African Migratory Locusts threaten livelihoods in southern Africa
A girl walks through a cloud of locusts in north-central Namibia. ©FAO/Phillipus Tobias
Elim, Namibia – “We were...
Hortícola Esma, a Spanish family business and leader in the carrot industry, puts its...
HORTÍCOLA ESMA is a family business with a history dating back three generations. Today it is among the biggest carrot processors in...
Europe taking on the world to lock out agriculture
By Eric Kimunguyi, CEO, CropLife Kenya/ Agrochemicals Association of Kenya
In the months surrounding the birth of our own...
Accommodative SARB and growth rebound positive for the pumping agriculture sector
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) again maintained...
Don’t let blight catch you off-guard!
It is a well-known fact that the best way to control diseases, particularly those on potatoes, is to prevent them. With this...
Sub Saharan Africa and Asia rice sector players seek innovative ways of boosting local...
Africa has become a major consumer of rice with an estimated annual import cost of over 5 billion USD. Between 2010 and...
What SA agriculture needs from international trade
Antonie Delport: Syngenta South Africa
Agriculture is a pivotal industry. It is not only crucial in providing food security...
BMG focuses on the importance of the investment in advanced agricultural technologies to optimise...
BMG’s Motoline solar inverters for water pumps offer dependable use in agricultural irrigation and water feed systems, for rural domestic and...
Leading French potato producer Parmentine equips its new line with TOMRA’s sorting solutions
Leading French potato producer PARMENTINE has equipped its new line in Samazan with two optical sorters from TOMRA Food - one the...
Citrus plantings increase wine producer’s profitability
Andries du Toit has been farming on the family farm Horologe Krants in the Rawsonville area since 1986.He decided to establish citrus...