Ghana: African Development Fund approves $27.9 million grant for Savannah Agriculture Value Chain Development...
The grant will increase the climate-resilient production of maize, rice and soybean, support the poultry value chain, and generate employment for women and youthThe...
Europe’s leading garlic producer and the largest research center for natural agriculture sign an...
Peregrín and Kimitec's MAAVi Innovation Center enter into a MAAVi Lab agreement to find a solution to all agronomic, nutritional and sustainability challenges in...
Oped: Working with Communities and Nature to Build Resilience to Shocks and Stressors in...
As the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP27 takes place, there are hopes that ‘the African COP’ will mobilise the funds...
Could GM technology be the answer to reduced crop production in Africa?
Particularly hit by the effects of climate change, African farmers are staring at reduced crop production. Could Genetically Modifi(ed (GM) crops provide the much...
African Agritech Firm to Supply EU GMP Compliant Medical Cannabis Products from Africa
African agricultural development company Lotus Ecoculture Limited (“Lotus”) has officially partnered with PhytoSciences GmbH (“Phytosciences”), to craft, cultivate and deliver premium medical cannabis products,...
World Diabetes Day serves as reminder of need for further diabetes studies in African...
With 1 in 9 adults living with diabetes, South Africa has the highest diabetes prevalence in Africa
Figures released in 2021 by the International Diabetes...
CABI BioProtection Portal reaches one million milestone
The CABI BioProtection Portal has reached a landmark after recording one million visits to the resource.Since its launch in 2020, more and more growers...
Children motivated by morality rather than social norms when it comes to the question...
Children draw strongly upon moral principles and concerns when they consider whether it is right or wrong to consume meat and animal products.
New research...
Bayer Acquires German Biotech Start-up Targenomix
Bayer announced today the acquisition of German biotech start-up Targenomix. The spin-off of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI MPP) uses...
The greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens
New analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in the greater...