Young farmer turned family farm around
BY: Fundiswa Nkwanyana
Gone are the days when farms were led by old men and women, now that we are in the 21st century they...
Vriendschap Boerdery standardises on Massey Ferguson tractors from FMS for its sugarcane operations
Vriendschap Boerderys most recent purchase was a MF 7726
Such was the support and back-up offered by Farm Maintenance Services (FMS), one of the KwaZulu-Natal...
Disrupting the meat market – major development in meat processing
Green Cell TechnologiesÒ (GCTÒ), pioneering the future of how organic material (plant and animal) and inorganic material (gold and ceramics) is processed, has now...
Firm secured to buy all processed cashewnuts in Tanzania
An American Company, has been secured to buy all processed cashewnuts from Tanzania. World Holdings International (WHI) announced that JF Braun & Sons, a...
Benin confirms H5N1 avian flu outbreak
The Ministry of Agriculture in Benin has confirmed an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 avian flu in two districts near the capital Porto...
UNESCO-NATCOM embark on tree planting exercise in Gambia
The National Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO-NATCOM) has embarked on a massive tree planting exercise in Gambia.The organisation is...
Farmers petition parliament to review EU policy, before adopting it unseen
Petition highlights governmental failure in recommending parliamentary adoption of policies Kenya is disputing as illegitimate and unfounded through the World Trade OrganisationFarmers, led by...
Across Africa, economic growth is rooted in protecting nature
Africa’s prosperity depends on preserving its vast natural wealth, yet the continent’s natural capital stocks are dwindling rapidly, concludes a new report released today...
Kenya to revive banana farming in Vihiga County
Kenya has embarked on a project to revive banana farming in Vihiga after containing a deadly viral disease that almost wiped out the crop...
Increased participation of women in land reform structures crucial to meeting socio-economic development imperatives
While South Africa has made some strides over the last 20 years when it comes to the participation of women in land reform, there...