Unlocking the Power of Digestate: A Sustainable Boost and Game-Changer for Smallholder Cabbage Farming...
By: Willy Maphutha Ramusi, Dikonketso Shirleymay Matjuda, Sydney Mavengahama & Lerato Bame Tsalaemang Matsaunyane
Smallholder farmers in South Africa face significant challenges, from rising input...
Potatoes bred at The James Hutton Institute will help to battle a major pest...
Scientists from The James Hutton Institute have introduced two new potato varieties to Kenya, which are now included in Kenya's National Variety List.
The project...
Protecting Harvests from Hidden Threats: A Decade of NemAfrica’s Work for Farmers
NemAfrica at 10: How Science is Helping Farmers Beat Potato and Root Pests
NemAfrica, founded to unite experts in nematology research in Africa, is...
Africa’s Smallholder Farmers Face Collapse Without Urgent Climate Action, Warns Expert
Africa’s smallholder farmers are being battered by a “perfect storm” of climate shocks—simultaneous extreme heat, prolonged droughts, floods, and rising temperature variability.
According to Dr....
Growing Upward: The Rise of Vertical Gardens in Africa’s Urban Nooks
By : Jane Marsh
The amount of arable land in Africa is quickly diminishing, contributing to food scarcity and adversely affecting people’s quality of life....
Western Cape apple and pear industry lost R1 billion to port inefficiencies
— calls for urgent privatisation to protect exports
South Africa’s apple and pear export industry is sounding the alarm over mounting losses caused by inefficiencies...
Empowering African Plant Protection Agencies to Combat Devastating Potato Pest
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is empowering National Plant Protection Organizations in Africa to effectively detect and manage Potato Cyst Nematodes (PCN),...
Saai Slams Mpumalanga Nutrition Sourcing Bill as a Constitutional and Economic Disaster
The Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) has called for the immediate withdrawal of the Mpumalanga Nutrition Sourcing Bill, 2025, describing it as a “constitutionally...
Tariff concerns – cautious reaction to interest rates
Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
Today’s SARB interest rate decision will be cautiously reacted to by the agricultural sector amid the looming deadline...
Turning Locust Plagues Into Protein Goldmines — How African Farmers Are Harvesting Insects for...
Locusts are notoriously destructive, making them an unwelcome sight on any farm. However, many farmers have changed their tune on these multi-legged invaders as...