Since 2019, UN Women has partnered with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on “Contributing to the Empowerment of Women in Africa through Climate-Smart Agriculture”, a programme to provide technical farming skills, recommendations on best business practices, and climate-conscious agriculture methods to tens of thousands of women farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. About ...

SafeQuip Ignites a Revolution in Fire Safety with Lithium Fire Extinguisher SafeQuip, at the forefront of innovative fire safety solutions in South Africa, is spearheading a groundbreaking Lithium Fire Extinguisher solution poised to revolutionise fire safety in the country. With the use of Lithium batteries increasing in many types of portable devices and  battery storage ...

ThriveAgric Partners Heifer International to Provide 125,000 Smallholder Farmers with Access to Financial Inclusion Services through its AYuTe Project  Plans to facilitate direct employment to 1,200 young people to boost income sources Abuja, Nigeria | 6th October, 2023 – Agricultural technology company,ThriveAgric, in collaboration with global nonprofit organisation, Heifer International, today hosted a breakfast meeting ...

RYAN Turf Renovation Equipment Transitions to Bobcat Brand Doosan Bobcat has expanded its global branding strategy as it announces its RYAN turf renovation equipment will rebrand under the Bobcat trade dress in 2024. 75 Years of Tradition Continues RYAN equipment joined the Doosan Bobcat portfolio in 2020, following the acquisition of BOB-CAT Mowers and the ...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration will partner with Israeli experts to boost agriculture, security, and digital economy in the capital city. Wike stated this when he received the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Michael Freeman in his office in Abuja on Tuesday. He expressed a ...

Dr. Emmah Isong, the National Publicity Secretary, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), has called on the government of Nigeria to promote agriculture as an alternative to oil economy. Isong made the call in Calabar on Tuesday while recalling Nigeria’s achievements after 63 years of existence. He said that to achieve this, it was necessary for ...

Local employees display rice seedlings at the Nigerian Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 19, 2023. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui) “The benefits will trickle down to farmers.” NAIROBI, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) — The Plan for China Supporting Africa’s Agricultural Modernization, envisioned by Chinese President Xi Jinping, holds the key to advancing the continent’s inclusive growth, ...

Inspired by the UAE’s technological advancement, a student at Dubai University has transformed his undergraduate engineering project into a thriving sustainable agriculture venture in Nigeria, aimed at tackling the problem of insufficient food supply in his home country. Now an MBA student at the Canadian University Dubai (CUD), Farouk Dalhatu is introducing local farmers to ...

CIMMYT participated in the inaugural Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from September 27-29, 2023. The gathering provided space for focused dialogues to prioritize actions and strengthen technical networks for sustainable development of agricultural mechanization. Bram Govaerts, CIMMYT director general, presented a keynote ...

Phil Lewis, SVP Solution Consulting, International, Infor, asks what AI can achieve for the food and beverage industry. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has hit the headlines recently, with a great deal of media coverage dedicated to how ChatGPT and similar technologies are making their mark on our everydaylives. With all this attention, you could be forgiven ...