Kenyan tech start-ups make it to Google’s Accelerator program for their agricultural innovation

Two Kenyan tech start-ups will be participating in this year's Google’s Accelerator program on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The two start-ups emerged...

Covid-19: Professional bodies team up to feed vulnerable South Africans

Heeding President Ramaphosa’s call for a united response to the Covid-19 crisis, fifteen professional bodies from the finance industry are putting their weight behind...

Burkina Faso: African Development Bank committed to fighting malnutrition and poverty in the Sahel

Increasing numbers of women can be seen around the goat and sheep pens of Saria, in the province of Boulkiemdé, in Centre-West...

Two-a-Day and Ceres Fruit Growers put even more measures in place to further protect...

From left to right. Ashley Strauss (Forklift Driver) Denwill Philander (Packhouse Manager) Chantal Oosthuizen (Packer) Jolandy Davids (Packer) Caman Jones (Packer)

Climate change a risk to agricultural production

By Pertunia Setumo, Agricultural Economist for FNB Agribusiness. Climate change has presented additional risks to agricultural production and to farming enterprises....

Cummins South Africa remains a key supplier to critical sectors

Cummins South Africa has been issued with the necessary permits to operate as a key supplier to critical sectors during the national lockdown from 26...

Southern African Agri Initiative welcomes assistance to farmers, though state initiative lacks insight

By Dr Theo De Jager South Africa : Any assistance to farmers during the current lockdown should be welcomed.

Zayed Sustainability Prize 2021 calls for submissions from Innovators in Kenya

Group photo of HH Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed along with heads of states The Zayed Sustainability Prize is calling...

Plant root hairs key to reducing soil erosion

Video available at: <https://fluff.bris.ac.uk/fluff/u3/ficmc/YtxgGUtg2kWq4W782EZAXQuGj/ The tiny hairs found on plant roots play a pivotal role in helping reduce soil...

JVS continues to grow: Matsui and Nanto become part of the joint venture

Two new breeding specialists, Matsui and Nanto, have joined JVS Japan Vegetable Seeds, the joint venture established in 2017 by Nippon Norin Seed Co....
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