Livestock Wealth valued at US $7.3m plans African expansion
Crowd farming platform LivestockWealth is planning to establish presence in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region over the next year after...
Faulu bank gets US $13M boost to fund expansion
Leading Microfinance Bank in Kenya, Faulu Bank has received US $13million capital injection from parent company Old Mutual Africa Holdings Limited to...
300,000 Ugandan youth to be supported in agriculture sector
300,000 Young Ugandans are set to be supported in agriculture sector. This follows a launched programme by Humanitarian aid and development agency,...
Using satellite in boosting agriculture
The World Economic Forum has observed that use of satellite can boost agriculture in Africa. According to data from the organisation, earth...
Vice-chancellors in Africa pledge support to bettering agricultural output
Vice-chancellors of 130 African universities have pledged to mobilise resources for continental initiatives that would support human capital development as well as...
Animal products boost SA’s agriculture’s sector
South Africa’s agriculture sector has made made significant monetary gains with animal products recording the largest sales. This is according to data...
Kenya to experience third wave of locust invasion
Agriculture Principal Secretary Hamadi Boga has announced a possible third wave of desert locust invasion in Kenya as huge swarms are currently...
Netherlands to spend US $37M on agribusiness project in East Africa
The Netherlands Development Organisation SNV has announced plans to spend US $30million for the implementation of a climate change resilient agribusiness project...
CSIRO develops sprayable biodegradable polymer membrane
Australian Research Organisation CSIRO has developed a sprayable biodegradable polymer membrane that can help farmers produce more, while using less water, nutrients...
Isenberg’s Priyank Arora, Hello Tractor partner to help smallholder farmers
Isenberg’s Priyank Arora and his collaborator at Duke University, Can Zhang have collaborated with Hello Tractor to help smallholder farmers in Africa.