Mineral product eliminates mycotoxins
Recent news articles reporting elevated mycotoxin levels found in some fruit juices has again placed the spotlight on the occurrence of this natural toxic...
Smart weed control can soften the blow of high fertilizer costs
With fertiliser prices at exceptionally high levels, producers can manage input costs and optimise yield this season by controlling weeds at the right time...
Danfoss tackles cold room best practices and importance of refrigeration in Nigeria
Nigeria Engineering firm Danfoss will be focusing on the importance of implementing cold room maintenance best practices for an ever-growing and demanding African climate,...
Impacts of introducing hydroponics to Libya’s farms
Libya’s agrarian community is small. The country has a desert climate, so the land is not typically fertile enough to sustain Libya’s farms. Due...
Red hot pepper leads to a farming revolution in Burundi’s hills
The mist covered the hills and a soft wind blew gently over the fragmented fields of Rwanyege village. It would have been a normal...
Sierra Leone’s poultry sector leaders gather to identify collective solutions to productivity constraints
As the demand for poultry meat rises regionally and globally, Sierra Leone’s homegrown poultry industry has the potential to make a significant contribution to...
Part 1: More money into African agriculture and on the contrary, more hunger for...
Year in year out, Grants, DFI funds & Private Equity funds flow into Sub-Saharan African Agriculture space. From a discussion paper by Husmann, Christine...
Upgrading the value of animal protein to invest in the future
Population growth, income growth, urbanization and shifting protein preference will lead to higher animal protein consumption in the future. Despite the increasing demand, the livestock sector...
Non-toxic & Biodegradable Disinfectants for Containing Foot and Mouth Disease in Southern Africa
Safer and Greener Disinfection Rigorous tests carried out by the World Health Organisation (WHO) have revealed that most traditional surface disinfectants for livestock contain toxins...
Fighting Foot-and-mouth disease, the modern way.
One of the most important keys to success in containing diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), is using a highly researched and tested disinfectant....