Rearing of small stocks is the key to sustainability and productivity in communal areas
By Hwande SheunesuZimbabwe’s communal farmers are still doing roadrunner production to supplement for their nutritional requirements. However an economic paradigm has evolved in the...
Is It The Time For “National Programs” In Agriculture?
By Dr. Nimrod IsraelyMore than once, I have addressed the need for governments to regulate everything related to the "business environment,” especially in complex...
Agricultural sector should be proactive in mitigating and adapting to climate change
Global and domestic food security remains under extreme threat. Climate change has always been the main driver for the threat, however, the recent invasion...
On Earth Day, Listen to What Africans are Saying about Industrial Farming
Industrial farming—mechanized, heavy use of pesticides and fertilizer, very large farms, commodity exports and imports, government subsidies—has been a boon to the global food...
A temporary relief at the pump and looming changes to the fuel price determination...
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-BusinessYesterday’s surprise announcement of a temporary reduction of the general fuel levy by the Minister...
OpEd: Africa’s new harvest: sustainable development by innovation for transformation
Opinion piece by QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)A promising transformation has already started in Africa’s...
Timely Funding, Response Critical as Ethiopia’s Agriculture Sector Recovers from Multiple Disasters
By :Ms. Fatouma Seid*,FAO Representative in EthiopiaAgriculture is a source of livelihood for over 80 percent of the population in Ethiopia. However, the sector has...
Growing small-scale farming and enterprise potential !
By: Wanga Pholi, Assistant Programme Manager for Agriculture at Seriti InstituteHousehold gardens have always played a positive role in addressing food insecurity and malnutrition...
Agricultural equipment: radial and bias tires compared
How can you choose the right tire for your agricultural equipment? Is it better to opt for radial or bias solutions?It's difficult to provide...
Higher cost outlook for agriculture as the SARB lifts interest rates for the second...
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business
The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) continued its monetary policy normalisation with a further hike...