Egypt allocates LE 100 million to conduct research on wheat productivity
Egypt allocated LE100 million to conduct innovative research to increase the productivity of wheat crops, produce new strains of the rice crop and increase...
Kenya to roll out Sh 9.6bn Livestock Commercialization Project
The government of Kenya in collaboration with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has set aside Sh9.6 billion to establish the Kenya Livestock Commercialization...
Vihiga County, Kenya to digitize agriculture
Vihiga County in Kenya is set to go the digital way in agriculture. The County Government has partnered with a consortium of companies including;...
Bayer to launch Project Carbonview, an industry-first digital carbon footprint measurement solution for agriculture
Bayer, Bushel and Amazon Web Services (AWS) unveiled Project Carbonview. This has been conceptualized by Bayer and developed in collaboration with Bushel and AWS....
Agri-leaders that are ready to own the future
The strong and positive agri-story that emerged from the Covid pandemic is a foundation for change, was the message that Syngenta’s managing director, Antonie...
Egypt launches AI-enabled system to enhance agriculture process
The government of Egypt has launched “Hudhud” smart assistant project for farmers, an Arabic mobile application that relies on artificial intelligence techniques to provide...
PETKUS Engineering GmbH rebrands
Luca Celeghini, CESCO President would like to inform the Grain market that: Mr. Mark Scholze and Mr. Luca Celeghini joined their industrial activities in...
Picture-based insurance cushion Kenyan smallholder farmers from climate change
As climate change worsens, millions of smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa grapple with unprecedented weather changes and influxes of pests and diseases that ravage...
Kenya tops Africa’s avocado exports
Kenya leads Africa's avocado exports. Horticulture Crops Directorate (HCD) Director Benjamin revealed the report and said the country was among the world's top 10...
Third quarter 2021 slump in agriculture GDP a surprise but not a concern
Statistic South Africa’s latest update on the country’s overall real GDP for 3Q2021 shows a decline of 1.5% quarter-on-quarter (q/q) seasonally adjusted (but not...