Netafim brings precision irrigation technology to Rwanda’s farm hub to boost food security
Located in a poorly irrigated, semi-arid Nyagatara region in the eastern part of Rwanda which receives 800mm annual rainfall, Gabiro Agribusiness Hub was designed...
Bird flu ‘ticking time bomb’ cannot be stopped without major farming reforms, warns new...
The report – called Bird flu: Only major farm reforms can end it – shows that, contrary to popular belief, wild birds are typically victims of the...
Family farmer resolution against farm killings
The World Farmers’ Organisation agreed to report Saai’s family farmer resolution against farm killings and the poor security situation in the South African countryside...
World Water Week: safeguarding our planet’s most vital resource
Water preservation and management has never been more important and with World Water Week running between 20-24 August, the South African Breweries (SAB)looks at...
Using standardisation to steady a ship as energy sector gears up for unprecedented local...
Government’s emergency legislation may open the floodgates – here’s how to be compliant and thriveSouth Africa’s pending legislation to smooth the way for private...
Masakona CPA’s Treasurer shares some lessons learnt in land reform
Women's representation among land reform beneficiaries’ leadership structures remains disproportionately low, and this needs to be addressed.According to Shonisani Mukwevho, treasurer of the Masakona...
Ugandan launches climate-resilient irrigation project to benefit over 108,000 farmers
Uganda through the Ministry of Water and the Environment has launched a new climate-resilient irrigation project l that will see over 108,000 farmers from...
Expectant mothers in rural Africa no longer give birth in darkness, thanks to off-grid...
600 health clinics across sub-Saharan Africa are able to provide care and treatment to patients outside of daylight hours, thanks to solar-powered lights and...
EU backed project launched to better urban food systems in Africa, address poverty and...
AfriFOODlinks urban food systems project, an ambitious four-year initiative funded by the European Union and coordinated by ICLEI Africa has been launched to help...
Boost for Maquassi Hills residents as they receive indigenous chickens and agricultural production inputs
MEC Desbo Mohono of Agriculture and Rural Development in the North West Province today handed over indigenous chickens and other production inputs to a...