New wave for agricultural progress targets efficiency, productivity: equipment dealer
A new wave of agricultural progress in Africa is increasingly targeting efficiency and productivity both in the fields and boardrooms.This is analysis done by...
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,...
Next level performance and reliability unveiled as Case IH launches the new Austoft 9000...
A new level of sugarcane harvesting performance and reliability has been revealed today with the unveiling of the new Case IH Austoft 9000 series...
Ghana receives last batch of US $96M agric machinery from Brazil
Ghana has received the last batch of consignment of agricultural machinery from the Brazilian government to help improve the agriculture sector.Minister of Food and...
Sustainable closure sealing and labelling of fruit and vegetable trays
A new trend is evident, particularly with natural products such as fruit and vegetables: Packaging and labelling has to be very sustainable nowadays -...
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...
India’s Garuda Aerospace ventures into Zimbabwe with drone service for agriculture
An Indian-based drone startup Garuda Aerospace has partnered with Harare Institute of Technology and Nyangani Virtual University to offer drones-as-a-service to the agriculture industry...
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...
Growers save millions in input costs thanks to comprehensive sustainability solution
Access to funding remains a challenge for all growers, regardless of the size of their farming operation or the crops they grow. Rising interest...