Crop estimates still positive but not enough to lift agriculture GDP in the near...
As expected, the latest Crop Estimates Committee’s (CEC) production estimate report showed an upward revision to the February estimate for maize to 10.56 million...
New knowledge on how stable flies choose the best sites to lay their eggs...
Female stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) on donkey dung (Photo: Dr Robert Copeland, icipe)
Researchers at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), in...
AFGRI Technology Services partners with TuksNovation to drive agricultural innovation in SA
AFGRI Technology Services (“ATS”), which focuses on the development and implementation of agricultural technology (“AgTech”) solutions, will be partnering with the University of Pretoria’s...
A macroeconomic impact assessment of a policy of land expropriation without compensation in South...
By Dr Roelof Botha (GIBS Faculty – part-time) and Prof Ilse Botha (University of Johannesburg)
Executive Summary
Any doubts over the overwhelming impact that the debate...
Akwa Ibom – Sustainable Development in Nigeria’s Prime Investment Destination
By Udeme Etukeyen
AKWA IBOM, Nigeria, - Seen from afar, Nigeria is one large African nation and the continent's most robust economy, but within the...
Jamie Fredericks: Nederburg’s new assistant white-wine maker
South Africa : Ask Cape Flats-born Jamie Fredericks about her biggest challenge to date and the recently appointed 25-year-old assistant white-wine maker at Nederburg...
Rwanda innovators come up with solar powered technology that enables “hands free” irrigation
By Nita Karume :
A group of young Rwanda innovators have come up with a solar powered technology that enables farmers to irrigate their farms...
Kenyan agricultural experts call for the implementation of GMO seeds as a way to...
By Nita Karume :
Agricultural experts in Kenya are presently pushing for the implementation of genetically modified seeds by the government. This, according to them,...
Improving Africa’s Health Systems To Combat Diseases
By Prof Souleymane Mboup, Director for the Institute for Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training (IRESSEF) (Institut de Recherche en Santé, de Surveillance Epidémiologique...
Preserving Africa’s Agricultural Revolution With Innovation
By Fayelle Ouane, co-founder of Suguba, an Innovation Hub operating in several West African countries. Suguba’s vision is to foster a more integrated and...