KQ’s drone unit to offer agricultural services to Kipkebe Ltd
Kenya Airways-owned Fahari Aviation has signed a service agreement with Kipkebe Ltd, a subsidiary of listed agricultural firm Sasini, to offer precision agricultural services.According...
Geotrack – affordable precision farming systems seamlessly connect field work and efficient agribusiness management
Precision farming is no longer a trend, but a necessity in modern agribusiness. Nowadays, to be competitive, it is not enough just to grow...
How Mastercard Foundation Scholars are Helping to Grow the Continent’s Productivity
According to a 2019 report by McKinsey , 60 percent of Africans are engaged in subsistence farming. It makes up 23 percent of the...
Zimbabwe to buy agriculture drones
The government of Zimbabwe has announced plans to purchase agricultural drones to fight birds, pests and diseases that threaten crops.The country’s Minister of Lands,...
iProcure closes $10.2M Series B round to expand supply network serving 1M+ African farmers
iProcure, Africa’s leading tech and data-driven agricultural inputs supply company, today announced the close of a $10.2 million Series B funding round that raised...
Animal specialist says use of ICT improves rural livestock production
A Zimbabwean animal production specialist has challenged farmers in rural areas to engage in the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve...
Kenya develops an Automatic Weather Station
The government of Kenya has set up an Automatic Weather Station (AWS) in Machakos in a move meant to address issues of climate change....
Researchers embrace Artificial Intelligence to tackle banana disease in Burundi
A group of scientists involved in finding solutions to minimize the impact of a devastating banana virus in Burundi have developed an Artificial Intelligence...
Austoft owners in Thailand get a head start for harvest
For the 58 sugar mills in Thailand, it’s vital that harvesting equipment is ready to work at full capacity during the busy sugarcane harvest...
Tanzania, MCL and Vodacom launch ‘farm clinic’
The government of Tanzania in partnership with, Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL) and Vodacom Tanzania officially launched the Farm Clinic that aims to boost farming...