Zimbabwe establishes $262m Marondera Agro-Industrial Park
A Zimbabwean university, the Marondera University of Agricultural Science and Technology (MUAST) has established an agro-industrial park at the college after received $262 million...
Tanzania earmarks 400,000 hectares of land for wheat cultivation
The government of Tanzania has earmarked a total of 400,000 hectares of land for cultivation of wheat. Hussein Bashe, the Minister of Agriculture confirmed...
Gates Foundation invests US$50m on ‘green super rice’
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has invested US$50 million to support the Green Super Rice project in African and Asian countries, which aims...
Exness Donates $10,000 for 2022 Nigerian Flood Disaster Relief
Flood disasters are an annual occurrence alongside River Niger and its tributaries
Multi-asset broker Exness donated $10,000 to the Rotary Club of Abuja Wuse II...
Well-known female farmer and Fendt make for an IDEAL combination in the Sasolburg district
When AGCO Africa launched the Fendt IDEAL range last year, well-known Sasolburg farmer Tharina Terblanche knew this was the combine harvester she had always...
Average 2022 harvest expected in Lesotho
Lesotho is expected to record an average 2022 harvest despite a number of challenges, including high fertiliser, chemicals, and fuel prices.
In its latest situation...
Uganda sets official date for vanilla harvesting to maintain quality, weed out errant middlemen
Uganda through its Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has officially designated January 5th to April 5th, 2024 as the nationwide harvest...
Merck Foundation, Africa First Ladies mark “World Diabetes Day 2022” at their Annual Conference
Merck Foundation releases song remix called “No More Diabetes” and children storybook “Sugar Free” in three languages, English, French and Portuguese to raise awareness...
New Methodology to Slash Methane Emissions from Rice Cultivation and Empower Smallholder Farmers
Globally, around 8% of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are produced by growing rice. If rice production was a country, emissions associated with it would...
African Development Bank approves supplemental $16 million to boost agriculture and food security
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group , granted an additional $16.08 million on March 4, to The Gambia to bolster...