Hatchery vaccination to boost opportunities for poultry producers in Africa
Poultry is an important protein source and an asset for small-scale producers in Africa. However, losses due to preventable diseases continue to significantly impact...
Training ensures effective crop protection
Growers rightly say that the most expensive spray application is the second – or wrong – one. Spray clinics jointly presented by InteliGro and...
How do you maintain a healthy weight?
There are multiple benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, physical fitness means you are not fit physically but you are fit mentally and emotionally....
Addressing the looming food crisis from climate change
By : Jane Marsh
The agricultural sector — crops, livestock, and seafood — is a multi-billion-dollar industry worldwide. For a robust farming economy to flourish,...
Tips for Planning Your Crop Farm in 2022
By: Jane Marsh
Farming is the foundation for a stable society, providing food security to citizens and support for every other kind of economic growth....
World Neighbors supports banana cultivation by smallholder farmers in Uganda
Bananas are a staple food in Uganda. Every household in the program area where communities are partnering with World Neighbors has at least five...
Soil health: the key to the future of agriculture and the planet
Soil health is the basis for sustainable agriculture and healthy food production.
But it's not only about this: our life on Earth depends on the...
Harnessing the power of agritech to help SA’s smallholder farmers
Microsoft’s AgriTech Programme is investing in building the capabilities, competitiveness and innovation of a local technology company to develop and roll-out high-impact solutions that...
Too wet or too dry – Syngenta has SA farmers covered
South Africa currently finds itself in the midst of an above-average summer-rainfall season. This is a welcome turn of events, especially for parts of...
What price do countries pay by failing to adopt genetically modified (GM) crops?
By Joseph Maina ,Nairobi Kenya (specialist in agricultural biotechnology)
Two new papers aim to quantify the social welfare and economic costs that countries inflict upon...