Kenya Shifts Focus in Fight Against Counterfeits

New investments could mean big boost in rice production for Asia, sustainable irrigation for millions of parched farms in Africa.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded project expected to boost smallholder farmer incomes, improve policies.

Rapid response system for crop pests and diseases coming in Africa.

Ten African countries spent more than $1 billion on input subsidy programs in 2011, amounting to nearly 29% of their public expenditures on agriculture.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched its Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Initiative the week of Sept. 16, kicked off by…

DuPont has acquired majority ownership of Pannar Seed (Pty) Limited, a South Africa-based seed company with operations throughout Africa and…

Syngenta will acquire MRI Seed Zambia Ltd and MRI Agro Ltd (MRI), a leading developer, producer and distributor of white…

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) announced the Scaling…

Chemtura AgroSolutions and Arysta LifeScience South Africa have announced they are extending their cooperation in West Africa to include Arysta…