Better Cotton Expands in West Africa with New Côte d’Ivoire Programme

Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has announced the opening a new programme in Côte d'Ivoire and committed to supporting 200,000 domestic...

Sunflower can be much more than a catch crop

“Many South African grain farmers often view sunflower as a second-fiddle crop, instead of the star of their grain-production enterprise. As a result, they...

Bayer demonstrates digital technologies as a key enabler for regenerative agriculture

Bayer reinforces its commitment to digital farming solutions for the transition to regenerative agriculture at this year’s Agritechnica, an international showcase for the agricultural...

Yara International ASA Announces Strategic Divestment in Ivory Coast

Yara International ASA , a global leader in crop nutrition, announced today the divestment of its fertilizer import and distribution subsidiary in Ivory Coast. Recognizing...

McKinsey reveals 70-80Mha of additional cropland is required by 2030 to sustain the world’s...

McKinsey & Company releases its latest insight on catalyzing a sustainable land use transition, revealing that 70-80Mha of additional cropland, equivalent to all of Brazil’s...

Agritechnica trend reports on crop protection and fertilizer technology

Harald Kramer, North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture (Crop Protection Service) (DLG). Almost no other area in agriculture is discussed as emotionally as chemical crop protection....

CIMMYT-NARES empowers African women smallholder farmers through maize seed breeding programs

In the wake of many challenges, among others, climate change and gender-based differences in African-staple crops production facing farmers in the Sub-Saharan Africa especially...

Arzikin Noma, West African agricultural firm expands operations to Kenya, set to link smallholder...

By Zablon Oyugi Good news for maize, sorghum, millet, soybean, rice, and sesame smallholders in Kenya as Arzikin Noma, a West African agricultural firm set...

ABi Trust’s moisture meters help Uganda grain farmers prevent post-harvest losses, tame aflatoxin poisoning

Uganda grain farmers are benefiting from moisture meters which measure the moisture content in harvested cereals enabling the growers take steps to dry their...

UFS leading consortium to build capacity for Climate-Resilient Food Systems in Africa

The University of the Free State (UFS) is leading a consortium of African university partners that aims to address the challenges of climate change...
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