New fertiliser firm enters Zambian market
High cost of fertiliser, which ranges from K700 to K750 per 50 kilogramme bag in most cases, is a huge hindrance to increasing production,...
Liberia’s rice and tilapia co-culture project celebrates first harvest
An EU-funded DeSIRA Integrated Rice-Fish Farming System (IRFFS) project in Liberia recently marked its first successful harvest, with farmers saying the co-culture approach will,...
Choose the right fertiliser for pome fruit
Atlantic Fertilisers' approach for a successful fertigation program for pome fruit, is regular applications at effective concentrations.The applications must be done with intervals of...
Rodrigo Santos named member of the Board of Management, Bayer AG, and President of...
The Supervisory Board of Bayer AG has appointed Rodrigo Santos (48) to the company’s Board of Management and the position of President of the...
US $1.8M invested into West Africa smallholder farmers
US $1.8million has been invested by the Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) into Benin microfinance institution Union Nationale des Caisses Rurales d’Epargne et de...
Arab youth back climate action to boycott brands that damage the environment
More than half of young Arabs (56%) said they are concerned about climate change, and a similar number will boycott a brand seen to...
Landmark US $500M agreement launched at COP26 to protect the DR Congo’s Forest
President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom on behalf of the Central...
New filtration system solves water quality challenges for Limpopo packing house
The importance of water quality cannot be understated in food and agricultural applications, which is why businesses in these sectors must comply with SANS...
Africa’s first climate credit facility for Agriculture launches in Kenya
Africa’s first climate adaptation credit facility for agriculture, ADAPTA, has launched with USD 1.5 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...
Agriculture Workers Association holds annual congress
Agriculture Workers Association (AWA) under the Ministry of Agriculture held its annual congress at Cape Point in Bakau.The event witnessed the election of new...