Battery cage rearing system in poultry farming: a necessary evil?
There are different systems of rearing chicken namely free-range, semi-intensive, folding units and intensive systems. To a large extent, chicken production especially...
Commercial farmers in Zimbabwe receive US $3.5Bn in compensation
4 000 white commercial farmers who lost their farms during land reform in Zimbabwe will now be getting US$3.5Bn compensation for improvements....
How innovative techniques and solar power can be used to benefit farming
Farming is a tough business where success depends on a range of factors, including the weather. Hard frosts and flooding can be...
Kenya ‘s horticulture earning beat the odds presented by current COVID-19 pandemic
Earnings from Kenya’s horticulture in the first half
of the year rose to US $751m against US $706m in...
BI is a critical supplier to sugar mills
From the growing of sugar cane on the agricultural side to sugar refineries on the production side, leading supplier Bearings International...
Misery at the Farm: Africa’s Coffee Farmers are Losing Billions to Exploitation
Millions of Africa’s coffee farmers have slipped into abject poverty
caused by poor prices which are currently barely enough to cover production
costs while...
TOMRA FOOD OPENS NEW REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN LATIN AMERICA
TOMRA Food has opened new regional
headquarters to enhance its support of food processors and packers across Latin
America. The new purpose-built base, in...
Smart irrigation design proves pivotal in Namibia’s first successful blueberry harvest
July 2020 saw the commencement of Namibia’s first-ever commercial harvest of blueberries by local company Mashare Berries Farming (Pty) Ltd. The historic...
African Development Fund approves UA100.4 million multi-country Covid-19 Response Support for Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique...
The Board of
Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday approved a UA100.4
million (about $138 million) crisis budget support package to...
How to install poultry processing plants in Covid-19 times?
Marel’s remote
support options connect on-site engineers and helpdesk experts on either
side of the world. More than ever, poultry processors...