Pfumvudza agricultural cotton scheme in Zimbabwe targets 520k household
The Pfumvudza agricultural cotton scheme in Zimbabwe is targeting 520, 000 households in marginalized areas in bid to increase production.Following the successful roll-out of...
Agricultural machinery: good production in the Covid year
The Italian agricultural machinery industry closed 2020 with a production value of 11.5 billion euros, slightly higher than the previous year (+0.4%). The favourable...
EIMA 2021: a milestone for agricultural machinery
A survey conducted by GRS for FederUnacoma confirms the confidence of manufacturers in trade fairs and in particular in the Bologna event. Brand positioning...
Angola foresees stop of salt importation
Angola foresees stop of salt importation in the coming years. This is according to Benguela provincial director for Agriculture and Fishing, José Gomes, who...
Uganda begins probe into fake agro-chemicals
The government of Uganda has commenced probing of fake agro-chemicals. The country’s Ministry of Agriculture has an 11-member committee to hastily study and give...
60,000 biodigesters to be developed in Senegal to produce biogas
60,000 biodigesters are set to be developed in Senegal to produce biogas from cattle dung and faecal sludge in rural areas.The Swiss Federal Department...
Ethiopia gains US $82M revenue from dairy exports
Ethiopia has reported to have gained US $82million in revenue from exporting milk and meat during the last fiscal year.The Meat and Milk Industry...
Kajiado farmers in Kenya receive modern farming equipment
The Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP) in partnership with Kajiado County government has provided farmers in Oleikaitoriori, Ildala Lekutuk ward with seedlings, different...
Famers in Ghana warned about Fall Armyworm
Ghanian farmers have been asked to weary of Fall Armyworm (FAW) infestation. Mr. Prosper Mensah, the Yendi Municipal Agricultural Extension Officer advised farmers to...
GEA introduces new generation of milking robots for greater profitability
DairyRobot R9500 (pictured) and DairyProQ automatic milking systems. (Image: GEA)
With a series of optimizations, GEA is launching a new generation of the DairyRobot R9500...