The new premises are to serve as the company's regional sales office for West and North Africa...
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The new premises are to serve as the company's regional sales office for West and North Africa...
Sweet potato could solve nutritional deficiencies and aid food security in poor households...
Food safety studies in Ethiopia reveal that unlocking consumer demand for safe food is critical to stopping the millions of deaths and illnesses from foodborne pathogens across the continent...
Arie Havelaar and Ashagrie Zewdu Woldegiorgis 10 Jun 2019
The treaty adoption is a boom for global efforts to safeguard global marine resources and achieve food security...
7 Jun 2019
John Deere and Corteva Agriscience have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at accelerating Africa's agricultural sector and enriching the lives of farmers across the continent...
7 Jun 2019
In celebration of World Environment Day on 5 June 2019, Radisson Blu Hotel, Lusaka held an event to announce a new partnership between Radisson Blu Hotel, Lusaka, SOS Children's Village and Plant a Million Zambia...
7 Jun 2019
"Free State Agriculture (FSA) expresses serious concerns about the outbreak of anthrax in Lesotho. This could have catastrophic consequences for the meat industry in the province."
31 May 2019
The Farmer-to-Farmer Programme will focus on horticulture, legumes and livestock/dairy value chains due to their potential to benefit many farmers and earn high returns on investment...
31 May 2019
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has banned livestock imports and their products from Lesotho into South Africa, following a report of a susceptible anthrax outbreak.
30 May 2019
The partnership initiative will support a cohort of 12 budding young agri-food entrepreneurs to scale and prosper their ventures...
30 May 2019
The foraging behaviour of African penguins could provide useful information to aid fisheries management, a study conducted in South Africa suggests.
Stephanie Achieng' 30 May 2019
Local based approaches from farmers, researchers and entrepreneurs prove successful for innovation in Malawi...
Kurt R. Richter and Bill Heinrich 28 May 2019
Nestlé has launched a Research and Development (R&D) innovation challenge in sub-Saharan Africa to provide a platform for startups and universities to contribute to local sustainable growth...
28 May 2019
Revising regulations to increase backyard gardening in cities could be key to sustainable food production in sub-Saharan Africa...
22 May 2019
A European Commission task force, which included a researcher from the South African Centre of Excellence in Food Security, has released a series of recommendations on ways to unlock the economic potential of struggling rural Africa...
Morgan Morris 21 May 2019
Integrated with the existing geothermal power, the Oserian Development Company will now produce sufficient renewable energy for consumption by tenants and residents of the Two Lakes Industrial Park.
13 May 2019
Most studies on the use of pesticides are funded by those that produce the chemicals but only independent research can inform us about the best agricultural practices.
Sébastien Sauvé 13 May 2019
African businesses are being challenged to wake up to the economic, social and environmental power of the Blue Economy...
10 May 2019
Veterinary services together with the industry are conducting follow-up investigations to trace the origin of the disease and to identify other farms that may possibly be affected...
9 May 2019
Nigerian government officials and key investors have endorsed the African Development Bank's Special agro-industrial processing zones initiative, describing it as a pathway to Africa's agricultural revolution...
3 May 2019
The guideline by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification initiative is set to further hone food security and nutrition analysis processes for better and more actionable information during humanitarian crises...
26 Apr 2019
Forest communities have seen little or no change in improving livelihoods and stopping deforestation...
Serge Mandiefe Piabuo, Divine Foundjem Tita and Peter A Minang 17 Apr 2019
As the backbone of developing economies, agriculture not only serves to feed a nation but creates employment and, often, contributes significantly to the GDP...
11 Apr 2019
Zhann Meyer, Africa Head of Global Commodity Finance for Nedbank CIB, delves into how commercialisation of small scale farmers is critical to Africa's transformation...
Zhann Meyer 10 Apr 2019
A smartphone application is helping smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America to collect data, share information on new agricultural practices and tackle climate change-related impacts...
Samuel Hinneh 9 Apr 2019
AFGRI Group Holdings and a consortium of leading South African institutional investors have created a strategic grain storage platform vehicle to support growth and strengthen food security in South Africa and on the African continent...
8 Apr 2019
iZindaba Zokudla (Conversations about Food) will this month host the inaugural conference for the African Association for Vertical Farming (AAVF) at the University of Johannesburg's (UJ) Soweto Campus, 9-10 April...
5 Apr 2019
UK-based Connected Virus Network and Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa - International Livestock Research Institute (BecA - ILRI) recently partnered to run a crop disease training course in Nairobi, Kenya...
5 Apr 2019
Signing an agreement on the side-lines of the high-level event on Food and Agriculture in Times of Crises, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the Africa-Europe Diaspora Development Platform (ADEPT) have joined efforts...
4 Apr 2019
Climate change is underway, and human activities such as urbanisation, industrialisation and food production are key contributors...
Silvio Caputo 4 Apr 2019
These centres have been created to foster high-quality applied research and build relationships among the education community, the private sector, and policymakers...
3 Apr 2019
Capital city of Tunisia, Tunis, will host the second Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF) set for 25-26 June this year...
1 Apr 2019
