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Accurate registration of weight and quality – a top priority in poultry processing
Weight and quality are two key attributes of a chicken, determining profitability for the processor Producing top quality products will...
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THE X9 COMBINE: WOWING CUSTOMERS BY ACHIEVING WHAT SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE
John Deere is a 2021 CES Innovation Award Honoree for X9's design Three weeks. That's how long Caley Farms in the...
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CES honors John Deere for X Series combines in Robotics category
X Series combines equipped with ActiveVision cameras, can help farmers see inside the combine's grain tank and observe tailings so...
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Zimbabwe expected to food self-sufficient this year
The country is set to achieve food self-sufficiency this year after two successive seasons of drought . Increased targeted investments...
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A year of farming under the Covid-19 pandemic
It seems impossible to think of an economic activity that has not been negatively impacted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic....
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Farmers urged on post-harvest activities during Jan and Feb rains
Farmers across the country have been urged on post-harvest handling activities to avoid effects of rains on their harvest in...
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FMD outbreak detected at Olukonda
THE ministry of agriculture, water and land reform has declared the Olukonda constituency in Oshikoto region an infected area after...
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Tanzania: New Tech to Determine Chicken Weight to Benefit Farmers
THE Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (Taliri) has come up with a new technology to determine chicken body weight, which they...
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Public Urged To Patronise Greenhouse Technology Vegetables
The public, including restaurant operators, have been advised to patronise greenhouse vegetables to guarantee human safety and wellbeing. Mr Abobo...
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BURUNDI: AfDB commits $21 million for sustainable development in the agricultural sec
The Burundian government and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have just agreed to release 21 million dollars to support the...
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- Team Europe partners with Equity Bank to support Kenyan business and agriculture amid COVID-19Download logoThe European Union and the European Investment Bank, working together as Team Europe, are providing EUR 120 million (KES 15.8 billion) of new support for Equity Bank to enhance financing to Kenyan companies most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The financing package will support access to finance at appropriate conditions for Kenyan SMEs, including […]
- FAO organized a workshop in Ouagadougou “AgrInvest - Enabling inclusive and efficient private sector investments in the Burkinabè agri-food systems”Download logoThe AgrInvest initiative of FAO aims at attracting private investments into agri-food systems aligned with the SDGs by leveraging public funds. Under AgrInvest, FAO is implementing the project “AgrInvest-Food Systems ” (AgrInvest-FS) to foster sustainable investments in agri-food systems in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Niger, which contribute to sustainable economic growth and boost rural […]
- The African Development Bank: a strategic partner in developing resilience and sustainable energy in the Sahel regionDownload logoThe Sahel Alliance will hold its second general assembly in N'Djamena, Chad on Monday, 15 February 2021. The meeting will take place on the side-lines of a summit for the G5 Sahel countries— Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad—as well as France. The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) played an active role in the formation […]
- R12.6 million in funding awarded to 17 of South Africa’s most promising Social Innovators[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wITZdZL0pR0&w=854&h=480]Meat Naturally and Agricool Finance were awarded joint first place in the 10th Annual Social Innovation Awards, while Leafline Washable Sanitary Wear scooped first place in the Disability Empowerment Awards. All three winners were awarded R1.3 million in grant funding. A total amount of R12.6 million in grant funding and business development support was given […]
- Joint communiqué on the critical desert locust situation and emergency response in SomaliaOn 3 February 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Federal Government of Somalia, Federal member state (FMS) ministers from Jubaland, Hirshabelle and South West States, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a meeting in Mogadishu to deliberate and agree on immediate actions to address the critical desert locust situation in the […]
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