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Black frost impacts agriculture in Limpopo, South Africa
In South Africa’s Limpopo province, a severe occurrence of black frost on Sunday morning has led to damage across multiple agricultural sectors, according to ... -
AATB Program Partners with Tunisia Africa Business Meeting to Drive Economic Growth and Food Security
The 4th Meeting of the Arab-Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Board of Governors (BoG) alongside the 11th Meeting of the AATB Executive Committee (EC) will ... -
Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi
Farming just one kind of crop in a field at a time, and using a lot of chemicals, poses a risk to both people ... -
Nigeria’s Agriculture Fund Distributes Inputs to 5000 Ginger Farmers in Kaduna
The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) has flagged off the distribution of agricultural inputs to 5000 Ginger farmers in seven local government areas of ... -
Winning entrepreneurs from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Mozambique, Uganda, and Kenya each awarded $15,000 seed grants to address food security challenges in West, East, and Central Africa, backed by IREX, the PepsiCo Foundation, and PepsiCo
The Pamoja Founders Project Cohort 1 with representatives from IREX, PepsiCo and PepsiCo Foundation with the Nairobi Governor, H.E. Hon. Governor Sakaja Johnson (centre) ... -
Anticipated La Niña Weather Patterns Bring Hope for Agriculture Sector
As the 2024/2025 summer cropping season approaches, forecasts indicate the likelihood of normal to above-normal rainfall, attributed to the anticipated La Niña weather phenomenon ... -
ECOWAS Investment Forum 2024 opens discussion on ways to boost investment in Africa
According to experts at the forum, African countries need to do more to attract investment to improve energy development, create jobs for the youth ... -
Rooted in excellence: Datacentrix wins Agrimark Supplier of the Year for Information Management Award
JOHANNESBURG –02 April, 2024 – Datacentrix, a leading hybrid ICT systems integrator and managed services provider, has been recognised as Agrimark’s Supplier of the ... -
Agribusiness confidence static at below 50 points in the first quarter
Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) chief economist Wandile Sihlobo said after a few years of solid activity, South Africa’s agricultural sector faced a daunting year ... -
A new dawn for women in irrigated farming
Baballiye Muhammad, farmer at Hadeja Valley Irrigation Scheme© Anthea Udo/World Bank With over 220 million people, Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa ...
