Soil Organic Carbon Essential for Preventing Drought
Climate change is creating significant agricultural production challenges. Rising global temperatures are adversely affecting soil quality in arid regions. Africa notoriously struggles with crop...
Malawi’s below-average crop prospects limit harvests: FEWS NET
Despite an unprecedented dry start to the production season in Malawi, the rainfall performance has improved significantly since February 2022, with cumulative rainfall total...
There is no reason to be caught unawares by blight
Prevention is better than cure. That is an old saying which remains relevant today, especially when it comes to diseases on potatoes. It is...
10 Ways to Care for Soil Through a Drought
You have to prepare for every eventuality if you run a sustainable homestead. It’s easy to rest on your laurels when the weather cooperates....
The application of compost shows agricultural and environmental benefits in the bacterial community
The Diverfarming project scientifically proves, through algorithms and bioinformatic approaches, the environmental and agronomic effectiveness of applying compost rather than traditional fertilisers in soils
Sustainable...
Future Farming: Sustainability & Health Meets AI
In Time for Earth Day, Healthy Soil Biomes partners with StoryFile with the first ever five expert Conversational Video experience
Healthy Soil Biomes (HSB) and...
Seed of an idea yields crops and jobs through perseverance and grace
By Libby Peacock
Eighteen years ago, Anja Fourie from the farm Driefontein in the Free State had an idea to start growing tomatoes to supplement...
10 Best Ways to Preserve Food Throughout the Year
We waste about 108 billion pounds of food each year. This food could have gone to hungry families and ended up in landfills instead....
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...
1Stream: Manage Your Customer Experience and Set Your Business Apart
The numbers speak for themselves. Prioritising customer experience and delivering a good end-to-end customer journey can and will positively impact your business and make...