AFEX expands operations to Kenya
Nigeria’s leading commodities exchange to replicate Nigerian success by empowering thousands more smallholder farmers across the continent
AFEX, Nigeria’s leading commodities exchange and commodities market...
Female farm manager has had a lifelong love of animals and trees
Although not the first female farm manager, Amoré Viljoen, farm manager at Lakeview Farm in Villiersdorp since 2020, is among only a tiny percentage...
Winter cover crops in rainfed farming – what does the research show?
Winter cover crops enhance soil health, but they also have an impact on moisture management, which has now been quantified for the first time....
IFAD inaugural bond issuance to Asian investor Dai-Ichi Frontier Life ramps up investments to...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has today issued its first-ever bond in Asia of US$50 million with the Dai-ichi Frontier Life Insurance...
The Growing Need for Agricultural Biodiversity
Every decade from now until 2050, the growing population will result in a 14% increase in global food demand, while the world’s current agricultural...
Competition to challenge Africa’s young agric entrepreneurs
Young innovators in Africa’s agriculture and food sectors are being urged to participate in an upcoming competition aimed at developing solutions that can help...
First batch of smallholder farmers successful completes hands on training on potato production
In a quest to empower subsistence and smallholder farmers in the Province, the North-West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NWDARD) has recently trained...
Massey Ferguson has been part of Jajola Boerdery for six generations
Volksrust farmer Japie Landman acquires latest MF 9300 self-propelled sprayerSuch has been the success of Massey Ferguson at the Jajola Boerdery in Volksrust, Mpumalanga,...
Pest management restores Africa’s mango markets
To counter the devastating effects of fruit flies, the in Southern Africa, which is supported by the International Development Research Centre and the Australian...
Four agriculture students graduate as MEC’s intervention initiative bears fruits
Four of the nine students supported through MEC Desbo Mohono’s intervention initiative have graduated at Taung College of Agriculture (TAC). This took place on...