HIV/AIDS Can Still Hinder Economic Development in Africa. But it Doesn’t Have To.
Long before COVID or Ebola or monkeypox, there was HIV and its attendant disease, AIDS. Its ravaging impact, especially in low-income countries, has largely...
Agricultural robots, Italian manufacturers in the spotlight at FIRA in Toulouse
FederUnacoma, the Italian association of agricultural machinery manufacturers, will be attending as Gold Partner the seventh edition of FIRA, the event dedicated to robotic...
ISOBUS technology allows for full compatibility between all tractors and implements
The major advantage of ISOBUS technology in the agricultural industry is that it allows for full compatibility between tractors and implements, regardless of brands...
10 Winners of the 2023 Zayed Sustainability Prize Honoured
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, President of the UAE, presented awards to the 10 winners of the 2023 Zayed Sustainability Prize today.The...
Mexico targets more food exports to Africa
Mexico and 15 African countries are maintaining commercial exchange of foods such as sesame, rice, strawberries, corn, apple, cocoa, walnuts, pears, tobacco, grapes, poultry,...
Actor Idris Elba tells world leaders that poor farmers need investment not handouts at...
At Davos today, actor Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba, both Goodwill Ambassadors for the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development...
The year that was: Reflections on land reform in South Africa as we recover...
Land Reform – Many land reform claimant communities found the sluggish pace of the land reform programme during the year wearisome. However, the policy...
Agritechnica 2023: Green Productivity
(DLG). "Green Productivity" is the guiding theme of Agritechnica 2023, focusing on the challenges of modern crop farming: how can agriculture increase productivity while...
Joint agricultural development project harvests second grain crop
The harvesting of the second grain crop of the joint agricultural project that was undertaken by AfriForum, Saai and the Boiphitlhelelo Co-operative of Noga’s...
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary investments in long-term rural development and food sovereignty says...
Ahead of the annual gathering of world leaders in Davos next week, Alvaro Lario, President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),...