Algeria reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak on farm
Algeria has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a poultry farm in the northern part of the country.The Paris-based World...
UM6P, ILO launch program to decarbonize agriculture
Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) have launched a joint program aiming to decarbonize agriculture and agribusiness.Initiated by...
Targeted aid urgently needed as 19 countries identified as hunger hotspots
Targeted humanitarian action is urgently needed to save the lives and livelihoods of millions of citizens in 19 countries identified as hunger hotspots.In an...
Zimdam helps Zimbabwe farmers with water harvesting to increase production
A Zimbabwean-based agric-company, Zimdam has developed an effective and affordable response to farmers' needs in harnessing water for increase in livestock and crop production.Zimbabwe...
Agrarius establishes Africa’s first JSE listed Sukuk
Agrarius Sustainability Engineered has launched Africa's first JSE listed R10bn Shari’ah compliant sustainability related note programme in the agriculture sector value chain. Agrarius is...
Twiga Foods to expand in Ivory Coast, DRC
Twiga Foods is eyeing Cote d'Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as its entry points for its planned expansion into the...
Local NGO and partners break food record
Veggie burgers, and other plant-based meat alternatives, have been in the news recently thanks to an attempt by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform,...
Sona Machinery showcases its cutting-edge technologically superior products at the Rice & Grain Milling...
In a development that underscores its position as the undisputed leader in the agro-processing industry, Sona Machinery and its associated companies such as Can...
Africa beats US$100 bln COP-27 climate change drum
BARELY a month before the COP 27 climate change summit goes underway in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt a campaign-ignited by Africa for ‘key polluters of the...
Ghana raises cocoa farmgate price by 21% for 2022/23 season
The government of Ghana has raised the producer price for cocoa beans by 21% for the 2022/2023 cocoa crop season.Minister for Agriculture, Dr. Owusu...