BMG announces winner of Boer Slim/Smart Farming competition
Lionel Smit is the winner of BMG’s Boer Slim/Smart Farming competition, held in conjunction with Facebook recently. Lionel has received a Gedore 144 piece...
Armyworms threaten Tanzania’s northern maize farms
At least 400 hectares of maize field in Tanzania's northern district of Arusha are on the brink of destruction after an invasion of fall...
Horticulture sector a sleeping giant in Zimbabwe
Nqobile Bhebhe,Bulawayo
The horticultural sector, once a major foreign currency earner for Zimbabwe has been described as a 'sleeping giant' by authorities.
Zimbabwe's government, under President...
Smuggled produce dampen farmers
Nqobile Bhebhe,Bulawayo
FARMERS in Zimbabwe could easily lose interest in onion and apple growing due to continued influx of smuggled produce mainly from neighbouring South...
Magnets for animal feeds
A chute magnet is a simple way of removing iron particles as small as 60 µm from animal feed, powders and more.
In the animal...
Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture to be held in Abu Dhabi to tackle...
Alongside the region’s first ever dedicated B2B event for honey production apiARAB, and VIV MEA the world’s leading expo for poultry and livestock production.
The...
But, how about the African agriculture?
By Inge Gerremo, Senior Advisor at SLU Global.
Why do African and European leaders of today make partly the same mistakes as they did in...
Kubota tractors sweeten production at Sierra Citrus
Kubota's exclusive Bi-Speed Turn feature rotates the front wheels at a rate of speed nearly twice that of the rear wheels whenever the front...
Dry spell worry Zimbabwe farmers
Nqobile Bhebhe ,Bulawayo
THOUSANDS of farmers in most parts of Zimbabwe are sweating and in panic mode over the prolonged dry spell as crops are...
Zimbabwe in the dark on land usage
Nqobile Bhebhe
ZIMBABWE has no consolidated data base on land allocated to 'new farmers' under the fast track land distribution and its current utilisation capacity, a...