NCPB facing difficulties in selling imported maize
The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) is currently struggling to sell imported maize. The maize in question was imported under the subsidy program...
GDP shocker, and a further drop in agriculture output
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business
South Africa : Following a stellar performance in 2017, South Africa’s agriculture output shrank by...
Achieving solutions with farmers isn’t radical: why is it so hard?
By Kenny Ewan, CEO of Wefarm
A stranger enters the room, from another world, and tells a long-time team to do things differently.
The chances of...
Could the future of food in the world depend on what Africa does with...
2017 World Food Prize Laureate and President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina
With over 800 million people worldwide suffering from hunger and more...
AFGRI Technology Services to showcase AgTech expertise at SA’s leading technology summit in September
AFGRI Technology Services (ATS), part of AFGRI Group Holdings (AGH), is partnering with The SA Innovation Summit, taking place in Cape Town from 12-14...
Oserian invests in social infrastructure to address anticipated population growth as industrial park takes...
As part of the farm’s business diversification strategy, Oserian Development Company has embarked on expansion of its key facilities in readiness for an envisaged...
Data Critical In Accommodating Billions Expected In Africa By 2050
By Sabine Dall’Omo, CEO for Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa
By 2050, an estimated 1.4 billion people will be living in an African city. In...
Zimbabwe’s tobacco delivery at US $696m with a record 238m Kilos
By Nita Karume :
Zimbabwe’s 2018 flue-cured tobacco deliveries currently stand at US $696m with a record 238 million kilograms. The previous record was...
Government gives credit to Musika’s facilitatory role in the agriculture sector
Participants listen to a presentation by MRI Syngenta on the company’s range of products and services tailored for the smallholder market.
By Pamela Hamasaka, Head-...
Mechanization of African agriculture can drive rural employment and stem migration
A new report showcasing evidence to guide African governments in successfully mechanizing Africa’s agribusiness value chains was launched today by the Malabo Montpellier Panel,...