Locusts wreak havoc on East African agriculture
According to the World Bank, the current locust infestation will cost East Africa and Yemen $8.5bn this year. Charlie Mitchell reports on local and international efforts to stem the plague
Zimbabwe’s women venture into farming amid tough economic times
FILE PHOTO: Workers harvest tobacco at a farm outside Harare, Zimbabwe, February 20, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo More women in Zimbabwe have ventured into farming as a means of livelihood
Microsoft SA invests R40-million in SA agriculture sector
Featured image: Anaya Katlego via Unsplash Microsoft South Africa has announced an investment of up to R40-million in South Africa’s agriculture sector, which is one of the country’s critical industries
Central Bank of Nigeria unveils interest-free loans scheme to boost agricultural products
The scheme will enable the employment of a minimum of 370,000 youths in agriculture. (Image source: Free-Photos/Pixabay) The scheme will enable the employment of a minimum of 370,000 youths in…
Zimbabwe signs $3.5 billion deal to compensate white farmers
Source: businesstech Zimbabwe’s government signed a $3.5 billion deal to compensate White commercial farmers who were evicted from their land two decades ago. The agreement is a turning point in…
Africa’s Coffee Farmers Are Losing Billions to Exploitation
Millions of Africa’s coffee farmers have slipped into abject poverty caused by poor prices which are currently barely enough to cover production costs while the rest of the coffee supply
TOMRA FOOD OPENS NEW REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN LATIN AMERICA
New premises, with Customer Experience Center and Regional Training Hub, will strengthen the customer support provided across Latin America by TOMRA Food, Compac, and BBC Technologies TOMRA Food has opened
How to install poultry processing plants in Covid-19 times?
More than ever, poultry processors around the world have to guarantee their production or even increase it to keep the entire food supply system operating. In many cases, processors had
Africa’s distributed renewable energy sector still dominated by foreign players
The distributed renewable energy sector in Africa has grown rapidly since 2013, but it has so far failed to include locally-owned companies and initiatives. Finance has overwhelmingly only been accessible
Syngenta Flowers strengthens European leadership team
Supply Chain at the core of the organization, with broad scope in activities to bring quality Operations to become separate function, with focus on delivery performance Continued commitment to offer