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Get the very current news on Agriculture and Farming activities in Africa.
- Mar- 2020 -8 March
Investment in technology vital to boost agricultural output and exports
South African agriculture needs more investment and the implementation of the latest technology to boost output, not only for local…
Read More » - 5 March
Cargill and BASF enter distribution collaboration to bring specific enzyme solutions to the animal feed industry in the MEA region
At this year’s AFMA Forum 2020 in South Africa, Cargill and BASF announced that they have entered into a distribution…
Read More » - 4 March
Malawi parliament okays cultivation of cannabis
In Malawi, parliament has passed a bill which allows cultivation of cannabis for industrial and medicinal purposes. Backers of the…
Read More » - 3 March
AgriTech Expo Zambia: One month to go, visitor registration officially open
AgriTech Expo Zambia is the leading B2B agricultural machinery and implements trade fair in the sub-Saharan African region. With one…
Read More » - 2 March
Zambian agriculture business launches $81 million farmer financing scheme
Zambia’s African Green Resources (AGR) on Sunday launched an $81 million financing programme under which the company and its partners…
Read More » - Feb- 2020 -26 February
The cost of fighting desert locusts in East Africa has doubled
The money needed to combat a desert locust outbreak in eastern Africa has doubled to $138 million, the Food and…
Read More » - 26 February
Domestic Ivorian cocoa exporters competing with multinationals fear bankruptcy
Domestic Ivorian cocoa exporters fear going bankrupt because they cannot compete with the higher prices multinational companies are paying for…
Read More » - 25 February
Deere taps tractor-hailing tech in bid to break ground in Africa
It’s ride-hailing, farm style. Deere & Co. is teaming up with the “Uber of tractors” in Africa and betting on a…
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