https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/815.html Rest of Africa news 15 Research & Development news - Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/815.html en-us Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:39:53 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/643/200303.html Seventy-three scientists from around the world, led by Prof Jeff Harvey from the Netherlands Institute for Ecology, has come up with a roadmap for global insect conservation and recovery. The roadmap, which calls for action in the short-, medium- and long-term, was published recently in Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1-200303 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 12:25:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Research & Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/358/200310.html The fourth Agri-Food Tech & Innovation Summit (AFTI EA 2020), hosted by the Africa Agri Council (AAC) is set to explore the upsurge in new thinking and the game-changing developments in agricultural practices and technology, and what is needed to scale these innovations to reach smallholder farmers and agribusinesses. "We have the technology and the innovations to make a difference, yet these innovations aren't reaching the smallholder farmers who need them most - they lack access to the right information at the right time," says Ben Leyka, AAC MD. 1-200310 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Research & Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/650/198265.html Scientists are calling on African policymakers to act urgently to control the use of pesticides called neonicotinoids, which threaten the wider ecosystem and food security, and have been banned by the European Union. 1-198265 Mon, 25 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Research & Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/306/187484.html Greater international cooperation is needed to prevent unsafe food from causing ill health and hampering progress towards sustainable development, world leaders said at the opening session of the First International Food Safety Conference, in Addis Ababa, organised by the African Union (AU), the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). 1-187484 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Research & Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/358/187003.html AGCO recently unveiled its Farm in a Box (FIAB) initiative for Africa - a farming mechanisation for rural communities and their farmers - during Germany's International Green Week on 18 January 2019. With the aim to encourage entrepreneurship through a franchising model, AGCO's FIAB makes it possible for smallholders farmers to gain access to machinery they need to increase profits, which are attainable through FIAB packages which consist of a tractor; parts, workshop tools, training and knowledge to create productive and sustainable operations. 1-187003 Tue, 05 Feb 2019 12:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Research & Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/815/185156.html Living Soil is a 60-minute documentary that features innovative farmers and soil health experts throughout the USA. It was directed by Chelsea Myers and Tiny Attic Productions based in Columbia, Missouri, and produced by the Soil Health Institute through the generous support of The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation. 1-185156 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 08:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Research & Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/358/180971.html There are two strong arguments why we need to get greater involvement of women and youth in agriculture - pragmatic and strategic. 1-180971 Thu, 23 Aug 2018 08:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Research & Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/24/358/178938.html The Food Connection Challenge (FCC), a business incubation initiative focusing on solving post-harvest losses, has selected SMEs from Benin and Nigeria to participate. In all, the Food Connection Challenge received 88 applications from Benin and 228 from Nigeria, with an independent jury selecting those SMEs they considered the most promising and the best fit for the programme. 1-178938 Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Research & Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/641/176956.html Horrific footage of animals dying in extreme heat aboard ships has raised fresh questions over the future of Australia's live export industry. 1-176956 Fri, 11 May 2018 12:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Research & Development Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/358/176592.html According to an FAO report, Soil Pollution: A Hidden Reality, little is know about the scale and severity of soil pollution, which poses a serious threat to agricultural productivity, food safety and human health. The report states that industrialisation, war, mining and the intensification of agriculture have all left a legacy of soil contamination across the planet, while the growth of cities has seen soil used as a sink for ever greater amounts of municipal waste. 1-176592 Thu, 03 May 2018 12:15:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Research & Development Rest of Africa