Rwanda to Host Milestone 20th Africa Food Systems Forum 2026
E Paul Kagame to lead African presidents, prime ministers and global leaders in discussing investment and delivery.
More than 5,000 people from 50+...
Orbia Netafim Wins “Precision Fertilization Solution of the Year” at 2026 AgTech Breakthrough Awards
Orbia Advance Corporation, Precision Agriculture business group Netafim today announced that its Dosing 5G portfolio has been selected as winner of the “Precision Fertilization Solution of the Year” award in the 7th annual...
Grain SA Raises Concerns Over R600m Variance Impacting Farmers and Consumers
Grain SA says more than R600 million in value could be at stake in the JSE’s decision on how soybean location differentials are calculated...
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...