Diversifying market richness through semi-processing and value addition on commodities
By Innocent Mhangarai :
Most small scale farmers experience post-harvest loses season after season due to lack of proper handling facilities and this has...
Zimbabwe’s Agribank obtains US $30m in support of the agriculture sector
Agribank has obtained a US $30m line of credit for purposes of supporting the country’s agriculture sector. The funds, sourced from the Industrial Development...
Forbearance of GMO seeds in Africa
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) or in this case seeds are manufactured in a lab as a means to boost agriculture and food security in...
The Importance Of Proper Grain Storage For Food Security
Did you know that there were 37 African countries on the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Low-Income Food_Deficit Countries list...
Complete Farmer launches web platform that makes farming accessible to anyone
Ghana’s Complete Farmer recently launched a web platform that is making farming accessible to anyone. The platform enables users are to sponsor farms in...
Space-age technology for fight against crop-devastating pest outbreaks in Kenya launched by UK-based CABI...
CABI is leading a consortium, funded by the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme (IPP), developing a Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE), which uses...
Jamie Fredericks: Nederburg’s new assistant white-wine maker
South Africa : Ask Cape Flats-born Jamie Fredericks about her biggest challenge to date and the recently appointed 25-year-old assistant white-wine maker at Nederburg...
Rwanda innovators come up with solar powered technology that enables “hands free” irrigation
By Nita Karume :
A group of young Rwanda innovators have come up with a solar powered technology that enables farmers to irrigate their farms...
Is expropriation without compensation debate weighing on investment in SA agriculture?
By Wadile Sihlobo :
We typically use the Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index to gauge the health of the South African agricultural sector, as well as...
Tsebo Solutions Group supports community upliftment at Rustlers Valley Farm as part of UN...
Spinach that have been produced at the Naledi Farm as a result of its second harvest
To raise awareness for International Day of Cooperatives,...