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- Sep- 2019 -9 September
Integration of automated systems in agricultural sector boosting the growth of micro irrigation systems market
The agricultural sector is making room to absorb new and innovative technologies. The magnitude of change across the agricultural sector…
Read More » - 4 September
Climate change is already costing meat and dairy producers a lot
The meat and dairy industry is increasingly feeling the effects of climate change, but they’re abnormally quiet about their own…
Read More » - 2 September
Dangote scales up investments in Agriculture
Determined to contribute to significant reduction in the number of unemployed Nigerians, Dangote Group at the weekend announced that it…
Read More » - Aug- 2019 -30 August
Sales of fertigation control systems to pick pace, as adoption of controlled environment agriculture increases
According the latest research study, the global sales of fertigation control systems reached ~ US$ 674 million in 2018, and…
Read More » - 29 August
Kenya corn output seen 25% below five-year average on drought
Kenya estimates its main-season corn harvest from medium-potential growing areas will drop by about 25% below the country’s five-year average.…
Read More » - 28 August
U.K. sounds warning on Zambian refusal to declare food emergency
The U.K. questioned Zambia’s refusal to declare a food emergency amid the worst drought in nearly four decades in large…
Read More » - 25 August
Zambian farmers oppose controls to subdue record corn prices
Zambia’s biggest farmer-lobby group is opposing any effort by the government to introduce price controls on the southern African nation’s…
Read More » - 21 August
South Africa’s wool sector has $325 million question for China
South Africa’s wool industry is on tenterhooks as exporters seek clarity on a Chinese ban on imports of the fiber…
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