Zimbabwe establishes $262m Marondera Agro-Industrial Park
A Zimbabwean university, the Marondera University of Agricultural Science and Technology (MUAST) has established an agro-industrial park at the college after received $262 million...
2022 African Plant Nutrition Graduate Student Scholar Award Program is Now Accepting Applications
The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) has released the details of the 2022 Plant Nutrition Scholar Award program that is available to graduate students...
Zimbabwe Plant Breeders Association presents Dr Joseph Mushonga with outstanding award for plant breeding...
By Wallace Mawire
The Zimbabwe Plant Breeders Association (ZPBA) has presented an honorary life member award to Dr Joseph Nyika Mushonga, the current Deputy Director...
CRESCERE, a novel research project on new vegetable protein sources to satisfy future demands
Eight Spanish companies are working together to find new protein sources in fruits and vegetables.
Health and wellness are a trend that is creating...
Research underway to compare farmed fish with chicken, beef and pork
A company operating in East Africa has launched a project that will compare the footprints of farmed tilapia and catfish with those of livestock...
Kenya’s exports to hit US $10.2bn by 2030
Kenya’s exports are projected to grow at an average annual rate of 7.7% to cross US $10.2billion (Sh1.2 trillion) by 2030.
According to Standard Chartered’s...
Agricultural innovation hub to be developed in Northeast Nigeria
An agricultural hub is set to be constructed in the Northeast Nigeria. This follows a MoU inked between the American University of Nigeria (AUN)...
Agriculture organisations don’t use their IoT data as effectively as they could
Research by Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, reveals relatively few businesses derive maximum benefit from the IoT data that they...
BEKA Schréder has supplied the LED solar lighting solution for the Langgewens Research Farm...
Langgewens Research Farm is located between Malmesbury and Moorreesburg in the Swartland. Established in 1926, the farm’s purpose is to provide infrastructure and staff...
Academic creates aquaponics to create stability for Zambian farmers
A Zambian-born academic, Dorcas Lukwesa, in-between her studies, designed a mobile aquaponics system using one of the most available materials found in Zambia, the...