Land O’Lakes Partners with South Africa’s Villa Crop Protection

East Africa event welcomes about 200 attendees to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for meetings, networking and business information about emerging markets for agriculture inputs.

Snow International’s Karan Kapoor explains the model for successful distribution in East Africa. Hint: It begins with technical support.

Facility will contain Africa’s first insectary.

Drive by the three East African countries of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda to increase food production has pushed agrochemicals to the top of the region’s agricultural agenda.

Governments, NGOs and private industry are all playing a huge role in transforming Africa’s fragmented agriculture production systems. Good agriculture practices, pesticides, fertilizers, irrigation, financing and cooperatives for agronomy and marketing alike are all playing major roles as Sub-Saharan Africa embraces the challenge of feeding more people.

Guide to crop protection registration in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Company plans to accelerate new product launches, add new offices and increase headcount.

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.