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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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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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Mobile Milling Plant Coming
Multinational Business Zambia Trade & Investment, a wholly owned Zambian company, has secured a mobile milling franchise with Germany company...
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MAIZE ON KARIBA LAKEBED
Some residents of Maamba in Sinazongwe district have taken advantage of the dry portions of Lake Kariba to grow maize...
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STRENGTHENED FINANCIAL, ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS KEY
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Nkandu Luo says there is need to strengthen the financial and entrepreneurship skills in the aquaculture...
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Botswana farmers want a permanent ban on vegetable imports.
A group of vegetable producers from across Botswana are calling for a permanent ban on imports of tomatoes, potatoes, cabbages,...
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Cover Crops Can Triple the Amount of Earthworms in Soil
Cover crops are lauded for their ability to recharge the soil. The most well-known benefit of using a cover crop—often...
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Zambia, DR Congo ink deal to export maize
Zambia has signed an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo that will see the country Export about 600,000 metric...
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The Bots Are Here—and They’re Protecting Our Crops
Armed with AI-equipped smartphones, African farmers should be able to detect and deal with potato viruses before they get out...
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5 ways women farmers can prosper in agriculture
While 60-80% of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are female, only an estimated 20% are landholders. "With females in farming...
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- African Development Bank AgriPitch Competition: $120,000 in prizes on offer during African Youth Agripreneur Forum 3-17 NovemberThere are just hours to go until the 23 October deadline to enter the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) AgriPitch Competition. Selected entries by African youth agripreneurs will be invited to showcase their agribusiness startup plans and compete for a share of $120,000 in funding seed prizes, a slot of the competition’s business development boot camp, […]
- The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism, OCP Africa team up to increase access to fertilizers in Côte d’Ivoire and GhanaDownload logoThe African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved the participation of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) (www.AfDB.org/en/affm) in a $4 million partial trade credit guarantee with OCP Africa (www.OCPAfrica.com), a subsidiary of the OCP Group. The project will reduce potential risks along the agricultural value chain, and improve access to quality inputs, including fertilizers, […]
- The Islamic Development Bank and The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation hold a webinar on AgriTech & Digital Supply ChainThe International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) (Agriculture Division) in collaboration with IsDB Group Business Forum (THIQAH) jointly held a live webinar entitled “The Role of AgriTech in Food Security & Sustainability” to discuss sustainable climate-smart agricultural technologies for achieving food and nutrition security. The AgriTech webinar series […]
- African Heads of State call on world leaders to increase investment in International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to end rural hunger and povertyDownload logoTen African Heads of State have issued a strong call to other world leaders to increase their funding to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) (www.IFAD.org) or risk jeopardizing Sustainable Development Goal targets for eradicating poverty and hunger, particularly in Africa. “We share IFAD’s vision of vibrant rural communities where people live free […]
- Why COVID-19-impacted World Food Day 2020 is the time to prioritize investments in food systems (By Wambui Gichuri)Download logoBy Wambui Gichuri, Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) World Food Day 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization, but celebrations this 16 October are muted due to the coronavirus. COVID-19’s multi-sectoral impact should have governments and development institutions rethink […]
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