Kenya hosts regional workshop on rice self sufficiency
Kenya has for the last three days been hosting Rice Breeding Innovations (RBI) National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems Partners’ Annual workshop for East...
Kenya’s Garissa County embarks on animal vaccination drive
The Garissa County government in Kenya in conjunction with Save The Children organization has launched a joint mass vaccination of animals in Balambala sub-county.
The...
Snail farming gathers pace in Kenya
Snails have long been considered a delicacy in countries such as France. In Africa, giant African land snails are increasingly seen as a potential...
Corteva Agriscience invests in Africa Middle East seed treatment capability
Corteva Agriscience has officially opened its Centre for Seed Applied Technologies (CSAT) (https://bit.ly/3kIPYTW) laboratory in Rosslyn, Pretoria, one of only six worldwide. This modern...
Juniper Systems Limited releases new Geode GNS3 GNSS Receiver
Juniper Systems Limited, a manufacturer of rugged handheld computers and GNSS receivers, launched its rugged Geode™ GNS3 GNSS Receiver, delivering real-time data collection with...
Hello Tractor, Heifer International unveil Pay-As-You-Go Tractor financing for Agripreneurs in Nigeria
Seeking innovative ways to generate agribusiness opportunities for young African entrepreneurs, Heifer International has announced that it is investing $1 million USD in the...
EU, FAO, Govt Tanzania launches National Campaign for healthier diets and good nutrition practices
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Tanzania, through the European Union (EU) funded AGRI-CONNECT flagship programme,...
AFEX tops agriculture and commodities list in FT’S rankings of Africa’s fastest-growing companies
AFEX, Nigeria's leading commodities market player and the country's first private sector commodities exchange, is proud to announce it has secured first place in...
Morocco opens tender to stockpile grain
Morocco’s National Interprofessional Office for Cereals and Legumes (ONICL) has launched a tender on for grain suppliers to secure Morocco’s stock of cereals.
With this...
Safeguarding the food safety and product quality of baby leaf vegetables at an indoor...
Harvesting daily in a high-rise building in Singapore, Sustenir Agriculture has enhanced product quality and reduced food waste by using a TOMRA optical sorting...