AI project targets resilient potato and sweetpotato varieties for farmers
Potato and sweetpotato farmers are set to benefit from a new international research initiative that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the development...
ClearLeaf launches non-toxic product to fight dangerous diseases in field strawberries
Costa Rican agricultural technology company ClearLeaf has announced promising results for its non-toxic fungi bactericide, GotaBlanca, in controlling Pestalotia leaf spot and fruit rot...
Women’s participation in agriculture must move beyond subsistence farming
By Zanele Mabelane, Product Portfolio Head of Agriculture at FNB CommercialAccording to Stats SA, there are approximately 40,000 commercial farming units in South Africa,...
Beyond disease control: getting more bang for your buck
By Andries Duvenhage: Campaign Lead: Cereals, Deciduous Fruit & VegCrop protection should no longer be seen as an unavoidable expense to control pests and...
80% Less Manual Labor: Agrograde’s Automated Onion Grading System Transforms Pimpalgaon Market
The machine processes up to 10 metric tons of onions per hour and cuts manual labor needs by nearly 80 percent
Agrograde, an agricultural technology...
Waste Heat to Wealth: Atlas Copco Cuts Costs and Carbon for Food Processing
Compressed air drives operations across virtually every sector at scale, securing its status as the ‘fourth utility’. Yet this vital utility is also one...
Race Against Climate Change: How New Potato and Sweetpotato Varieties Are Delivering Results
Ever wondered what it takes to develop a new crop variety? Just like preparing for a marathon, developing a new variety is a carefully...
Tanzania unveils Sh3.5 trillion plan to cut poultry feed costs by 50%
Tanzania has unveiled a Sh3.5 trillion strategy aimed at transforming the poultry industry and reducing the high cost of animal feed, which currently accounts...
GuarantCo Supports Robust’s Cashew Processing Expansion to Deliver Local Economic Impact in Côte d’Ivoire
GuarantCo, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has partnered with Symbiotics to arrange a USD 20 million debt facility for Robust International...
AI could bring data-driven rice agronomy to the world’s most vulnerable fields
For millions of rice farmers worldwide, access to the latest agricultural research remains limited, making it difficult to turn information about soil, weather, crops,...