China Holds Key to South Africa’s Agricultural Export Growth
South Africa must prioritize China in its efforts to boost agricultural exports, despite limited current access to the vast Chinese market, according to Wandile...
Drought-Resistant Crops and Smart Irrigation
Many common African crops have drought-tolerant qualities, which is ideal as water scarcity persists throughout the continent. The resilient varieties allow smallholders to remain...
Livestock Identification and Animal Traceability in Africa
Livestock identification refers to the process of marking or tagging animals to distinguish them individually or as part of a group. It helps track,...
Bühler and xFarm Technologies partner for sustainability monitoring along the whole agri-food value chain
xFarm Technologies, the Swiss tech company specialising in the digitalisation of the whole agri-food sector, supporting more than 500,000 farms on a total area...
Putting farming in the public eye ‘more important than ever’
Farmers across the UK are being encouraged to help foster greater appreciation for their vital role in food production by registering to take part...
Blowfly Watch service returns for 2025
For a second year, Elanco’s free Blowfly Watch service has re-launched to keep farmers informed of the risk of blowfly strike in their local...
Lumpy Skin Disease: A Growing Threat to Africa’s Cattle Industry
Lumpy skin disease (LSD), the infectious, eruptive, occasionally fatal disease continues to cause serious economic losses to many pastoral communities and livestock farmers in...
Asian Water Strategies That African Nations Can Use
Africa and Asia have many things in common. They consist primarily of developing economies that are working to grow while providing services for their...
A sign of resilience as agriculture GDP posts a strong rebound of 17.2% in...
As widely expected for an upward adjustment to the country’s agriculture GDP, today’s update did not disappoint with sector performance lifting 17.2% quarter-on-quarter (q/q)...
CultiWise adds drone-derived maps offering cost savings for farmers
Farmers now have a more reliable overview of their spray maps for fungicide, fertilizers and product growth regulators – even when conventional satellite images...