UFS to offer agricultural engineering, as well as Africa’s first postgraduate ecological engineering sciences...
For the first time, the University of the Free State (UFS) will be offering a full four-year engineering degree. From 2026, the Faculty of Natural...
Minister Steenhuisen Leads Cattle Vaccination Drive to Contain Foot-and-Mouth Disease in North West Province
The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has embarked on a decisive intervention against the spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in South Africa, overseeing a...
Communal Tobacco Farmers in Zimbabwe Prepare for Upcoming Season Amid Weather Uncertainty
By : Hwande Isheunesu
Resource-poor communal farmers in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe, have already begun preparations for the upcoming tobacco growing season ahead of the...
Bühler Johannesburg adds new die refurbishment machine to boost its service offering
Bühler has reinforced its commitment to customers in Southern Africa with the installation of a new die refurbishment machine at its Johannesburg workshop. The...
Spray and conquer: Maximising versatility
How a Dullstroom Farmer Makes the Most of One Tool Year-Round
In the rolling grasslands around Dullstroom, where winter fires and summer parasites present constant...
Rooibos boosts Tilapia growth in breakthrough study, powering sustainable aquaculture
In a groundbreaking study from Walter Sisulu University, researchers have discovered that adding green Rooibos extract to tilapia feed significantly improves fish growth rates...
CIP, Partners Launch Root and Tuber Crops Initiative at Africa Food Systems Forum
Dakar, Senegal – The International Potato Center (CIP) and partners have officially launched the Partnership for Root and Tuber Crops in Africa at the...
SPAR’s Rural Hub: Building a Sustainable Food Future for South Africa
In South Africa, over 20% of South African households have inadequate or severely inadequate access to food, a critical concern in a country where...
Newly launched High-Capacity Fish Feed Factory in Uganda Promises Affordable, Reliable Feed for Farmers
Smallholder and commercial fish farmers in Uganda and East Africa are set to benefit from cheaper and more dependable access to quality feed following...
CultiWise: New AI lets farmers train weed recognition in real time
Czech startup Skymaps has launched “Zoneye”, an AI model that detects crops and weeds from drone images, trains on local species, and helps farmers...