Agribusiness
Africa must now, more than ever, develop and implement policies to enhance capacity to compete in the agriculture sector, processing, trade and industry
Noting that COVID-19 has fast-tracked the transition to the 4th Industrial Revolution era, participants also called on African governments to...
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Fish Feed Export Ban Lifted
The government has lifted the ban on the export of fish feed with effect. Livestock and Fisheries Minister NKANDU LUO...
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TOMRA FOOD STARTS WORKING WITH THE RENDERERS OF PET FOOD INGREDIENTS
TOMRA Food has begun offering its optical sorting technologies to renderers who turn the by-products from animal food production into...
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Meyn helps aspiring Poultry Processors in Africa
The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on human health and the economy worldwide. Poultry processing specialist Meyn...
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Climate-smart cassava gets new use in Zambia: hand sanitiser
To deal with drier conditions brought by a shifting climate, farmer Pamela Nyirenda last year shifted to growing drought-hardy cassava,...
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BS COCINADOS, S.L. INSTALLS THE NEW TOMRA 5B – THE EFFICIENT VEGETABLE, POTATO AND FRUIT SORTING MACHINE BY TOMRA FOOD
The new plant in Funes (Navarre), which produces ready-made Spanish Omelettes, is an ambitious project which will significantly increase production...
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Thousands of litres of milk dumped in US as pandemic deepens
Various US dairy role players have asked agriculture secretary, Sonny Perdue, to intervene as billions of dollars in losses are...
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Botswana beef farmers fear market losses due to Covid-19
Botswana's beef cattle producers lost their most lucrative market when the country’s border with South Africa's was closed due to...
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UN warns of worsening locust invasion in East Africa
The UN has warned that with the arrival of the 2020 rainy season (from March to May), the number of...
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The new John Deere 6B Series tractors
Looking for a simple, reliable, mid-sized and cost-effective tractor? The all-new 6B Series of tractors by John Deere ticks all...
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