Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture raises Series B funding round for international growth
Kenyan startup Apollo Agriculture, a commercial farming platform that helps small-scale farmers maximise their profits, has raised a US $40 million Series B funding...
Tanzania to embark on avocado commercial farming in Bukoba
The government of Tanzania has announced plans to embark on avocado commercial farming in Bukoba District.
Bukoba District Agricultural and Livestock Development Officer (DALCO), Mr...
Young people join ProVeg International to demand food system change
Ten young people from across the globe have joined a new Youth Board set up by food awareness organisation ProVeg International to push for...
Saai to hold the biggest lamb braai that Pretoria has experienced in a long...
Braai meat does not come from the store shelves. Behind the store shelf there is a world of logistics, processing and packaging, and finally...
Plant-based fast-food? Yes, it exists and this is what your favourite fast-food joint and...
You can now choose to eat less meat without giving up on this week’s cheat meal. Forget your image of plant-based food as leaves...
IFAD-funded project to combat climate change, increase staple food production and enhance Bolivia’s food...
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Bolivia have signed a financing agreement that initiates the implementation of the...
Crop Research Platform established to promote all crop-related research
With the increase in population and the decrease in agricultural land, it is important to provide . However, crop production is facing many challenges,...
Growing illegal urban farming worsening Harare’s environment
Growing illegal urban farming in Harare, Zimbabwe continues to compromise the capital's environmental integrity, the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has said.
It said unsustainable illegal...
“A revolution is building,” AfDB Group President, Akinwumi A. Adesina tells women leaders’ conference
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina told women at a conference in Pretoria that they are part of a revolution that...
GEA launches new freezing system ProEdge Drive at IFFA
From May 14 to 19, GEA will launch the new spiral freezer GEA ProEdge Drive at IFFA (in Frankfurt/Germany, Hall 8, booth G20), the...