Connecting farmers and shoppers for more sustainable consumption
Small-scale farmers in South Africa face significant challenges. Farming is a capital-intensive, uncertain process, with punishingly tight margins. A multitude of costs, including transport,...
Atlas Copco supports Manger Care Centre’s agricultural sustainability project
Atlas Copco Industrial South Africa’s strong outreach programme aligns with the organisation’s unwavering commitment to uplift communities through ongoing corporate social investment. “With such...
Better Cotton and IDH Event Explores Scalability of Regenerative Agriculture
Farmer organisations, state officials and regulatory authorities support bid to scale regenerative agricultural practices in India.
Cross-commodity partners to form network to drive...
DLG-Agrifuture Concept Winners 2023 announced
The DLG innovation award scheme recognizes visionary agricultural machinery concepts– five winners to be honored at Agritechnica on 14 November 2023, 12 noon at...
Bayer introduces agricultural system for direct-seeded rice with potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
Bayer plans to bring direct-seeded rice to one million hectares, supporting two million early adopter-smallholder farmers and their families in India by 2030 and...
Yara Ghana appoints Ms. Theresa Randolph as new Country Manager
With an extensive background in innovation, marketing, sales, and manufacturing, Theresa Randolph is passionate and enthusiastic about driving change
Yara Ghana Limited (www.Yara.com), a leading...
Shoprite calls for action to counter food insecurity
By 2025 nearly half of South Africa’s population will be food insecure, with 48.96% of the population potentially not having enough to eat.
Provincially, Limpopo...
olam food ingredients (ofi) marks dairy milestone adding manufacturing capacity to meet the needs...
Through commissioning a new milk powder dryer and gravity flow production system, ofi remains laser focused on servicing customers across the Middle East and...
At the DRC Agribusiness Forum, Democratic Republic of Congo shares its ambition to feed...
The investment is evidence of the commitment of Congolese President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi to develop the country’s agricultural potential and ease the economy’s dependence...
Sisal farming, a profitable venture for farmers amidst climate change challenges
By Zablon Oyugi
Sisal, which is the most important of the group of hard leaf fibres, is cultivated mainly in Tanzania, Brazil, Kenya, Angola and...