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Indian Companies Explore Agriculture Opportunities in Africa
24 May 2024 13:23 GMT
… (KNN) With several African nations like Kenya, Uganda, Botswana, and Cote d … of External Affairs and Agriculture Ministry, the two African nations offered to … , wheat, millets, livestock, biogas and fertilisers.
"Both countries want the …
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African countries turn to India for investments in agriculture
23 May 2024 17:20 GMT
With many African countries, such as Kenya, Uganda, Botswana, and … attracting foreign investments in agriculture — crucial for food … livestock, bio gas and fertilisers. The driving factor for … Agro Products and Everest Chemicals participated.
“The Kenyan …
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Sweet sorghum is a hardy, nutritious, biofuel crop that offers solutions in drought-hit southern Africa
21 May 2024 14:09 GMT
… region’s agricultural productivity hard. Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have … investment for fertilisers, chemicals and irrigation. And … given the southern African region’s current drought …
Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize …
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2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation finalists selected
23 May 2024 06:45 GMT
… entrepreneurs across 23 African countries, generating over … agricultural pests and diseases, reducing crop losses for smallholder farmers … Briquettes, Ludo Ntshiwa, Botswana – An environmentally-friendly … feed and organic fertiliser, and generates clean …
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5 ways that free trade can boost sustainable agriculture in Africa
22 May 2024 11:24 GMT
… fertiliser use, produced in a sustainable way adapted to African … farmers and irrigators to manage their water and fertilizer … used in several African countries, including Malawi.
Other innovations are … to increase intra-African trade in agriculture by 574% by …
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Farmers vs. Corporations: The Struggle to Protect Seed Sovereignty and Biodiversity in Africa
22 May 2024 09:18 GMT
The story of a small-scale farmer named Francis Ngiri, who has been farming for over 20 years in Makongo, a village in Kenya, exemplified the devastating effects of the capitalist farming practices of multinational corporations in Africa. In his youth, …
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From eco-friendly roofing and waste collection to AI-powered healthcare and farming, 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation finalists revealed
22 May 2024 07:10 GMT
… agricultural pests and diseases, reducing crop losses for smallholder farmers … with UV stabilisation chemicals and construction sand … Briquettes, Ludo Ntshiwa, Botswana – An environmentally-friendly … animal feed and organic fertiliser, and generates clean …
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Engen,Vivo Energy Combine, Creates a Pan-African Energy Champion
21 May 2024 14:00 GMT
… storage capacity across 28 African markets.
The Phembani Group … , West, East and Southern Africa. The newly extended Group … gas (LPG) and chemicals to business customers across … , construction, power, transport, agriculture and manufacturing. It is continuing …
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Were Egyptians Really the First to Domesticate Cats? Try Cave Men
24 May 2024 21:14 GMT
… (Near Eastern, Chinese, Central Asian, Southern African, and European) are quite similar … turn, those early farmers appreciated this welcome form of pest control. So, unlike … is not traders, but farmers—or rather, farmers’ pests. The researchers speculate …
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Our ministerial stewardship, by Badaru, Wike, Alake, others
24 May 2024 02:17 GMT
Yusuf Alli, Musa Umar Bologi, Abuja, Gbenga Omokhunu | Abuja, Frank Ikpefan, Abuja, Vincent Ikuomola Abuja, John Ofikhenua, Abuja and Jide Orintunsin, Abuja
May 24, 2024
Military neutralised 9,303 terrorists
Free two months train ride in FCT
Ministers …