High uptake of competition offering cash vouchers shows how financially pressed people are
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing is the largest exporter of South African apples and pears and also one of the largest local-market suppliers with more than...
INVL fund’s forests in Lithuania receive FSC certificate
The INVL Sustainable Timberland and Farmland Fund II (“STAFF II”), which invests in forests and farmland in the Baltic Sea region and the Central...
Case IH’s FieldXplorer technology takes flight in Thai sugar plantations
Precision technology has reached new heights with GPS-enabled drones now able to interact with Case IH AFS (Advanced Farming Systems) software, providing accurate and...
Liberia approves US $2M grant applications to promote farming
The Funds Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Liberia Agriculture Commercialization Funds (LACF) has ended its first sitting with the approval of twenty-three grants for...
Spring into the new season with good food and fresh zest
Spring is here and with it the promise of new beginnings and a fresh start. Finally, we can start awakening to warmer temperatures, enjoy...
Generation Africa awards US$100,000 to two young agripreneurs
After impressive on-stage pitches to an expert panel of judges earlier this week, Esther Kimani founder of FarmerLifeLine Technologies in Kenya and Mark Musinguzi...
First cannabis Lekgotla to be held in the North West Province
The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the North West University will host the first North West Province Cannabis...
UM6P, IFA launch Africa Agtech Startup Showcase competition
Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and the International Fertilizer Association (IFA), a world leader in sustainable agriculture, officially launched the Africa Agtech Startup...
GEA halves fossil fuel consumption in spray drying plants with an integrated heat pump
GEA, one of the world’s largest systems suppliers for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors, has developed an air heating system for spray dryers...
COVID-19 threatens elimination of deadly form of meningitis in Africa, more than 50 million...
With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at a heightened risk of...