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Drone company expands agricultural services into Zambia

Delta Drone International is expanding operations to provide agricultural services for Syngenta in Zambia. The drone-based data provider will assist Syngenta’s research and development team in providing Zambian farmers with the latest advances in crop protection and seed innovation. Zambia’s agriculture...

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USAID and CIMMYT launch project to boost agri mechanization in Bangladesh

The USAID and CIMMYT have launched USD 21.4 million 5-year project to support agricultural mechanization targeting some 243,000 farmers in Bangladesh. Under...

Rwandan start-up to roll out solar-powered mobile grain dryers to reduce postharvest losses

Thierry Shema, a young Rwandan environmental engineer, and his associates are working on a prototype mobile grain dryers powered by renewable energy as...

New rice variety from India shows promising ability to withstand adverse weather

ADT-54 successfully withstood cyclone Burevi and unseasonal rains without lodging, according to ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra. The variety, which was released...

Uganda government allocates more than USD 400 million for agri sector

Uganda’s agriculture sector has been allocated more than USD 400 million for 2021-2022 to help increase production and productivity. The funds will...

AWD saves irrigation water, increases Boro rice yield in Bangladesh

The adoption of Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) can save a minimum of 30%  in irrigation water and 30 liters of diesel and electricity for water pumps...

Thai deputy PM orders a clampdown on field burning of agri waste

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand has ordered provincial governors to cut down on the farmers’ practice of burning rice and sugarcane...

Indian scientists discover ways to identify rice varieties efficient in nitrogen use

Researchers at New Delhi’s Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University have identified visual features that determine nitrogen-use efficiency in rice. Cultivars...

Kerala’s Pokkali rice undergoes trial for wider cultivation in high salinity areas

Pokkali, an heirloom rice variety indigenous to Kerala in India, is gaining attention for its salt-tolerant trait. Traditionally cultivated with no fertilizer...

Nigerian rice farmers receive farm inputs from Japan

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency is providing 1,500 small-scale rice farmers in nine Nigerian states with certified seeds, fertilizers, and...

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