West Africa braces for tough sustainable cocoa rules in Europe
Stricter sustainability rules in the EU and Switzerland could exclude West African cocoa from European markets.However, a cocoa farmers’ database in Ghana could be...
Bayer expands existing investment to acquire majority share in sustainable lower carbon oilseed producer...
Bayer, Bunge and Chevron U.S.A. Inc, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, have signed a shareholders’ agreement in connection with Bayer’s acquisition of a 65...
Soil matters for our future, so does investment in research
The SIEUSOIL research project is after a three-year journey coming to its end. Its aim and objectives are being successfully reached and capitalised on.Eurasian...
Senegal farmers, extension officers trained on climate-smart technologies
A training course to facilitate the uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture and Climate Information Systems in Senegal had farmers and technicians under the Accelerating Impact...
How To Jump-Start The Agro Sector Without Crushing The National Economy, As Sri Lanka...
Dr. Nimrod Israely - Founder and CEO
A FORETOLD DISASTER
I got a call from a significant Sri Lankan chemical distribution company about a year ago....
APNI AND CSIR HOLD A WORKSHOP IN GHANA
As part of the Belmond Forum funded Sustainable Agriculture Matrix (SAM) Consortium led by the University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science, the African...
IFAD and France join hands on Food and Agriculture Resilience Mission initiative
In the current context of emergency, France and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) yesterday reaffirmed their joint commitment to averting a global...
Agriculturists’ unique stewardship responsibility
As a concept, stewardship has strong spiritual roots. However, one does not have to be religious to embrace the principle that we have to...
Well-known female farmer and Fendt make for an IDEAL combination in the Sasolburg district
When AGCO Africa launched the Fendt IDEAL range last year, well-known Sasolburg farmer Tharina Terblanche knew this was the combine harvester she had always...
African Development Fund approves additional $5.6 million grant funding to bolster food security and...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $5.6 million grant in additional funding for Mozambique’s Post Cyclone Idai and...