What Long-Term Impact on the Food Supply Could Rising Diesel Prices Have?
Rising oil and gas prices impact various global industries. Agricultural professionals struggle to produce sufficient crop quantities as diesel prices increase. And yet, farmers...
KubeKo assisting smallholder farmers in Cote d’Ivoire
One of the challenges farmers in Africa face is massive losses of produce since farmers in Africa frequently have to use primitive transportation methods...
More than 250,000 rural Brazilian families overcame poverty in 2016-2022 thanks to IFAD support
Projects funded by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) helped around 257,000 rural families to overcome poverty in Brazil from 2016 to...
The African Plant Nutrition Institute publishes its 2021 annual report “charting pathways”.
The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) has recently released its annual report showcasing its most recent projects, initiatives, and achievements.The report, titled “Charting Pathways”,...
TOMRA Food, keynote sponsor of the upcoming global avocado congress, spotlights how packhouses can...
Ahead of the new online event for the global avocado industry, TOMRA spotlights solutions for growers and packhouses who are under pressure to increase...
Disruptive innovations boost uptake of agriculture solutions in Kenya
The penetration of risk management solutions in agriculture in Africa remains low, despite the sector’s high vulnerability to the impacts of climate change and market inefficiencies. But...
USAID launches US$30m TradeBoost programme in Zambia
USAID administrator Samantha Power on Wednesday launched a US$30 million, called TradeBoost Zambia, which will advance the US government’s Prosper Africa and Feed the...
Managing water treatment “Life cycle “saves costs and headaches
Most cooling and heating system failures happen because of the same mistakes or oversights. Anelia Hough, water treatment consultant at Allmech, says that in...
Global diplomats warn of global food crisis as Egypt trims wheat imports
Top diplomats Friday urged swift global action in the face of the mounting food crisis, as the war in Ukraine worsens conditions that have...
Rwanda fairing in agricultural bio-technology: Experts
Agricultural experts are making a case for adopting agricultural biotechnology as crop production remains insufficient for both local consumption and exportation yet Rwanda’s economy...