Ethiopia to harvest 2.6Mn hectares in a year using cluster farming
Ethiopia's Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) has announced that plans are underway to harvest 2.6 million hectares of land using cluster farming in the coming...
Congo, Rwanda sign agricultural land concession agreement
The Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed two memorandums of understanding and a concession agreement in the agricultural field.
The agreements were part of...
Egyptian, Danish geoscience students explore jointly sustainable agriculture
As part of an exchange programme, students from both the department of Soils and Water at the Faculty of Agriculture in Assiut University, Egypt...
Egypt to import wheat from India
Egypt is set to import wheat from India amid disruption in the country's wheat supply due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Egyptian Minister of Agriculture El-Sayed...
Virtual Testing, Real Life Benefits
A 25-ton combine harvester advancing through a wheat field is an impressive spectacle to behold. This sight is the culmination of an extensive research...
Heavy rainfall, road closures put strain on KZN’s agricultural sector
The exportation of produce and importation of agricultural related goods has been significantly affected by the recent severe weather conditions in in KwaZulu-Natal, causing...
Taita Taveta, in Kenya sets sight in macadamia farming
Taita Taveta County in Kenya is set to increase macadamia production in its quest for a food-secure county.
With extension support from the national government...
Raw materials platform, Zaraye, raises $2.1m in Tiger Global’s first pre-seed investment in Pakistan
Karachi based business-to-business raw materials marketplace Zaraye raises $2.1mn in their pre-seed round from Tiger Global and Zayn Capital. Other investors include +92 Ventures,...
Kenya’s agriculture budget faulted
Kenya's civil society has faulted government for the low budgetary allocation for agriculture in the 2022/23 budget.
Sh 46 billion was set aside for agriculture...
New Developments in Bobcat Dealer Network in Africa
Bobcat has announced a number of new developments in the company’s Authorised Dealer network in Africa, with new appointments and other changes across the...