AgriTech Expo Zambia 2025: Showcasing Innovation and Agricultural Excellence
The highly anticipated AgriTech Expo Zambia 2025 is set to take place from April 10th-12th, 2025, at the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (GART)...
‘Tough but rewarding’: South African para-vets embrace the opportunity to work for themselves
South Africans will find it increasingly easier to access animal healthcare now that para-veterinary professionals (para-vets) are legally able to open their own practices...
Advanced, flexible belting enhances efficiencies in agriculture
BMG’s Agricultural division has extended its portfolio of belting to include newly launched specialised Gates belting, which is manufactured from advanced materials, designed to...
COP29: FAO calls for investment in agrifood systems to tackle the climate crisis
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for increased investment in agrifood systems is essential to address the climate...
ERG’s COMIDE Entity Supports Agricultural Development with Fertilizers and Seeds
La Congolaise des Mines et de Développement SARL (“COMIDE”), an entity of Eurasian Resources Group in Africa , distributed agricultural inputs to local communities...
PepsiCo South Africa Expands Potato Chips Production Plant with R746 Million Investment Creating More...
This will create 100 more jobs in our community and position the company to meet the growing appetite for snack foods in Southern Africa....
GALVmed launches Distribution Cost-Share Phase of Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine tailored for Eastern...
The Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines has launched the Distribution Cost-Share Phase of high-quality, regionally-relevant Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine to Eastern...
Saai exposes shocking decline in AHS vaccine sales
African Horse Sickness (AHS) is a deadly and highly infectious disease that continues to threaten South Africa’s equine population. The virus, spread by Culicoides...
WSAVA Calls for a ‘Paradigm Shift’ in Thinking on Reproduction Control
Calls for veterinarians to ensure that clients have all the information they require to make an informed decision about neutering their animals and to...
Vigilance in containing FMD critical for red meat export growth
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
The issue of lapses in biosecurity in livestock production has been on the ascendancy globally in recent...