The cumulative view provided by the confluence of machine learning and decision making in conjunction with third-party data all hosted in the cloud, has given rise to artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture. The ability of agricultural equipment to think, predict and even advise farmers ...

Mr Mostafa Terrab, OCP Group's Chairman and CEO (left), Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture (middle) and Dr Hamady Diop of the AUDA-NEPAD (right)  The African Union Commission, together with the African Union’s Development Agency, AUDA-NEPAD, ...

Antois van der Westhuizen 'African farmers at the heart of tomorrow’s global economy'  The potential to increase Africa’s agricultural yields through the strategic use of data could place the continents’ farmers at the heart of tomorrow’s global economy. “New technologies readily available to ...

The Southern Africa Agri Initiative (Saai) welcomes the national treasury’s discussion document on economic policy that was released on 27 August 2019. This 62-page document focuses on five themes that will put a stop to weak economic growth and rising unemployment in the long run. A large part ...

The global municipal and irrigation pipe networks market should reach $55.5 billion by 2023 from $42.5 billion in 2018 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.5% for the period of 2018 to 2023. Report Scope: This study provides in-depth coverage of many of the most important economic, ...

The Sasakawa Association will work with the Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA), to help double rice production to 50 million tonnes by 2030.  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the announcement at the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) symposium held on Wednesday during TICAD7. ...

Allow me to start with a note: 2nd to 6th of September, I will be in Accra, Ghana for AGRF 2019. Contact me to pre-schedule meetings.   When we come to improve the agriculture in Africa and Asia, the first questions we should be asking are: * What is preventing it from improving and moving ...

Properly caring for plants and crops requires providing them with sufficient protections during different times and seasons throughout the year. Providing the right protection requires an understanding of a specific plant’s needs, as well as how these needs change during the course of a year. ...

Through innovation and collaboration, Bayer brings new solutions to customers across the produce value chain. De Ruiter and Seminis seed brands discuss sustainable and tailored solutions / Industry collaborators demonstrate new advances in digital automation technology As farmers face increased ...

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