UFS enhances food security with affordable and healthy solutions
Addressing the issue of food security in South Africa, Dr Brandon van Rooyen from the Department of Sustainable Food Systems and Development and Manager...
Agricultural Robots: Revolutionizing Agriculture through Robotic Solutions
How Big is the Agricultural Robots Market?
The global agricultural robots market size reached US$ 7.6 Billion in 2022. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the...
Researchers embrace Artificial Intelligence to tackle banana disease in Burundi
A group of scientists involved in finding solutions to minimize the impact of a devastating banana virus in Burundi have developed an Artificial Intelligence...
Imminent danger of RWASA biotype-5 to wheat production in South Africa and neighbouring countries
A virulent Russian wheat aphid in South Africa, biotype-5 (RWASA5 or Diuraphis noxia) is a crop pest that causes yield losses to wheat and...
What’s Better: A Food Forest or Developed Farmland?
A food forest incorporates herbs, fruit and nut trees, perennial vegetables, shrubs and vines in dense layers to create a rich matrix of productive...
Ensuro, Ibisa and Fortune Credit partner to launch “ResilientGrowth”, an innovative blockchain-based product for...
Ensuro, in collaboration with climate insurtech experts Ibisa and microfinance specialists Fortune Credit, has developed a weather product called "ResilientGrowth" to support Kenyan farmers...
Ugandan study reveals higher yields and pest resistance with Bt maize
African scientists have demonstrated that genetically modified Bt maize offers much higher yields and better pest resistance than conventional varieties — traits that could...
Market outlook and key players in the crop monitoring market
Crop monitoring involves the increasing adoption of remote sensing and the Internet of Things (IoT) by farmers to optimize their crop yields and promote...
McKinsey & Company: Climate change could hit 80% of smallholder farmers and reduce arable...
80 percent of smallholder famers could be affected by climate hazards such as drought, flooding, and extreme heat across India, Ethiopia and Mexico, according...
Uganda scientists develop products that can reduce aflatoxin contamination in grains by over 80%
Scientists from Uganda’s National Agricultural Advisory Research Organization (NARO) have developed products that can consistently reduce aflatoxin contamination in grains by over 80%.
According to...