Africa

Colourful, juicy and packed with vitamins: it’s easy to see why mangoes are becoming more and more popular around the world West Africa gets only six-weeks to harvest mangoes every year. (Image source: Adobe Stock) Producers in West Africa get only a six-week window to harvest these fruits every year.  “Our logistical needs multiply by […]

The World Bank has approved US$250mn in total financing from IDA to support the development of the agri-food sector and the creation of thousands of jobs in rural areas of Cote d’Ivoire It will also support specific training for women-led producer organisations. (Image source: Adobe Stock) The Agri-Food Sector Development Project aims to remove the […]

Focused on universities serving minority students, the THRIVE programme have decided to provide financial support through scholarships and expands further to encourage long-term academic success through mentoring, development programming and career coaching The THRIVE programme have decided to provide financial support through scholarships. (Image source: Adobe stock) The THRIVE programme will initially be offered at […]

Aviagen has launched flock management apps for Arbor Acres, Indian River and Ross customers across the globe The apps are very flexible and user-friendly. (Image source: Aviagen) These handy, sustainable new tools join Aviagen’s wealth of information resources, offering quick and easy access to vital Parent Stock (PS) and broiler data, along with other useful […]

OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund I, the emerging markets impact fund in Finland, has invested US$5mn in EthioChicken, an Ethiopian poultry company, to generate good jobs, improve food security and reduce poverty in Ethiopia OP Finnfund Global Impact Fund invests in EthioChicken, a forerunner in Africa poultry farming. (Image source: Adobe stock) EthioChicken operates eight […]

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has held a high-level bilateral meeting to highlight two project agreements in a virtual kick-off ceremony with Hani Salem Sonbol, CEO of ITFC and LI Yong, director general of UNIDO ITFC’s […]

Fact.MR evaluates demand for mulching material to surge from horticulture farms and lawn gardens Fact.MR evaluates demand for mulching material to Surge from horticulture farms and lawn gardens. (Image source: Adobe stock) Inorganic mulching material accounts for a majority share in sales of mulching material. This is due to comparatively low initial cost and maintenance. […]

The Agri-Business Capital (ABC Fund) has provided loans to three agri-businesses to support their working capital needs and their expansion, enabling higher rural employment and securing market access for farmers in their respective sectors The ABC Fund provides three West African agri-businesses with commitments totalling US$1,219,445 to support future expansion. (Image source: Adobe stock) The […]

To expand its plant care ranges internationally, Olmix Group has signed an agreement with MacFertilizers (Al-Sabanel AGro Egypt) to provide the Egyptian market with sustainable and innovative solutions that have proved to be a great asset for producers worldwide An Agreement between Olmix Group and MacFertilizers (Al-Sabanel Agro Egypt) to introduce the Plant Care range […]

Microtech is a preparation of six phytase which makes phytate-bound phosphorus, that naturally occur in plant feed, and is available to animals Animals find it difficult to digest phytate-bound phosphorus found in plant feed. (Image source: Adobe Stock) This product can be used as a partial substitute for inorganic phosphate supplementation in the feed and […]

AGCO has entered into a proof of concept (PoC) collaboration agreement with Robert Bosch GmbH, BASF Digital Farming GmbH and Raven Industries to evaluate targeted spraying technology to make the application of crop protection products more effective and efficient by reducing crop input costs while driving farm and environmental sustainability The targeted spraying proof of […]

Jacco Wagelaar, general manager of GI-OVO, speaks to African Farming on how the company is improving the egg industry in the region Jacco Wagelaar, general manager, GI-OVO. (Image source: GI-OVO) How have you positioned the brand to serve African markets? In Africa, we are selling our EggsCargoSystem® with the help of partners as well as […]

Climate FieldView, the flagship product of The Climate Corporation and CLAAS TELEMATICS can now be connected through the CLAAS API (application programming interface) to enable easy data exchange for field-specific and site-specific documentation Climate FieldView, the flagship product of the Climate Corporation and CLAAS TELEMATICS can now be connected through the CLAAS API. (Image source: […]

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, have welcomed an US$9mn contribution from the European Union (EU) that will enable countries in the Horn of Africa to maintain a state of readiness in the face of a possible resurgence of Desert Locusts FAO welcomes new allocation to […]

The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF) has launched the Africa Agribusiness Qualification (AAQ) programme for Africans who want to contribute to Africa’s Agenda 2063 for food security, nutrition, and the agricultural sector Applications are now open for the AGCO Agriculture Foundation’s Africa Agribusiness Qualification Program in South Africa. (Image source: AGCO) Starting 1 September 2021, the […]