Northern farmers in Ghana adopt solar-powered irrigation system
Smallholder vegetable farmers in three of the northern regions of Ghana have agreed to adopt the solar-powered irrigation system in their quest to ensure...
Positive for the environment and for the grower: the benefits of introducing herbaceous crops...
A Diverfarming project study compares the environmental footprint and the economic performance of traditional mandarin monocropping as opposed to growing mandarin intercropped with herbaceous...
Rate hike bites into farming margins as policy normalization gains momentum
The Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee has decided to hike the repo rate by 50 basis points to 4.75% as of the 20th of...
Twiga Foods injects Sh1.2bn in new farming venture in Kenya
Agri-tech company in Kenya, Twiga Foods has launched a new farming subsidiary, expanding its business beyond supplying fresh produce and commodities through a mobile-based...
Corteva Agriscience Egypt Hosts GreenTech U.S. Business Delegation
The U.S. GreenTech Business Delegation today toured Corteva Agriscience’s Met Bera seed production facility and viewed the business’ latest agricultural advancements first-hand, including the...
Organic farming amid sustainability ,food safety and well-being
Over the last years, the global farming system had to face a series of huge challenges ranging from climatic emergency to food safety. Against...
Westfalia’s colour of green: from avocados to carbon neutrality
Westfalia Fruit Group, a leading multinational supplier of avocados, has achieved the One Carbon World Carbon Neutral International Standard for 15 of its businesses...
FLASH GALA ™ is the fastest growing new apple variety.
The fastest growing new South African apple variety is currently planted in over 1000 hectares in South Africa with well more than 1.2 million...
The Link-Belt excavators work on the construction of fish farming ponds
Brazilian fish farming grew by 4.7% in 2021, producing more than 800,000 tons of farmed fish, according to a survey by the Brazilian Fish...
Land restoration and sustainable cocoa project launched in Ivory Coast
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a land restoration and sustainable cocoa project in Ivory Coast.The project aims...