Making Education More Widely Available to Young Farmers
The agricultural sector is aging. Fewer people are entering the field, and the young people who do become farmers often learn the trade on...
Advanced food processing technologies could make the food industry more sustainable
By Marius Wessels Manager: Professional Services for SYSPRO AfricaFood goes to waste at every stage in the food manufacturing and distribution process – from...
SAB commemorates World Environment Day
World Environment Day (WED) is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the world, led...
Rice and Limited Water: With Climate Change, a Technique Developed in the ‘60s Gains...
One of the larger impacts of climate change is water availability. In the US, states in the West just agreed to a pact to...
Young Kenyan woman sets farmers ahead of pests and diseases with cutting-edge technology
If farmers can harvest and sell more produce, and earn more money, they can make a better life. In principle, it sounds straight-forward, but...
28 year old IT graduate who left computers for not-so-famous snail farming in Kenya
Since 2007 when snail farming made its debut in Kenya, farmers are slowly considering the venture which is not yet that popular in the...
Engen and Fred Junior celebrate another successful NAMPO Harvest Day
Fred Junior MacCarthy, a passionate 12-year-old farmer from Brits, who dreams of helping feed the children of South Africa, received R20 000 from Engen during...
Mombasa Plastics Prize Awards Top Three Teams to Take over USD 50,000 for Scaling...
Challenge Works is pleased to announce the winning teams of the Mombasa Plastics Prize Awards and Celebration. The awards, which showcased the most effective...
Blue North Sustainability Launches Carbon Heroes QR Code for B-Graded Agri-Businesses in CCC Initiative
www.carbonheroes.co.za, an online platform. The platform showcases the inspiring stories of the Carbon Heroes of the Wine and Fruit industry - individuals and organisations...
UN Rural development agency partners with Amundi to issue IFAD’s largest sustainable bond to...
Today the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) issued its largest private placement (€115 million) to Amundi Asset Management, to increase financing for inclusive...