Bayer ,Ginkgo Bioworks close deal creating Agricultural Biologicals Powerhouse
Bayer today announced that the company has closed the previously announced transaction with Ginkgo Bioworks to begin a multi-year strategic partnership to accelerate research...
Nairobi to host prestigious climate awards ahead of COP27
Clean energy trailblazers from Africa will be at the forefront of this year’s Ashden Awards – a prestigious international awards which scours the world...
3m livestock die in Somalia as severe shortages of pastures, water persist
An estimated three million livestock is reported to have died in Somalia as the drought in that country has led to severe shortages of...
New PLC improves Allmech demineralisation offering
Demineralisation removes dissolved solids (total dissolved solids or TDS) and mineral ions from feed water and process streams. Demineralisation (demin) plants typically use ion...
Rethink your tap water – when in doubt, filter it
With more and more South Africans sinking boreholes to ease their reliance on increasingly erratic and uncertain water supplies, there is one important question...
IFAD President Alvaro Lario heads to Finance in Common Summit in Côte d’Ivoire
Investment in small-scale farmers, rural women and youth for sustainable food systems at centre of discussions
The President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development...
Bayer showcases how to jointly tackle the challenges of food security and climate change
Bayer is ramping up efforts to provide agricultural solutions that advance sustainability and boost productivity at the same time. With its cutting-edge and connected...
Ghana launches aflatoxin control policy
The government of Ghana has launched a national policy for aflatoxin control in food and feed. Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI),...
World Food Day: AfDB marks key milestones in interventions to feed Africa
To help mitigate the impacts of soaring food prices and grains, worsened by Russia’s war in Ukraine, the African Development Bank in May launched...
First Aquagrico Farms intends to establish Africa’s largest farmer’s market in NIgeria
First Aquagrico Farms is attempting to construct the biggest farmer’s market in Nigeria. The firm’s managing director, Kolapo Joshua Talabi, revealed the plans and...