DRC: towards the creation of special agro-industrial zones in rural areas
The DRC is engaged in a process of creation of agro-industrial zones in rural areas. The project is under study and high-level discussions are underway...
Kenyan Smallholder farmers to benefit from US $56m financing scheme from EU
Smallholder agribusinesses in Kenya are set to benefit from the European Union (EU)’s US $56m financing scheme. Through Kenya Agriculture Value Chain Facility, the...
The 2019 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security goes to a pioneering mapping...
A unique mapping approach that will give smallholder farmers a ‘best fit’ for what to grow, where and how, has been awarded the 2019...
Shaping agriculture through new seed varieties and innovative seed-applied technologies
The NemaStrike™ Technology from Bayer helps corn, soybean, and cotton farmers protect their yield.
Innovation and technologies make agriculture more productive and sustainable /...
John Deere Offering Brand New Tractor Models For the Price of a Second-Hand Bakkie
One of the barriers to entry in the commercial agriculture sector is the perception that the mechanized equipment needed to boost yields and profitability...
uMsinga emerging farmer invests in high-tech agriculture solutions that will benefit local women-run farming...
Six months ago, founder and chairman of the Bahle Zondo Foundation, philanthropist and entrepreneur Dr. Bahle Zondo walked into the AGCO Africa office announcing...
Econet, Yara launch Generation Africa, to inspire young Africans to become agri-entreprenuers.
Econet and Yara International ASA have launched "Generation Africa", a partnership initiative to inspire young African entrepreneurs to join the agri-food sector for its...
Uganda among countries set to benefit from COMESA, UNDP US $3.49m grant on climate...
Uganda is among the five countries that are set to benefit from Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and United Nations Development...
Devenish Nutrition to invest US $2.2m in Kenya’s small-scale farmers
Devenish Nutrition, an Agri-technology company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, announced is looking to invest approximately US $2m in Kenya’s small-scale farmers. Sidai Africa,...
Vodacom’s female farmer programme shines the spotlight on emerging small scale farmers in rural...
350 small-scale female farmers in Limpopo province alone have been trained through this programme to date.
JOHANNESBURG - In a move that creates equal opportunities...