Environment
Bayer opens new €32m maize facility in Zambia
German multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, Bayer, has today (Wednesday, March 19) announced the opening of a new maize seed...
Africa
Arable
Welsh university develops drought-resistant crop
Aberystwyth University in Wales has created a new strain of a naturally drought-resistant crop to increase its adaptability to climate...
Machinery
State of Agriculture report ignores nitty gritty of farming
The United Nations has recently published a report entitled The State of Food and Agriculture 2022 in which it looks...
N.Ireland
Farming with Dexter cattle in the African desert
When the Uys family from Shanahoe, Co. Laois in the Republic of Ireland visited their friend Danie Kotze’s farm in...
Agri-Business
Bimeda expands further with acquisition of Afrivet
Animal health distributor Bimeda has acquired veterinary pharmaceutical company Afrivet, meaning the company now has the largest footprint of any...
Agri-Business
First grain shipment from Ukraine to Africa sets sail
The first shipment of grain to Africa from Ukraine since the Russian invasion began has embarked on its journey. The...
Environment
Locust swarm to create ‘major food crisis’ in Africa
Huge swarms of locusts – capable of devouring entire fields worth of crops in just 30 seconds – are sparking...
Beef
Ugandan beef ‘will have honoured place’ on post-Brexit UK tables – Johnson
Ugandan beef cattle “will have an honoured place on the tables of post-Brexit”, according to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson....
