A negative 4th quarter GDP 2022 outcomes as expected, but not a serious concern
Statistic South Africa’s latest update on the country’s overall real GDP for 4thQ2022 shows a decline of 1.3% quarter-on-quarter (q/q) seasonally adjusted and contributed...
Topcon launches transplanting guidance and control technology for specialty farmers
Topcon Agriculture has introduced Transplanting Control, a new solution for specialty farmers. Designed to reduce labor, boost efficiency and increase production, this turnkey solution...
Kenya’s research station revamped into world-class crop breeding centre
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Reserach Organisation (KALRO)’s research station at Kiboko, Kenya, where several partner institutions including the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT),...
Zimbabwe farmers gear up for climate-smart agriculture
Smallholder farming communities in districts such as Buhera have embraced feed production and water conservation innovations deployed by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement...
Water Tanks Are An Essential Component In Ensuring Ongoing Food Security
Food security has been a global concern for some time now, with about a tenth of the world's population suffering from acute hunger. The...
Ever wonder how moisture affects cocoa beans?
Delightfully tempting as it blends the complex flavors of bitter and sweet, many people would describe the taste of chocolate as it is –...
The Potato – Healthy, Inexpensive, Climate Friendly
In the US, most potatoes are eaten in form of French fries or chips. They’re in the ultra processed category that is increasingly connected...
Tanzania discovers high yielding palm oil seeds poised to boost production
Tanzanian research institutes have discovered new high yielding palm oil seeds that is set to boost the cultivation of the trees and production of...
Natural coffee processing increases Kenyan smallholders earnings six times in global market
Small-scale coffee farmers in Kenya are enjoying up to six times increase in their earnings in global market thanks to a natural processing technology...
Dry your commodities in a climate-smart way
Dry agricultural commodities such as grains, coffee, and cocoa are an essential part of our daily lives, traditions, lifestyles, cuisines, and, most importantly, the...