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SAGCOT on agri in Tanzania: “Someday agriculture will truly uplift the country and the region at large”

Tanzania’s Development Vision 2025 and ASDS (Agricultural Sector Development Strategy) established clear priorities for the transformation process towards a modern commercial Tanzania to be private sector-led. This is according to Mr. Geoffrey Kirenga, CEO of the SAGCOT Centre Ltd, (Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania), a public-private partnership that seeks to develop the ...

Jan. 2, 2017

By Spintelligent (Pty) Ltd - part of Clarion Events

Tanzanian Agriculture and Livestock ministers at opening of Agribusiness Congress East Africa in Dar es Salaam

Tanzania’s ministers of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives, Honourable Eng. Christopher Chiza,and of Livestock and Fisheries, Honourable Dr. Titus Kamani Mlengeya, will address the opening session of the upcoming Agribusiness Congress East Africa in Dar es Salaam on 28 January. Some 800 agriculture experts are expected at the conference and exhibition to focus on finance, best ...

Jan. 16, 2015

By Spintelligent (Pty) Ltd - part of Clarion Events

Agritech Expo to gather Zambia’s farming community

Taking place at the GART Research Centre in the heart of Zambia’s agri community in Chisamba, Agritech Expo Zambia enjoys great support not only from government, but also from the agri sector as a whole. Last year’s edition drew more than 11 700 visitors, over 100 exhibitors and 150 members of press. VIP visitors included the country’s President Edgar Lungu, the Vice ...

Mar. 9, 2016

By Spintelligent (Pty) Ltd - part of Clarion Events

Focus on agri for economic growth as Agribusiness Congress East Africa comes to Kampala in November

There is great excitement in the agricultural sector in Uganda as preparations are underway for the fourth Agribusiness Congress East Africa conference that is taking place in Kampala from 29-30 November. It is the first time that the event is taking place in Uganda. Agribusiness Congress East Africa is a regional platform for discussions and knowledge sharing, to address those pertinent issues ...

Sep. 15, 2016

By Clarion Events Ltd

Africa’s youth key to strengthening agricultural economy

Getting more African youth involved in agriculture and boosting support for the region's vulnerable family farmers will be pivotal to improving food security and economic well-being in the years to come, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva told participants at the Organization's Regional Conference for Africa. He also named water scarcity, low investment and conflict as being ...

Mar. 27, 2014

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Zambia in a good position to take full advantage of its agricultural assets in the future

“It is an over-worn cliché to say that Zambia will one day become the ‘bread basket’ of the region but there is no doubt that, despite of current challenges, the future of Zambia’s farmers, both small and large scale, as suppliers of food products to the region and as drivers of Zambian economic growth is very positive.” This is according to Rob Munro, ...

Feb. 13, 2016

By Clarion Events Ltd

EuroTier 2016 will again include the World Poultry Show

Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 1st December 2016 - EuroTier, the world’s leading trade fair for animal production, will once again include the World Poultry Show in 2016. This means next year’s EuroTier will be the only international exhibition for animal producers to include all livestock sectors – dairy, beef cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep and aquaculture – in such a ...

Dec. 1, 2015

By Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft e.V. (DLG e.V.)

New Regional Structure Set To Drive AGCO Expansion in Africa

AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions, has announced a realignment of its regional structure which will see an increase in its on-the-ground presence in Africa and a further expansion of the Company’s significant operations on the Continent. Effective 1 January 2017, AGCO will restructure its Asia ...

Nov. 2, 2016

By Valtra Inc. - part of AGCO Corporation

Portfolio Agreement with IHS Markit

Informa (LSE: INF.L), the International Exhibitions, Events, Information Services and Scholarly Publishing Group, today announces further Progressive Portfolio Management (“PPM”) through an agreement with information services group, IHS Markit, that sees Informa’s Agribusiness Intelligence Portfolio exchanged for IHS Markit’s leading portfolio of TMT brands, further ...

May 22, 2019

By Informa PLC

Africa and India cultivate agricultural research ties

Africa and India are gearing up to further enhance cooperation in agricultural science, technology and innovation, and move beyond dialogue to a range of practical options from a virtual biotech platform to agribusiness centres, seed investments and even joint donor-aided projects. Willy Tonui, chief executive officer of Kenya’s National Biosafety Authority, said that studying how India ...

Jan. 28, 2014

By SciDev.Net

One Billion Hungry: ASA offers new program in South Asia

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization released a report on June 19, 2009 stating that one in six people in the world — or more than 1 billion — is now hungry, a historic high. Compared with last year, there are 100 million more people who are hungry, meaning they receive fewer than 1,800 calories a day, the Food and Agriculture Organization said in the new estimate of food insecurity. ...

Jun. 22, 2009

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

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