United Nations World Food Programme welcomes a US$ 10.7 million grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to help vulnerable children get better access to...
HAF Plants Thousands of Trees with Moroccan Communities for Annual Tree Planting Day
The High Atlas Foundation (HAF), a non-profit organization based in Marrakech and dedicated to sustainable development in Morocco, planted over 2,300 organic fruit trees...
HIV/AIDS Can Still Hinder Economic Development in Africa. But it Doesn’t Have To.
Long before COVID or Ebola or monkeypox, there was HIV and its attendant disease, AIDS. Its ravaging impact, especially in low-income countries, has largely...
Agricultural robots, Italian manufacturers in the spotlight at FIRA in Toulouse
FederUnacoma, the Italian association of agricultural machinery manufacturers, will be attending as Gold Partner the seventh edition of FIRA, the event dedicated to robotic...
ISOBUS technology allows for full compatibility between all tractors and implements
The major advantage of ISOBUS technology in the agricultural industry is that it allows for full compatibility between tractors and implements, regardless of brands...
10 Winners of the 2023 Zayed Sustainability Prize Honoured
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, President of the UAE, presented awards to the 10 winners of the 2023 Zayed Sustainability Prize today.
The...
Mexico targets more food exports to Africa
Mexico and 15 African countries are maintaining commercial exchange of foods such as sesame, rice, strawberries, corn, apple, cocoa, walnuts, pears, tobacco, grapes, poultry,...
Actor Idris Elba tells world leaders that poor farmers need investment not handouts at...
At Davos today, actor Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba, both Goodwill Ambassadors for the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development...