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...
LCFE, Heritage bank partner on wheat production in Nigeria
The Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) has entered into a partnership with Heritage Bank to create a structure for trading on wheat contracts...
Cameroon receives US $200M to strengthen irrigation services in Logone River Valley
Cameroon has received a sum of US $200M from the World Bank to support country’s agricultural production in the Valley of Logone, located in...