Tomato blight; treatment, control and prevention
By Nita Karume:
The onset of heavy rains over the past few months has dealt a bad hand to Kenyan tomato farmers. So much so...
Advances in Precision Farming Technologies for Crop Protection
Small drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being used for rapid assessment of crops with high resolution imagery. (Photo credit: Microdrones (www.microdrones.com
Precision farming...
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising agriculture
By Adil El Youssefi, CEO Liquid Telecom Kenya
Artificial intelligence offers the promise of transforming agriculture in ways that could save over 815 million people,...
Soil pollution and its effects
By Nita Karume:
Soil pollution poses a big threat to agricultural productivity, food safety, and human health. Unfortunately, according to a new FAO report released...
USAID offers $150,000 reward for tackling Armyworm menace
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is offering a $150,000 reward for ways to combat the armyworm menace. The agency warned last week...
Farmers Crippled by Fall Armyworm Outbreak Are Selling Off Farms
By Nonkululeko Britton-Masekela, an organic farmer and thought leader in agriculture
The fall armyworm infestation in Africa is bankrupting farmers who cannot afford expensive insecticides...
Quton releases new cotton hybrid seed
Zimbabwe's major cotton seed producer Quton, has released new cotton hybrid seed. The seed, which generally requires less water, boasts of a higher yield...
An Improvement in SA Summer Crop Production Estimates
by Wandile Sihlobo
South Africa is in for a fairly good harvest in 2017/18 production season. This was confirmed by the third production forecasts released by...
Produce cheaper chemicals for fall armyworm control
Agriculture experts have urged the Zimbabwe Government to invest in production of cheaper chemicals for fall armyworm control to reduce costs of production for...
Starting a successful farming business ‘from subsistence to commercial farming’
By Innocent Mhangarai :
Traditionally in the African context households have been practicing farming as a way of ensuring that the family is well fed, well-nourished...