Southern African Agri Initiative welcomes assistance to farmers, though state initiative lacks insight
By Dr Theo De JagerSouth Africa : Any assistance to farmers during the current lockdown should be welcomed.
Plant root hairs key to reducing soil erosion
Video available at: <https://fluff.bris.ac.uk/fluff/u3/ficmc/YtxgGUtg2kWq4W782EZAXQuGj/The tiny hairs found on plant roots play a pivotal role in helping reduce soil...
Exeter researchers discover a novel chemistry to protect our crops from fungal disease
Zymoseptoria tritici, the cause of Septoria tritici in wheat, treated with C18-SMe2+ CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Nigeria’s rice export plans threatened by insecurity
Rice is a staple in Nigeria, and the
country consumes almost 7 million tonnes of it a year.That's a...
Bullish grain supplies estimates will help tame food inflation
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at
FNB Agri-BusinessSouth Africa’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) made a further...
Fresh-cut salads and other vegetables, new field tests with Arrigoni screens
Fresh-cut salads and other vegetables now have an extra ally to grow and develop at their best throughout their life cycle. Arrigoni,...
In Cameroon, new seed varieties help cocoa crops bloom and farmers thrive
In Cameroon, new seed varieties help cocoa crops bloom and farmers thrive Antoine Mani Tonye sinks his...
Sierra Leone to count on African Development Bank to help build resilient economy, restore...
Sierra Leone will look to the African Development Bank to stimulate agribusiness development in the country with a focus on rice production,...
South Africa continues to be a pacesetter in Agriculture
South Africa
continues to be a global pacesetter in many aspects of agriculture. This was
evident from many of the presentations on the first...
Oped : Why Kenya must now learn the meaning of a hazard and of...
By
Eric Kimunguyi, CEO, Agrochemicals Association of KenyaThe modern world is built
on chemicals, be it medicines we apply, or...