Agriculture GDP rebounds strongly in Q1 of 2024 despite massive challenges
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialIn a quarter characterised by a plethora of growth constraints such the El Nino-induced heat wave the...
Water Is The Catalyst For The Sustainable Development Goals
In the Nineties, the world was brimming with hope. The Cold War had ended, closing the book on an anxious decades-long standoff that could...
Kitui Farmers See Success with introduction of Regenerative Agriculture Practices
Smallholder farmers in Kitui county have seen success with the introduction of regenerative agriculture practices to their farms. This comes after AGRA, in collaboration...
Regenagri launches new and updated standards
Global regenerative agriculture programme, regenagri® is launching several new standards to both enhance the sustainability and traceability of food and textiles produced regeneratively and...
Bayer advances genome-editing initiatives for nutrition enhanced vegetables
As part of its strategic open innovation approach global life science company Bayer has advanced two initiatives with external partners to bring forward genome...
Nurturing the human side of relocation: Prioritising employee well-being in international transitions
By Ian Pettey, Managing Director of Crown Relocations South AfricaAs the Managing Director of leading global relocations company Crown Relocations South Africa, Ian Pettey...
IFAD delegation visits Rwanda to discuss rural development gains
A high-level delegation from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), led by Gérardine Mukeshimana, IFAD Vice-President, visited Rwanda this week to discuss the...
Interview: International Day of Biodiversity
May 22 is the International Day of Biodiversity. What does the word biodiversity mean to a lay person?
Jonathan: Biodiversity is a short form of...
NW Agriculture to roll out Artificial Insemination project
The North-West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is set to roll out the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) project for cattle. Commonly known as...
SLIDING THROUGH TIME: Lubrication from Stone Age to Modern Age – part 3 of...
In part two of Lubrication from Stone Age to Modern Age (Technical Bulletin 89), we slid through 145 years of action-packed lubrication history and...