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Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to droughtAlexander Winning

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Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats

By George Grispos and Austin C. Doctor 11 Aug 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

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Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

Tom Jackson 4 Jun 2018

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New app uLima will optimise the farming potential of Africa

1 Jun 2018

From left to right: Nuradin Osman (AGCO Vice President and General Manager Africa), HE Emmanuel Mwamba (High Commissioner in South Africa - Republic of Zambia), Martin Richenhagen (AGCO, Chairman, President, CEO) and Gary Collar (AGCO Snr Vice President and General Manager, Asia-Pacific and Africa)

Serving Africa from Africa: AGCO opens Africa headquarters in Johannesburg

22 May 2018

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Kenyan mobile agri-platform to receive a $100,000 boost from Expo Live

21 May 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

18 May 2018

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When big data meets overfishing

Thin Lei Win 18 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

Greg Morris 8 May 2018

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Dangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

24 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

East Africa: Technology helping East Africa unlock agriculture potential

Ruari Phillips 17 Apr 2018

CIAT via

Kenyan agripreneurs looks to Netherlands for lessons in agribusiness innovation, advanced horticulture

11 Apr 2018

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Researchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

11 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

NEF closing ceremony. Image supplied.

Next Einstein Forum awards high impact innovations

4 Apr 2018

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Bayer, WFO launches global Care4Cattle grant to support innovation in animal well-being

4 Apr 2018

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Scaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

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Data: The fertiliser that will feed Africa's agricultural transformation

Dr Gilbert Saggia 28 Mar 2018

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Top five robotic systems to watch in agriculture

Nate Dorsey 23 Mar 2018

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FAO, Google collaborates on new forest data tool

7 Mar 2018

Entrepreneur brothers look to harness AI for greater good

Entrepreneur brothers look to harness AI for greater good

26 Feb 2018

Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses

Green business is good business: A sustainable approach to growing flowers in Kenya

14 Feb 2018

McKay Savage via

The rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Princelee Ocheme via

Nominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

Harvey Barrison via

Mobile app to help pastoralists find pasture is here

1 Feb 2018

BjoernSchrempp via

New wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

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Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

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The future of food production: Robots revolutionising agriculture

Piyush Mandhare 18 Jan 2018

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More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Tom Jackson 19 Dec 2017

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

Ultra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

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Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

AgricultureZambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

Tom Jackson 4 Jun 2018

Image Supplied

AgricultureNew app uLima will optimise the farming potential of Africa

1 Jun 2018

From left to right: Nuradin Osman (AGCO Vice President and General Manager Africa), HE Emmanuel Mwamba (High Commissioner in South Africa - Republic of Zambia), Martin Richenhagen (AGCO, Chairman, President, CEO) and Gary Collar (AGCO Snr Vice President and General Manager, Asia-Pacific and Africa)

AgricultureServing Africa from Africa: AGCO opens Africa headquarters in Johannesburg

22 May 2018

Image Supplied

AgricultureKenyan mobile agri-platform to receive a $100,000 boost from Expo Live

21 May 2018

All the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

ICTAll the regional winners of Mest Africa Challenge 2018

18 May 2018

Photo by Aman Bhargava on

AgricultureWhen big data meets overfishing

Thin Lei Win 18 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

Marketing & Media#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

Greg Morris 8 May 2018

nuzree via - fruit fly

AgricultureDangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

24 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

RetailKenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

AgricultureEast Africa: Technology helping East Africa unlock agriculture potential

Ruari Phillips 17 Apr 2018

CIAT via

AgricultureKenyan agripreneurs looks to Netherlands for lessons in agribusiness innovation, advanced horticulture

11 Apr 2018

Hannahlongole via

AgricultureResearchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

11 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

AgricultureApplications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

NEF closing ceremony. Image supplied.

Marketing & MediaNext Einstein Forum awards high impact innovations

4 Apr 2018

Photo by Filip Bunkens on

AgricultureBayer, WFO launches global Care4Cattle grant to support innovation in animal well-being

4 Apr 2018

Herney via

AgricultureScaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

Photo by Max Boettinger on

AgricultureData: The fertiliser that will feed Africa's agricultural transformation

Dr Gilbert Saggia 28 Mar 2018

Image Source:

AgricultureTop five robotic systems to watch in agriculture

Nate Dorsey 23 Mar 2018

Photo by Matthew Kane on

AgricultureFAO, Google collaborates on new forest data tool

7 Mar 2018

Entrepreneur brothers look to harness AI for greater good

ESG & SustainabilityEntrepreneur brothers look to harness AI for greater good

26 Feb 2018

Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses

AgricultureGreen business is good business: A sustainable approach to growing flowers in Kenya

14 Feb 2018

McKay Savage via

AgricultureThe rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Princelee Ocheme via

AgricultureNominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

Harvey Barrison via

AgricultureMobile app to help pastoralists find pasture is here

1 Feb 2018

BjoernSchrempp via

AgricultureNew wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

zcf428526 via

AgricultureScientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

Image Supplied

AgricultureThe future of food production: Robots revolutionising agriculture

Piyush Mandhare 18 Jan 2018

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

AgricultureMore people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

AgricultureNigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Tom Jackson 19 Dec 2017

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

AgricultureUltra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

East Africa region urged to adopt GMOs to boost food security

AgricultureEast Africa region urged to adopt GMOs to boost food security

Johnson Kanamugire 11 Dec 2017

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AgricultureGlobal Soil Organic Carbon Map a powerful tool for sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation

6 Dec 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

AgricultureThe future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

AIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

AgricultureAIDmonitor to analyse funding flows for development in food and agriculture-related sectors

24 Nov 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

AgricultureGood to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

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AgricultureHigh-tech tracker to battle ancient wheat plague

Thin Lei Win 17 Nov 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

AgricultureNew online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

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AgricultureMega-mergers will squeeze farmers, push up food prices, experts warn

Alex Whiting 24 Oct 2017

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

AgricultureSustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

sarangib via

AgricultureClimate smart crops: A necessity for future food and nutrition security

Bev Postma 12 Sep 2017