With Tree Planting Efforts, Fruit Trees Do Double Duty
There are many efforts to plant trees to help absorb carbon dioxide and counter the impacts of climate change. Together, these efforts promise to...
Geotrack – affordable precision farming systems seamlessly connect field work and efficient agribusiness management
Precision farming is no longer a trend, but a necessity in modern agribusiness. Nowadays, to be competitive, it is not enough just to grow...
Soil Health Helps Promote Climate Resilience
Soil is one of the earth's most complex ecosystems and is critically important to future food and nutritional security worldwide. Healthy soil stores carbon...
Planting the seeds of success: How micro-grids and the shift to renewable energy are...
Damian Lewis, Market Development Manager, Enterprise, at InmarsatA seismic shift is taking place across the energy industry. As the world becomes increasingly aware of...
How the Agriculture Industry Can Prevent Water Pollution
The agriculture sector is a major contributor to water pollution. There’s no universally guaranteed way to reduce the problem. However, following numerous best practices...
Understanding coccidiosis in poultry
It may be difficult to know exactly who came first; the chicken or the Coccidia species. However, it can be said with certainty that...
5 Surprising Environmental Benefits of Mulching in Agriculture
Mulching is far from a new practice, but its benefits are easy to overlook. While to some, applying another layer of material to the...
Kwanalu highlights KZN women in business during women’s month
To celebrate, and shine a spotlight on, the achievements and businesses of female entrepreneurs and business owners in KZN’s agricultural and rural sectors, the...
Local chicken feed could solve poultry challenges in Sierra Leone and boost maize production
With poultry feed prices at a historical high, a successful 18-month project by Sierra Leone’s Leecon Poultry to produce feed from local ingredients and...
Climate Change is Making Water Scarce: Sack Gardens are a Low-Cost Solution.
“Sack gardens” are one way to do it.
Putting together a sack garden involves filling a burlap sack with soil and other nutrient-rich organic...