John Deere (Africa) CEO talks about tractor sales and farming trends on the African continent

How John Deere has achieved success in the African market, Jacko Beyers, Managing Director of John Deere Africa & Middle East, also talked about trends in agribusiness and agricultural equipment on the African continent. John Deere, a US brand of Deere & Company, makes tractors and other agricultural equipment. In Africa, the company sells agricultural equipment through a third-party dealer network.

More than $17bn allocated to Africa for agriculture development

More than $17 billion has been pledged by a coalition of development banks and partners, including the African Development Bank and the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), to fight rising hunger and improve food security in Africa. The announcement was made on 30 April during a high-level forum on ‘Nutrition Africa: Leadership to […]