Alvaro Lario, President IFAD: “Spain can become a world leader in the fight against...
In his first official visit to Madrid, the Spanish president of the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Alvaro Lario, highlighted Spain's potential...
John Deere goes all out on efficiency
Doing more with less has become a global call to action in the agricultural industry and John Deere has taken up the challenge across...
Bankers and financiers need to make changes in the way they do business to...
The needs of modern farmers are changing rapidly as there is a growing dependency on the latest technology to ensure cost effective agricultural production....
South African gene technology: we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg
Advances in genetic sequencing are uncovering a treasure trove of information that will have far reaching consequences for stable, continued food production. This was...
The US-UAE led AIM for Climate initiative announces three new Government Partners
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a global initiative by the United Arab Emirates and the United States, has announced three...
Animal welfare campaigners call for octopus farm to be scrapped as source reveals cruelty...
Compassion in World Farming and Eurogroup for Animals are today calling for the world’s first commercial octopus farm to be scrapped after plans obtained...
African Risk Capacity Limited and Milliman launch postgraduate scholarship programme for African students studying...
A collaboration between African Risk Capacity (ARC) Limited and Milliman has made four scholarships available exclusively for African students.
The ARC Ltd-Milliman Africa...
Papers Invited for ASTM International’s 43rd Symposium on Pesticide Formulation
Papers are invited for ASTM International’s 43rd Symposium on Pesticide Formulation and Delivery Systems: Creating Certainty in an Uncertain World, to be held Nov....
Technology will propel the agri-industry forward
The crucial role of technology in the advancement of agriculture is front and centre at this week’s Africa Agri Tech conference taking place in...
Sustainable intensification of smallholder agriculture in Madagascar using higher yielding seed as a catalyst
On March 2nd, 2023, SSG held a national workshop on seed systems development in Madagascar and presented a recently-completed survey of farmer crop variety...