Engineer follows his passion and builds a thriving agro-processing business
By Terrena RathanlallTransitioning from a stable corporate career to entrepreneurship is a bold move, and for many, it can be an uphill battle to...
Antonio Marzia appointed to lead Topcon Agriculture as executive vice president and general manager
Topcon Positioning Systems has announced the appointment of Antonio Marzia as executive vice president and general manager of Topcon Agriculture. Marzia succeeds Albert Zahalka — who has...
Lamb Champs 2024: The Free State hosts a celebration of local lamb excellence
The Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) is excited to announce the winners of the Lamb Champs Reitz 2024 competition, where the finest lamb meat...
75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to cope with climate change, global...
75 percent of farmers are already impacted by climate change or worried about its impacts, and 71 percent of them report reduced yields as...
Maize harvest falls below 13m tons for the first time in 5 years.
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialMonitoring the 2023/24 harvest forecasts has been interesting following an El Nino-induced heat that decimated crops earlier...
Tanzania announces strategic tax exemption strategy to reduce post-harvest losses in horticultural and cereal...
The government of Tanzania through its Ministry of Agriculture has announced a strategic tax exemption strategy that will see horticultural and cereal crops farmers...
Global and regional spread of pests has increased dramatically in recent years due to...
A new baseline survey on emerging pests in Eastern Africa by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Subregional Office...
What would it take to start an agricultural revolution in Lusikisiki?
By providing scaled access to inputs, training and support, the Grow the Growers project is developing lucrative and sustainable livelihood pathways for small farmers...
Bigger and smarter investments in small-scale agriculture are key to build a prosperous Africa
“Our first line of action against climate change, hunger and poverty is prosperous rural communities. Investing in small-scale farmers and rural entrepreneurs is the ...
Standard Bank partnership with Sappi continues to empower burgeoning youth farmers
Standard Bank’s partnership with the aquaponics project at the Sappi Ngodwana Nursery has led to 16 jobs and seen 28 aspiring farmers take up...