After the pilot episode where the TOTY 2021 project took shape, in the second episode – available on the dedicated platform – the program creators and BKT addressed one of the most topical issues, for its impact both globally and on agriculture, digital Connectivity. A general overview and ...

Spectral imaging is the detection of light reflected by the crop with the use of specialized sensors. It is measured in spectral bands. The higher the number of bands the higher the accuracy, the flexibility and information content. Spectral imaging is widely used now in agriculture and precision ...

Wambui joined the African Development Bank Group in 2018 as Director, Water Development and Sanitation The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Wambui Gichuri as Acting Vice President- Agriculture, Human and Social Development, effective 5 July 2020. Wambui ...

KSB Pumps and Valves board are from left (back) Dr Sven Baumgarten, chairman, Mr Clinton Harris, operations, Mr David Jones, sales and marketing, Dr.-Ing. Stephan Bross, director, Mr Grant Glennistor, SupremeServ, Mr Peter Weber, managing director, Mr Friedrich Gorgens, technical, Mr Michael ...

The NAMPO Harvest Day, which has been bringing agriculture together for almost six decades, has sadly for the first time had to be cancelled by organisers Grain SA, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was postponed to August 2020 at the outbreak of the pandemic, but following the announcement ...

Hani Salem Sonbol, ITFC CEO and Benedict Okey Oramah president signing a finance agreement in 2019 The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) , member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signed a US$200 million syndicated Murabaha financing agreement with the African ...

Togo is highly dependent on its agricultural sector, which accounts for more than 40% of GDP and employs almost 65% of its active population The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved the reallocation of $3 million in loan resources to help Togo purchase ...

Date: 29-30 June 2020 Overview: In recent years, governments across the Middle East have developed a robust food security strategy for their nation to ensure access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food all year round. Improving the local produce has been one of the top priorities for ...

Holland Agriculture turns 125 years old: more than a century of commitment towards five generations of farmers across the globe, making their lives easier and the agricultural business more efficient and sustainable. The values and vision of New Holland’s founders are the beating heart of the ...

By Diego Arias, Ede Ijjasz-Vásquez, and Natalia Olson-Urtecho Femke Dekker is an entrepreneur in Ghana looking to disrupt the way farmers and agriculture extension agents get advance notice of Fall Army Worm—a plant pest that attacks crops in Africa-- reaching their ...