Uganda, Tanzania develop drought tolerant and disease resistant banana hybrids
Plant breeders in Uganda and Tanzania have developed drought-tolerant and disease-resistant banana hybrids that are intended to support the commercialization of East Africa’s banana...
E-Livestock Global Launch Mastercard Blockchain-Based Solution to Bring Visibility to the Cattle Industry in...
E-Livestock Global has rescently launched a first-of-its kind solution powered by Mastercard’s blockchain-based Provenance solution, empowering Zimbabwean farmers to prove the origin and health...
IFC, AfDB launch program to support women farmers in Côte d’Ivoire
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have launched a program in Côte d’Ivoire set to support women farmers.The Affirmative...
Farmforte, AFGEAN, HYBR, ALTS partner to boost agriculture in Nigeria
A quadripartite partnership has been inked between Farmforte Limited, the Agricultural Fresh Produce Growers and Exporters Association of Nigeria (AFGEAN), HYBR, a pan-African Innovation...
Mobile grain dryers
By reducing cereal losses through thorough processing, and improving health (reducing aflatoxins), it is not surprising that mobile grain dryers have become popular in...
The future of smart farming in South Africa
By: Nico Groenewald, Standard Bank’s Head of AgricultureTechnology has completely transformed agriculture over the last few decades. These days, farmers are integrating everything from...
The Sustainable Solution for Food Production and Consumption
By James Wong, Ethnobotanist and Presenter of Follow the Food on BBC World News and BBC.com
In the future, there will be more of us...
Lack of proper pest and disease control threaten sustainability
The ability to detect, prevent and respond to animal health and livestock emergencies is critical to ensure food security and the sustainability of the...
Agtech Company SupPlant Raises $10M To Solve The Biggest Problem Smallholder Farmers Are Facing
SupPlant FAMILY R-L URI BEN NER CEO ZOHAR BEN NER FOUNDER AVNER BEN NER GRADFATHER FARMER
Today SupPlant, the leading precision agriculture hardware-software solution, is...
Kenya to introduce hybrid rice seeds
The government of Kenya has announced plans to introduce hybrid rice seeds for commercial production next season.This follows a partnership between the government and...