AfDB’s TAAT program targets 40m farmers across Africa in the next five years
The African Development Bank (AfDB)-funded Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation program (TAAT) is set to reach 40m farmers across Africa in the...
ITFC: Africa’s Trade Solutions Championing Partner in Agricultural Development
General Manager for Trade and Development, Nasser M. Al-Thekair. Mr. Al-ThekairThe International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation...
Ethiopia deploys helicopters to spray new swarms of desert locusts
Ethiopia has deployed helicopters to spray new swarms of desert locusts that are eating crops and threatening the country’s food security. The...
COVID-19 response must target African agriculture and the rural poor
By Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe, former Prime Minister of the Federal...
Kenya records lowest numbers in fish production from Lake Victoria in 5 years
Kenya has recorded the lowest numbers in fish production from Lake Victoria in 5 years-down to 90,743 tonnes. This, according to media...
AGCO recasts vision to underscore its commitment to providing Sustainable High-Tech Solutions
AGCO , a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and solutions, today announced it is highlighting its...
Nurse crops – The contribution to sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture
The positive effects of catch crops and nurse crops to the soil structure, the soil organism and the nutrient balance, as well...
FNB welcomes COVID-19 Loan Scheme and commits to deployment to help businesses
South Africa: FNB has welcomed the President’s announcement of the R200bn COVID-19 Loan Scheme to enable commercial banks to help businesses that are unable...
Nestlé partners with IDH’s Grown Sustainably in Africa programme to boost local sourcing in...
Nestlé has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative (www.IDHSustainableTrade.com), as part of the Grown Sustainably in Africa (GSA)...
Hunting industry can help alleviate hunger during COVID-19 period
The EMS Foundation’s recent call on government
departments to ban the slaughtering and consumption of game, as well as its
export in light of...