Integrated Pest Control for farmers
By Nita Karume, Nairobi - Kenya
The year 2017 saw farmers in Africa who had already been struggling with devastating drought, face a new pest...
Burundi’s Maize Market Through the Eyes of a South African
By: Wandile Sihlobo
Remember the public outcry in 2016 when news came out that some greedy Zambian businessmen were smuggling maize meal to Burundi in...
Zimbabwe to exports groundnuts to South Africa
By: Nqobile Bhepe, Zimbabwe,Bulawayo
Zimbabwe’s groundnut production is expected to increase as a lucrative market is opening up in South Africa.Groundnuts in Zimbabwe are mostly...
Goat breeding gain momentum among Zimbabwe’s farmers
Nqobile Bhebhe ,Zimbabwe, Africa
Goat farming at a commercial scale is gaining traction in Zimbabwe with farmers now investing in importing improved goat varieties as...
Livestock revival mooted in Zimbabwe
By: Nqobile Bhepe, Zimbabwe,Bulawayo
An ambitious programme aimed at boosting Zimbabwe’s national herd is set to be launched in the predominant cattle ranching provinces of...
Agritech Expo Zambia wins third prestigious AAXO ROAR Trade & Consumer Exhibition Award
“Farming platform drives agribusiness and food security”The iconic farming expo in Chisamba, Agritech Expo Zambia, won its third AAXO ROAR* Award in Johannesburg earlier...
Light stabilizers in greenhouse films
Hostavin® NOW by Clariant is an innovative amino-ether HALS technology based on more than 20% renewable content (vegetable based). It shows a high material...
Farmers fret over fall armyworm outbreak
Nqobile Bhebhe, Zimbabwe
AN OUTBREAK of the has been reported in the Midlands area of Zimbabwe causing significant damage of about 20 percent of...
Avian Influenza : Threat over in Zimbabwe but on high alert
Nqobile Bhebhe,Zimbabwe
Veterinary Services officials in Zimbabwe have certified the poultry sector to be free from the deadly Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) that wreaked...
Shift to small grain production
Nqobile Bhebhe,Zimbabwe
Government officials in Zimbabwe are queuing up and calling on farmers to urgently shift to small grain production against the backdrop of impending...